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The National Science and Media Museum’s press office helps journalists and broadcasters access our collection, information on our extensive programme of events and exhibitions, and the insight offered by our experts.

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National Science and Media Museum announces programme for 2023

Thursday 15 December 2022 In the run-up to 2023, the National Science and Media Museum announces a jam-packed programme of festivals, exhibitions, events, activities and screenings.

Festive family fun at the National Science and Media Museum

Wednesday 30 November 2022 The National Science and Media Museum’s Pictureville Cinema has something for the whole family to enjoy this December with a full season of feel-good holiday films.

Yorkshire Games Festival 2023: Festival passes on sale and first speakers announced

Thursday 17 November 2022 Yorkshire Games Festival returns to the National Science and Media Museum for its seventh edition on 4–10 February 2023, with festival passes now on sale and first speakers announced.

Bradford-based feature documentary A Bunch of Amateurs to have homecoming premiere on 10 November

Tuesday 01 November 2022 The film follows Britain’s oldest amateur filmmaking club, the Bradford Movie Makers, as they fight to save their club and remake a major musical.

National Science and Media Museum collaborates with Google Arts & Culture to unveil newly digitised archive images in AI-powered experiment

Wednesday 12 October 2022 The National Science and Media Museum has worked in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture to digitise nearly 50,000 never before seen photographs, to bring the vast Daily Herald Archive to life through new online stories and a visual experiment on the platform.

National Science and Media Museum after-hours event returns, marking 100 years of broadcasting

Tuesday 11 October 2022 Lates return to the National Science and Media Museum on 18 October with a special broadcasting edition to celebrate the last 100 years of the BBC and the innovations that have shaped everyday life.

National Science and Media Museum appoints gallery designers for ambitious Sound and Vision project

Wednesday 21 September 2022 The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford has appointed Agents of Change (AOC) to design two new galleries for its ambitious Sound and Vision project.

Widescreen Weekend to celebrate 70 years of cinema heritage with tickets on sale

Wednesday 07 September 2022 Tickets are now on sale for the popular film festival, Widescreen Weekend at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford.

National Science and Media Museum appoints digital entrepreneur as Chair of Advisory Board

Monday 05 September 2022 The National Science and Media Museum has appointed digital entrepreneur Lopa Patel MBE as Chair of the museum’s Advisory Board.

National Science and Media Museum to celebrate a century of broadcasting with new summer exhibition

Thursday 07 July 2022 A major new summer exhibition, Switched On, opens on 23 July