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Product:	National Museum of Photography, Film & Television
Date:	13/11/00 (38 review reads)
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Advantages: Its free! Very interesting, whilst still being educational. It is in the heart of the city, close to road and rail links.

Disadvantages: Can be very busy at weekends and during school holidays, but waiting times for different activities never become that long.

If so, The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford is the place to go. As part of the The National Museum of Science and Industry, The NMPFT is a place for the 21st Century. Whilst being informative and educational, it doesn't fail to be interesting and fun. Visitors learn about all aspects of photography, film and television, from the birth of this most popular of media to how sound and pictures are stored on tape and CDs, with the added bonus of many hands-on exhibitions, including "flying" on a magic carpet, directing your own production, and reading the news. You can even choose what programme you read it on, choosing from programmes such as the Nine O'clock News, News Round, and Look North, the local news programme. New exhibitions and interactive entertainment sites are being brought in constantly.

The museum has several special exhibitions a year, the infamous "Dead Bodies" exhibiton being a past highlight, and the currently running (until April 2000) "Star Wars" exhibition has been a massive success, visited by thousands of Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike.

The Imax Cinema is a massive spectacle to behold, with the clearest, and biggest, of screens, and an excellent sound system. Films shown are of high quality, and of different subject matters, with new ones being installed all the time (check the web site for details).

The museum has exhibitons to suit all ages, with many of them being particularly geared towards younger visitors, and school parties are very much welcomed. That is not to say, however, that adults are made to feel unwanted.

The Museum is free to enter (charges made for Imax and Pictureville Cinemas), and very easy to find, it being well sign posted, and in the centre of the City. Parking is not a problem, although it doesn't have many spaces of its own, but it is only a few minutes away from other City Centre parking facilities. If you aren&
#39;t driving here, it is close to the Interchange and Forster Square Station, so travelling by bus or rail isn't a hassle at all.

The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television is well worth a visit, whether you want to get yourself out of the house for the day, or give the kids something interesting to do on the weekend.

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