The National Media Museum is part of a wider group known as NMSI (National Museum of Science and Industry) which also includes the Science Museum and the National Railway Museum. NMSI is independent of government. It is a non-departmental public body run by a Board of Trustees.
NMSI receives most of its operating funding from the Government through the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. A condition of this grant is that entry to the Museum must be free although the Museum does charge for additional activities including its film programme and some other events.
The Museum also raises money through some commercial activities including a shop and café and through sponsorship. New developments at the Museum including new galleries are financed through a combination of capital money from Government, private sponsorship and other public sector sources like the National Lottery.
The National Media Museum is run by a Strategic Leadership Team led by the Director, Colin Philpott. Other members of the team are -
- Kathryn Blacker, Head of Public Programme
- Paul Goodman, Head of Knowledge and Collections
- Dean Loughran, Future Strategy Co-ordinator.
- Victoria Wilson, Marketing and PR Manager
- Richard Green, Head of Visitor Experience
- Sue Fisher, Head of Development
The Strategic Leadership team is guided by a Trustee Advisory Committee chaired by Michael G. Wilson, the producer of the Bond films and a photography collector of international standing. The members of the Committee are -
Carolyn Reynolds, Chief executive of Lime Pictures
Douglas
Gurr, Strategy Director of ASDA
Professor Mark Cleary, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bradford
Zahida
Mansoor
Legal Services Ombudsman
Michael G. Wilson, the producer of the Bond films and photography collector
Janet Street-Porter, TV presenter and columnist
Not photographed are -
Tony Reeves, Chief Executive, City of Bradford
Peter McCormick OBE, Senior Partner, McCormick’s Solicitors.
Roger Mosey, Director of Sport, BBC.
The wider NMSI Group is run by an executive team led by the Director of NMSI, Professor Martin Earwicker. The Director of NMEM sits on this executive team.
The Board of Trustees of NMSI has the overall responsibility for the governance of the whole organisation. It is chaired by the former Cabinet Minister, Lord Waldegrave. Both Michael G. Wilson and Douglas Gurr from the NMEM Trustee Advisory Committee sit on the main Board of Trustees.