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Morning scroll through the collection... anyone know what these are for?

Spooky szn is truly never over in these parts! One week to go until we're joined by @talkinghitchpod.bsky.social for an evening exploring Hitchcock’s Rebecca - a gothic tale of obsession, secrets, and desire. www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/cine-...

It’s #AskAConservator Day! 🧤 We’ve gathered questions from across the museum for our fab team working hard to care for our incredible collections. blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/ask-our-cons...

One week to go until this fascinating (and free!) online event! 🧊📷

Happy #Halloween all! 🎃 We've spoken at length about our incredible horror collections recently and, proud as we are of our countless fangs, eyeballs, bites and vials of fake blood, there's a whole lot in our collection that is ✨ unintentionally ✨ terrifying...

Cool @uniofbradford.bsky.social / @bihr.bsky.social event as part of the Bradford Science Festival: get down to @mediamuseum.bsky.social to see if you can catch the Bradford Air Bandits!

Happy #WorldAnimationDay! We’ve come a looong way from this, but it never fails to bring a smile to our faces… just look at that tail wag 🥲

The DALEK. Obviously!

It's World Audiovisual Heritage Day! We've been wracking our brains all morning for an object to post, but it's proving pretty tricky when that pretty much covers, erm, our entire collection...

Dead White Man at the Bradford Science Festival, powered by the @mediamuseum.bsky.social! British artist Jeremy Hutchison animates a zombie of textile waste, made of ‘Dead White Mens’ Clothes’—the billions of second-hand garments shipped to Africa every year.

This Traitors-themed post from @mediamuseum.bsky.social now means I’ll never sleep soundly again knowing this item is less than 3 miles from my home and bed.

How museum objects would do on #TheTraitors, a thread:

If you’ve popped into our Sound and Vision galleries, you’ll likely have caught a chill in this corner... 🥶

Film exhibition professionals in the North, join us for our Members’ Day on Tuesday 21 October. We’ll be at Bradford’s @mediamuseum.bsky.social for a day of panels, advice and conversation with programmers, festivals and venues. Sign up: bit.ly/4gaoy54 #FilmExhibition ✨

Won't be a fun watch, but it looks like an important one! If you're in Yorkshire, it's on this week at @picturevillecinema.bsky.social in Bradford @mediamuseum.bsky.social And in Hull in November. Check out the original post for other screenings.

If you're looking for a little light Friday reading to procrastinate... ahem... I mean wind down for the weekend, then we've got some fresh posts up on the blog to banish your afternoon doomscroll 👀

Mooorning 🥱☕

#OnThisDay in 1889, Nintendo was born!

70 years ago, ITV became the UK’s first commercial TV channel, changing advertising forever. 📺 The Smash Martians first landed on screens in 1974, helping to make instant mash even more instantly recognisable. Here's a couple from our collection! What’s the first TV ad you remember seeing? 👀

Festival season may be over (mud, tents, warm pints), but FILM festival season is just beginning at Pictureville (carpet, comfy seats, fridge cold bottles of Saltaire Brewery craft beers)... that's right, Widescreen Weekend begins NEXT WEEK! 🎞️

"Weather's turned a bit"

friday mood

Working in film exhibition across the North? Join us at our Member’s Day on Tuesday 21 October at Bradford’s @mediamuseum.bsky.social. Expect inspiring panels, practical advice, and chances to connect with programmers across the region. bit.ly/4gaoy54 📽️

LONDON?!?! No... Bradford! We're absolutely buzzing to be a partner venue for this year's #BFILondonFilmFestival, with screenings of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Hamnet and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P0v...

@paulmarden.bsky.social is at Day 2 of #ASDC25 @sciencecentres.bsky.social at the newly reopened @mediamuseum.bsky.social, Bradford (9–10 Sept)! 🎉 He’s diving into talks & workshops on the future of science engagement. Catch him at the conference 👋 #MERAC #CrowdConvert

On this day in 1979, the terrifying Xenomorph first hit our screens in Ridley Scott's Alien. Over on our blog, volunteer blogger Sophie explores the artistic influences that made Alien’s monster so terrifying. blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/designing-fe...

Gentle reminder that voting for this is still open! 💗

Happy International Dog Day! 🐕🎬 This sketch is a line test from the 1954 animated film Animal Farm, created by pioneering British studio Halas and Batchelor. © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

I went to @mediamuseum.bsky.social in Bradford today! It was great! They have some exhibits about Hammer Studios and Christopher Lee’s fangs for Dracula (1958). I loved it! I also very much enjoyed the Xenomorph and the Dalek! 😁

We need your help! 🍿 We’ve thrown our hat in the ring for BIFA's Cinema of the Year Award, supported by Kia, voted for by you. 🏆 It celebrates cinemas in the UK that bring audiences together and champion independent filmmakers. 🗳️If you love what we do, please vote for us at: tinyurl.com/bddard5m

It's National Radio Day! 📻 Over on our blog, volunteer blogger Lauren takes a deep dive into the history of women on the airwaves - in Yorkshire and beyond. 💗 blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/tuning-into-...

Happy #WorldPhotographyDay! 📸 Photography is a core part of our collection, telling the incredible story of how photographs and photographic processes have changed over time. Starting at the start(ish) - do you know the significance of today's date?

The Life of a (Sound and Vision) Showgirl

Great news for #Dune fans in the North of England, in @mediamuseum.bsky.social Widescreen Weekend next month they are showing an IMAX double bill of #DuneMovie & #DunePartTwo, plus Lynch's Dune in 70mm! I've going to all 3 films - see you there? www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/wides...

#OnThisDay in 1888, TV pioneer John Logie Baird was born. Pictured here with his “very crude transmitter equipment” (according to the caption) in 1925. His groundbreaking 1926 television apparatus is now on display in our Sound and Vision galleries. © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

'ALIEN: Level 5 of the National Science and Media Museum' is now Certified Fresh in Bradford at 100%

why's this stereoscope kind of giving ibiza final boss

YORKSHIRE! YORKSHIRE! YORKHIRE! Check out our Instagram to see what we're celebrating this #YorkshireDay... www.instagram.com/reel/DMzn01o...

SPOTLIGHT ON: Jim Henson 💡 As part of our Brought to Life strand at Pictureville cinema - inspired by the animation section of our brand new Sound and Vision galleries - this weekend we’re hosting a magical Jim Henson double bill!

Loved visiting the new Sound and Vision galleries at @mediamuseum.bsky.social this weekend, and finally seeing the absolute unit meme #acquisition IRL 🙌🏻

Lovely afternoon gig at the excellent @mediamuseum.bsky.social in Brat-fud at the launch of the new fantastic Sound and Vision galleries. @bradfordmusicscene.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk

Created hand in hand with our community, the new Sound and Vision galleries have accessibility running through their DNA. Find out more in this article from The National Lottery Heritage Fund: www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/putting...

Fairies and vampires and aliens, oh my! Great photos from the new Sound and Vision galleries at @mediamuseum.bsky.social. We've got a brilliant family day lined up for tomorrow *and* temperature controlled galleries 😎 www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/whats-on/sou...

Thrilled to be at the opening of the National Science and Media Museum’s new Sound & Vision galleries in Bradford last night. Lots of new adventures inside…

post gallery launch mood:

2 floors. 200 years. 500 exhibits. Step into Sound and Vision, open 7 days a week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpa8...

Eek! Our new Sound and Vision galleries open TOMORROW 🥳 (We're so close to actually being access all areas but, if you're visiting today, please be aware we're closing at 3pm to prepare for the opening. Apologies for any inconvenience caused!)

I popped into @mediamuseum.bsky.social on my way back from the festival yesterday, and was so happy to catch up with my favourite exhibit, the Pepper’s Ghost darkroom! I found this absolutely magical as a child, and still do now - there are so many throughlines between this and my work today! 🎞️✨🕷️

It's just ONE WEEK until Sound and Vision opens, celebrating over 200 years of media history through over 500 incredible exhibits. 📅