Film and audio

The National Museum of Science and Technology’s collections contain 400 films, 800 audio tapes and 700 video cassettes. The oldest films date from the early 1920s.

Visit the archives and library

We are currently unable to assist with answering archival inquiries or accepting archival visits.

Regular information

Our moving image material deals with everything from space, wallpaper manufacture, china manufacturing, and scythe and axe forging, to computers and urban planning.

Material in the archive are in the format of microfilm, VHS, DVD, CD and cassette tape. Here you can view some examples from our moving image collection. Click on the icon in the lower right corner of the player to view in full screen mode.