SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY MUSEUM, MANCHESTER
The Science and Industry Museum tells the story of where science met industry and the modern world began. Manchester was one of the first global, industrial cities, and its epic rise, decline and resurrection has been echoed in countless other cities around the world. From textiles to computers, the objects and documents held in the museum’s collection tell stories of everyday life over the last 200 years, from light bulbs to locomotives. The museum’s mission is to inspire all its visitors, including future scientists and inventors, with the story of how ideas can change the world, from the industrial revolution to today and beyond. Work continues on the new special exhibitions gallery, an ambitious project which will provide a venue for world-class contemporary science exhibitions in the New Warehouse. It is planned for completion in 2020 and will help develop our reputation and Manchester’s as a globally significant place for science innovation and understanding. At the National Science and Media Museum, in the heart of Bradford, we explore the science and culture of image and sound technologies and their impact on our lives. Our galleries and exhibition spaces help us illuminate worldfamous collections in photography, film and television. Our team of Explainers create learning activities that fuel the imagination and get under the skin of our collections and exhibitions. And our three cinema screens—including an IMAX theatre—allow us to showcase the magic of moving images from around the world in Bradford, the first UNESCO City of Film. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MEDIA MUSEUM, BRADFORD
Three annual festivals – Widescreen Weekend, the Yorkshire Games Festival and the Bradford Science Festival bring cutting edge technology and industry experts to the museum, inspiring the scientists, engineers and creators of the future to see more, hear more, think more and do more. The Sound and Vision Galleries – due to open in 2022 – will bring together the star objects from our collection for the first time, presenting a comprehensive history of the still and moving image.
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