Museum of the Moving Image, London

MOMI logo.
The ceiling of MOMI's animation area revolved. Its design was based on a 19th-century Praxinoscope.

The Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) was a museum of the history of cinema technology and media sited below Waterloo Bridge in London. It was opened on 15 September 1988 by Prince Charles and at the time, was the world's largest museum devoted entirely to cinema and television.[1] The museum formed part of the cultural complex on the South Bank of the River Thames. MOMI was mainly funded by private subscription and operated by the British Film Institute. MOMI was closed in 1999, initially on a supposedly temporary basis, and with the intention of its being relocated to Jubilee Gardens nearby. Its permanent closure was announced in 2002.[2]

  1. ^ "Checklist 1". Screen Finance: 18. 21 September 1988.
  2. ^ Bushby, Helen (7 October 2002). "Dismay at film museum 'tragedy'". BBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2013.