National Museum of Science and Industry
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National Museum of Science & Industry
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Exhibition Rd. London SW7 2DD, United Kingdom Tel. +44-870-870-4771 Fax +44-20-7942-4302 |
Type: Private - Not-for-Profit
On the web:
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk
Kids and adults who get excited at the mention of steam engines, old film projectors, and animal classification systems would be great fans of The National Museum of Science & Industry. Calling itself a family of museums, The National Museum of Science & Industry (NMSI) operates three of the top science and industry museums in the UK, including The Science Museum, the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, and the National Railway Museum. The museums oversee about 5.5 million artifacts and welcome about 3.5 million visitors each year.
Officers:
Director: Martin J. Earwicker
Head of Finance: Anne Caine
National Head of Information Technology: Mel Burns
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National Museum of Science and Industry
The National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI)[1] is a collection of British museums, comprising:
- The Science Museum in South Kensington, London.
- The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester - from January 2012.[2][3]
- The National Railway Museum in York.
- The National Railway Museum at Shildon in County Durham.
- The National Media Museum (formerly the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television) in Bradford.
- The Science Museum at Wroughton in Swindon, Wiltshire.
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History
The term "National Museum of Science and Industry" had been in use as the Science Museum's subtitle since the early 1920s. The National Railway Museum and National Photography Museum were later established as "outstations." The Science Museum was run directly by HM Government until 1984, when a Board of Trustees was established under the National Heritage Act (1983) and NMSI was adopted as a corporate title for the entire organisation.[4] At this point, NMSI no longer operated as part of a central government department; instead, it now has the status of a non-departmental public body, operating within the public sector but separately from its associated sponsoring government department, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The NMSI operates as a charity; it also has a wholly owned subsidiary trading company, NMSI Trading Limited, which was established in 1988.
From Jan 2012 MOSI in Manchester will be part of the NMSI group.
Directors of NMSI
The following have been Directors of the National Museum of Science and Industry and the Science Museum:
- Dame Margaret Weston DBE FMA (1973–1986)
- Sir Neil Cossons OBE FSA FMA (1986–2000)
- Dr Lindsay Sharp (2000–2005)
- Prof. Martin Earwicker FREng (2006–2007)
The following have separately been Directors of the NMSI:
- Prof. Martin Earwicker FREng (2007–2009)
- Molly Jackson (2009)
- Andrew Scott CBE (2009–2010)
- Ian Blatchford (2010–)
References
- ^ NMSI Documents, National Museum of Science and Industry, UK.
- ^ "Manchester's MOSI and London's Science Museum to merge". BBC News. 2 December 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16010873. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ "Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry to become part of national Science Museum". Manchester Evening News. 2011-12-02. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1466860_manchesters-museum-of-science-and-industry-to-become-part-of-national-science-museum.
- ^ National Museum of Science and Industry: Annual Report and Accounts 2008–09, NMSI, UK.
External links
- NMSI main website
- Science Museum, London
- National Media Museum
- National Railway Museum
- The official NMSI print website containing over 40,000 images from the various museum collections
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