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The National Media Museum (formerly the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television) is a museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Part of the National Museum of Science and Industry, it is now one of the most popular museums in the United Kingdom outside London, with 615,431 visiting in 2005. The first head of the museum was Colin Ford CBE who was succeeded by Amanda Nevill. The current head is Colin Philpott, a former BBC journalist.

The museum is located on the site of a former theatre and art gallery in the centre of Bradford and came about as the result of discussions between Dame Margaret Weston and Bradford city. The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, opened its doors to visitors on the 16 June 1983. At the time of opening, the Museum specialised in the art and science of images and image making. The original Head of the Museum, Colin Ford CBE, held the view that by understanding how images are made; you appreciate the ideas being expressed and the intentions and skills of the image makers. Two months after opening, the Museum launched one of its biggest attractions; Britain’s largest cinema screen, IMAX. The IMAX provided a screen measuring five storeys high and boasting six channel sound. (read more . . . )