National Science and Media Museum

Few museums anywhere can project Cinerama, the three-strip widescreen format of the 1950s. The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford can, in its Pictureville cinema, which also has an IMAX screen. The museum explores the science and culture of image and sound: how photography, film and television work, how they developed, and how they shape the way people see the world.

Galleries trace the technology of capturing and broadcasting images, from early photographic processes and cameras to television and moving pictures. A hands-on science gallery gives younger visitors interactive experiments on light and sound, which makes the museum a good choice for families as well as for photography and film enthusiasts.

The museum opened in 1983 as the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. It took its current name in 2017 and is part of the Science Museum Group. It draws around half a million visitors a year. Its cinemas show a mix of new releases, classics and special formats, and many visitors combine the galleries with a screening.