Short Introduction
A museum covering 7 floors including 3 cinemas, 2 special exhibition galleries and a research and collections centre.
Muybridge highlights include a replica of the zoopraxiscope machine and various collotypes and stereoscopic prints. 314 collotypes are on loan from Kingston Museums and 9 are on loan from The British Kinematograph Society. 100 collotypes reside in the permanent collection (part of the Royal Photographic Society Collection). There are also 12 Stereoscopic images and 3 glass positives available here, as well as 2 rare books by Muybridge himself.
Rights & Reproduction Information
All reproduction requests are dealt with by the Science & Society Picture Library, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DU, tel 0207 942 4400. piclib@nmsi.ac.uk.
More information can be found on the Museum website. More Information
Online Presence
Online Cinematography Collection
Collection Items:
Photographic Material
Prints: 435
Images on Glass: 3
Publications
Books by Muybridge: 2
Books concerning Muybridge: 17
Zoopraxography
Zoopraxiscope Machine: 1
Zoopraxiscope discs: 1
Address:
National Media Museum,
Bradford,
West Yorkshire,
BD1 1NQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 0870 701 0200
Website: www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
Email: talk@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
Lead Contact:
Michael Harvey, Curator of Cinematography(michael.harvey@NationalMediaMuseum.org.uk)
Open Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 6pm. Closed Mondays except during school and bank holidays.
Accessibility of Muybridge Collections to Public:
All material stored within Insight: The Collections & Research Centre. Drop in access is possible, depending on level of existing appointments, however making an appointment ahead of visit is strongly recommended. No charge is made for this access.
