National Media Museum

• "System Overload" youth project ready for Life Online [open source] 22 February 2012
  Blogger: Dave Smith, Life Online Youth Engagement OfficerSix months ago, a group of dedicated young people came together to work on the development of a brand new artwork as part of the Life Online project. Here we are in February and the fruits of their labours have just been installed in the Level 7 gallery, as a piece called System Overload. So, how did w […]
  Emma James
• Meet the Life Online Project Leader 15 February 2012
  Interested in finding out more about our brand new gallery, Life Online? Then meet Joe Brook, Life Online Project Leader to hear more about the inspiration behind the new space, and see a sneak preview. […]
  Emma James
• Curating the Internet for Life Online 10 February 2012
  Blogger: Anna Ward, Content DeveloperSeven weeks to go before Life Online opens to the public. The physical build is coming on, looming shapes have appeared in the foyer, and upstairs in Level 7, walls are appearing. Our technicians are ready to fit screens, lights and speakers, and the office is a hive of activity.Behind the scenes at this stage, everything […]
  Emma James
• Podcast: Daniel Meadows discusses his Early Photographic Works 24 January 2012
  Daniel Meadows gave a wonderfully insightful, lively and engaging talk on Thursday, which formed part of an events programme that accompanied the showing of Daniel Meadows' first retrospective exhibition Daniel Meadows: Early Photographic Works in Gallery Two.The talk was a sell out event, but you can hear it here. […]
  Emma James
• Introducing Life Online [open source] 19 January 2012
  Blogger: Sarah Crowther, Life Online Content CuratorMarch 2012 – February 2013[open source] will be the first exhibition to open in our brand new Life Online exhibition space on the 7th floor. The gallery, which opens to the public on Friday 30th March 2012, has been created to explore key issues surrounding the internet and our relationship with it. A serie […]
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• If you're looking for a photograph, try the Daily Herald Archive 15 January 2012
  Blogger: Caroline Dempsey, Collections Assistant Ever wondered what your sister or father looked like on the day they emigrated to Australia? Looking for photographs of how your town looked 50 years ago, or searching for images of David Attenborough in his youth. There's a good chance that the image you're searching for is in the Daily Herald Archi […]
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• Life Online gallery starts to take shape 10 January 2012
  Blogger: Joe Brook, Media and Galleries ManagerWe've moved into the really exciting final phase of the Life Online gallery build, where the 2D concepts are finally coming to life.The team worked for five years from drawings and plans; tweaking, adjusting, testing - sometimes throwing an idea away and starting again.Once our concepts are fixed and we kno […]
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• Online moments of 2011 6 January 2012
  Blogger: Tom Woolley, Curator of New Media "Well, they say a year in the Internet business is like a dog year - equivalent to seven years in a regular person's life. In other words, it's evolving fast and faster." - Vint Cerf, father of the internet and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google. I think Vint Cerf's observation about the ra […]
  Emma James
• Eve Arnold: 21 April 1912 - 4 Jan 2012 6 January 2012
  Blogger: Greg Hobson, Curator of PhotographyIt is with great sadness that we have heard of the death on 4th January of legendary photographer, Eve Arnold at the age of 99.Eve Arnold was a remarkable documentary photographer whose extraordinarily long career produced many memorable photo stories; a result of her empathic and friendly nature, and tenacious wor […]
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• Our favourite films of 2011 3 January 2012
  Blogger: Tom Vincent, Film Programme Manager The results of our poll of Museum staff's favourite films of 2011 are in! Each contributor was asked to name five favourite new films that played in UK cinema in 2011. Beginning with an interesting tie for first place, our list of most-loved films is, as usual, broad and varied. Eleven people cast their 55 vo […]
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