Mark Sunderland."National Media Museum Bradford West Yorkshire England".
26-Nov-2010. 22-Jun-2012. [http://flic.kr/p/8XTj99]
Do your travels include a visit to London for the upcoming 2012 Olympics? Or, perhaps this summer you will find yourself in the United Kingdom for some other reason.
Whatever the case, be sure to head to Bradford, in West Yorkshire, for a day at the fabulous National Media Museum. There you can journey through popular photography, discover the past, present and future of television, play with light, explore the world of animation and get gaming in the games lounge. And, admission is free!
Unrivaled Selection of Objects
The National Media Museum opened as the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television in 1983, with a remit to explore the art and science of the image and image-making, and has since become one of the most visited UK museums outside London.
The Museum is devoted to film, photography, television, radio and the web and looks after the National Collections dedicated to Photography, Photographic Technology and Cinematography. Its Television Collection incorporates an unrivaled selection of objects relating to the history and development of television, including John Logie Baird's 1923 experimental apparatus, from which the modern television set was developed. A New Media Collection is in the early stages of development, covering the web, videogames and other digital image and communication technology.
200,000 Photographs Plus 10,000 Other Photographic Related Items!
Photographs, equipment and printed material tracing the history of photography, assembled by Kodak Limited and acquired by the Museum in the mid-1980s are a one of the primary pillars that comprise the Museum. As well as approximately 200,000 photographs, the collection includes nearly 10,000 items of photographic and cinematic equipment, books and printed ephemera. It is especially strong in the area of popular photography. It includes examples of most of the products made by Kodak Limited and thousands of snapshots, dating back to the 1880s.
A Place to Learn...Here or There
Learning activities for families and schools bring the Museum’s subject matter to life. Besides the regular events for adults to complement its changing program, the Museum offers extensive online access to its collections, including photographs.
In addition, the Museum offers an extensive list of downloadable information sheets to read or reproduce for use as an educational resource. They have been produced with aim of aim of introducing their reader to a particular subject, furthering knowledge about specific objects and processes, or providing information about the Museum Collection.
Some of the topics include;
Stay Connected!
The National Media Museum has embraced the new media outlets and uses social networking as a way to remain connected with the public. It has an active Faceboook site, Twitter feed and extensive collection of videos on its YouTube channel. True to form, perhaps one of its strongest uses of social interaction is the Museum's photostream on Flickr with nearly 5000 photo postings.
All make it easy to stay connected with the Museum no matter where in the world you wind up spending your summer!
Unrivaled Selection of Objects
The National Media Museum opened as the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television in 1983, with a remit to explore the art and science of the image and image-making, and has since become one of the most visited UK museums outside London.
The Museum is devoted to film, photography, television, radio and the web and looks after the National Collections dedicated to Photography, Photographic Technology and Cinematography. Its Television Collection incorporates an unrivaled selection of objects relating to the history and development of television, including John Logie Baird's 1923 experimental apparatus, from which the modern television set was developed. A New Media Collection is in the early stages of development, covering the web, videogames and other digital image and communication technology.
200,000 Photographs Plus 10,000 Other Photographic Related Items!
Photographs, equipment and printed material tracing the history of photography, assembled by Kodak Limited and acquired by the Museum in the mid-1980s are a one of the primary pillars that comprise the Museum. As well as approximately 200,000 photographs, the collection includes nearly 10,000 items of photographic and cinematic equipment, books and printed ephemera. It is especially strong in the area of popular photography. It includes examples of most of the products made by Kodak Limited and thousands of snapshots, dating back to the 1880s.
A Place to Learn...Here or There
Learning activities for families and schools bring the Museum’s subject matter to life. Besides the regular events for adults to complement its changing program, the Museum offers extensive online access to its collections, including photographs.
In addition, the Museum offers an extensive list of downloadable information sheets to read or reproduce for use as an educational resource. They have been produced with aim of aim of introducing their reader to a particular subject, furthering knowledge about specific objects and processes, or providing information about the Museum Collection.
Some of the topics include;
- Art and Photography
- Handling and Examining Photographs
- Standards for the Storage of Photographic Materials
- General - Photograph Albums
- General - Photographic Prints
Stay Connected!
The National Media Museum has embraced the new media outlets and uses social networking as a way to remain connected with the public. It has an active Faceboook site, Twitter feed and extensive collection of videos on its YouTube channel. True to form, perhaps one of its strongest uses of social interaction is the Museum's photostream on Flickr with nearly 5000 photo postings.
All make it easy to stay connected with the Museum no matter where in the world you wind up spending your summer!
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