National Media Museum blog
From Bradford UNESCO City of Film, we write about photography, film and television, and daily life in a national museum.
Author Archives: bethhughes
We have discovered the world’s first colour moving pictures
Today the Museum made an astonishing announcement to the world. Are you ready for this? We have discovered and restored examples of a colour moving picture process which is older … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Google!
Google is 14 years old today! Many happy returns. I guess that means Google is in the midst of that difficult teenage phase. I imagine its rapid growth has meant … Continue reading
A very merry unbirthday: 150 years of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
On 4 July 1862 Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and Rev. Robinson Duckworth took three little girls – Lorina, Alice and Edith Liddell – on a rowing trip up the Isis … Continue reading
Saved for the Nation: Pasha and Bayadère by Roger Fenton
One of the joys of working for the National Media Museum is that I spend my day surrounded by experts with fascinating stories to tell. During a recent conversation with … Continue reading
Quinquagenarian elf journeys to Widescreen Weekend for rare film screening
Widescreen Weekend at Bradford International Film Festival played host to a special guest. This one did not quite have the stature of Ray Winstone or Barbara Windsor, yet he’s been … Continue reading
My favourite exhibit from In the Blink of an Eye: Media and Movement
My favourite exhibit in our new exhibition, In the Blink of an Eye: Media and Movement, is an image from Richard Billingham’s photographic series Ray’s a Laugh. I found it … Continue reading
In the Blink of an Eye: Installing a Timeslice
Installing a new exhibition involves facing many challenges – it’s not all just hanging pictures on a wall – and today we tackled quite a challenge. As part of our … Continue reading
