Widescreen Weekend: 25th anniversary edition programme announced
The film festival, celebrating large-screen formats and cinema technologies, will return on 7–10 October 2021.
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Experience a summer of sound at the National Science and Media Museum
This summer the museum is excited to launch Sound Season, an inspiring series of exhibitions and events exploring how sound fills our world.
Events to explore modern supernaturalism’s links to Britain’s science, technology and magic collections
The events form part of a project titled The Media of Mediumship, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
New exhibitions to uncover how sound shapes our lives
Two new free exhibitions set to open this summer as part of Sound Season will be the first ever sound-focused exhibitions at the National Science and Media Museum.
New exhibition shines light on influential Bradford photographic studio
The permanent Belle Vue Studio exhibition has now opened in the Kodak Gallery.
‘Come and Meet Another Me’ community cinema project to launch at the museum
The exciting new project will give local people a say in the film programme at Pictureville Cinema.
Visit the National Science and Media Museum and Pictureville Cinema this summer
The museum reopens on 19 May 2021, with cinemas following on 21 May.
Museum prepares to open in May as Science Museum Group announces net zero target
The museum will reopen on Wednesday 19 May, with tickets available from 5 May.
In Pursuit of Perfection: The Yorkshire Photographic Union Competition at the National Science and Media Museum
A new exhibition will showcase prints from the YPU’s 2020 competition and 2021 digital selection.
Science Museum Group announces new series exploring diversity and inclusion in STEM
Open Talk, a programme of online talks, aims to share untold stories of science and promote STEM subjects to everyone.
