Kent Museum of the Moving Image

28/05/2026

On Saturday 6th June, Kent MOMI is very proud to host its very own designer, to whom we owe logo, cabinet design, posters, and a great deal more, the brilliant Neal Potter -- designer of the original London MOMI, the National Cold War Exhibition, the Natural History Museum, and numerous international museums -- and a man renowned for thinking outside the box, with the freshest of fresh eyes.

Neal will talk not just about his design career, but, unusually, about the film designers who have influenced his work, including Ken Adam, inimitable master of the aesthetics of speed and power (Dr Strangelove, the Bond films) and Terence Marsh, the subject of our current major exhibition, the unexpected and suggestively innovative designer of The Hunt for Red October (1990). More evidence of his exceptional eye: for Red October is not only Neal's favourite film, but the favourite film (curator Joss's high-placed US spy reveals) of the heads of NASA and the American military -- on whom, too, it had a significant influence. (Free pre-talk screening on Friday 5th: see Events)

TICKETS £15 via kentmomi.org/events includes glass of wine or coffee / tea / soft drink in the museum garden, with the speaker and curators. Doors open at 4.30pm; talk begins at 5.15pm; event ends at 6.30pm.

Image: Ken Adam's design for the "War Room" of Dr Strangelove, a copy of which (signed to himself), Neal has gifted to Kent MOMI, and appears in our Design exhibition.

26/05/2026

In support of designer Neal Potter’s talk and Q&A at the museum on Saturday 6th June (see EVENTS), Kent MOMI will screen his favourite film, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER on June 5th. The screening also has a personal note as our curator, Joss’ father, Terence Marsh was the film’s production designer, responsible for the film's acclaimed, realistic submarine interior sets, working alongside art director William Cruse and set designer Mickey S. Michaels, for which he was nominated a BAFTA. Starring Sean Connery & Alec Baldwin, the film was nominated for a total of three BAFTAS and three Oscars, winning the latter for Best Effects.

📽️Doors open 5.30, for drinks, nibbles & classic cocktails.

📽️Film starts 6.30 with a brief introduction from the curators.

📽️Entry is free with a yearly ticket, although we suggest a small donation of £5 per person to help keep the lights on. Yearly tickets can be purchased on the door (£7.50 adult / £6.00 concessions).

See kentmomi.org/events to reserve a place.

24/05/2026

On 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 we welcome original Museum of the Moving Image designer Neal Potter to present a talk 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 following his career journey from his formative years in a Derbyshire mining village, through art school and on to travelling the world designing international exhibitions and museums, such as the original MOMI.

For those of you who don't know, the original Museum of the Moving Image was located on London's Southbank and operated by the BFI. It was opened by Prince Charles in 1988, and was at the time, was the world's largest museum devoted entirely to cinema and television. It was put together by a team that included our own David Francis OBE with his colleagues David Robinson and Charles Beddow. The museum closed in 1999, Kent MOMI opening in 2018.

Neal recalls his journey – the charity work – the lucky breaks – the sleepless nights – the lost exhibits - the crazy clients - the passionate clients - a constant desire to be creative and, the need to stay financially viable. The talk will be followed by a short Q&A.

Neal is a film-inspired designer of both Kent MOMI and the original Museum of the Moving Image.

ᴡʜᴇɴ: Saturday 6th June, 4.30pm-6.30pm
ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: Kent MOMI, Stanhope Road
ᴛɪᴄᴋᴇᴛs £¹⁵ (includes complimentary glass of wine or tea/coffee)

kentmomi.org/events

Neal's talk is previewed by a screening of his favourite film, ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ, on Friday 5th (see EVENTS)

Kent Museum of the Moving Image: From Shadows to Film… …and all the magic in between! Kent MOMI is a not-for-profit museum that explores the deep history of the moving image — from the days of candle-lit magic lantern performances and hand-painted slides, through Victorian visual e

20/05/2026

On 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 we welcome original Museum of the Moving Image designer Neal Potter to present a talk 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 following his career journey from his formative years in a Derbyshire mining village, through art school and on to travelling the world designing international exhibitions and museums, such as the original MOMI.

For those of you who don't know, the original Museum of the Moving Image was located on London's Southbank and operated by the BFI. It was opened by Prince Charles in 1988, and was at the time, was the world's largest museum devoted entirely to cinema and television. It was put together by a team that included our own David Francis OBE with his colleagues David Robinson and Charles Beddow. The museum closed in 1999, Kent MOMI opening in 2018.

Neal recalls his journey – the charity work – the lucky breaks – the sleepless nights – the lost exhibits - the crazy clients - the passionate clients - a constant desire to be creative and, the need to stay financially viable. The talk will be followed by a short Q&A.

Neal is a film-inspired designer of both Kent MOMI and the original Museum of the Moving Image.

ᴡʜᴇɴ: Saturday 6th June, 4.30pm-6.30pm
ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: Kent MOMI, Stanhope Road
ᴛɪᴄᴋᴇᴛs £¹⁵ (includes complimentary glass of wine or tea/coffee)

Neal's talk is previewed by a screening of his favourite film, ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ, on Friday 5th (see EVENTS)

17/05/2026

On Saturday 6th June we welcome original Museum of the Moving Image designer Neal Potter to the museum to present a talk 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 following his career journey from his formative years in a Derbyshire mining village, through art school and on to travelling the world designing international exhibitions and museums.

Neal recalls his journey – the charity work – the lucky breaks – the sleepless nights – the lost exhibits - the crazy clients - the passionate clients - a constant desire to be creative and, the need to stay financially viable. The talk will be followed by a short Q&A.

Neal is a film-inspired designer of both Kent MOMI and the original Museum of the Moving Image, on London's Southbank (pictured).

ᴡʜᴇɴ: Saturday 6th June, 4.30pm-6.30pm
ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: Kent MOMI, Stanhope Road
ᴛɪᴄᴋᴇᴛs £¹⁵ (includes complimentary glass of wine or tea/coffee)

Neal's talk is previewed by a screening of his favourite film, ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ, on Friday 5th.

kentmomi.org/events

14/05/2026

A note for you diaries on what looks to be a fascinating evening - save the date: Thursday 21 May

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!!

On Thursday 21 May at 5.00 local historian Sharon Powell will be giving a talk on 'The History of Cinema in Deal' at Deal Museum. Entrance is £5, message for a ticket , email us at [email protected] or at the door on the night.

07/05/2026

Our major new exhibition raises the curtain on what Terence Marsh concealed – with modesty and imagination, for over 40 years, from his first major assignment, as a young assistant art director, tasked with building the huge set of Aqaba for David Lean’s masterpiece, 𝓛𝓪𝔀𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓐𝓻𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓪, under his mentor John Box, the pair later receiving Oscars for 𝓓𝓻 𝓩𝓱𝓲𝓿𝓪𝓰𝓸 and 𝓞𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻!). Marsh was later award-nominated for films including 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓾𝓷𝓽 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓡𝓮𝓭 𝓞𝓬𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓻 and 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝔀𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓭𝓮𝓶𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷. The story also carries a personal note, as Terry was the father of our curator, Joss. The exhibition is open now!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Parfait meilleur musée! - Google reviewer, May 6.

04/04/2026

𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚎𝚡𝚑𝚒𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚂𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟽.

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚑𝚒𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙽𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚆𝚒𝚜𝚍𝚘𝚖 (𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟻-𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟶), 𝚊 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚑 "𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚗" - 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚜 '𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚗' - 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚑𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝙰𝚕𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚊 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚄𝚂𝚂𝚁!

𝙺𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝙼𝙾𝙼𝙸 𝚙𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚞𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛, 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚗, 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. 𝙽𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚕 - 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 - 𝚍𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝟷𝟿𝟸𝟶𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚐𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚝 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚒𝚗 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟶, 𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝟿𝟻. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚑𝚒𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚍, 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝙽𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗'𝚜 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚗.

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01/04/2026

Our 𝓢𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓓𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓼 season concludes this Friday, 3rd April with a chance to see a magnificent HD restoration of Fritz Lang's 𝓓𝓻. 𝓜𝓪𝓫𝓾𝓼𝓮, 𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓞𝓷𝓮, 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓖𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓻: 𝓐 𝓟𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮.

Lang’s mammoth masterwork of conspiracy was neglected for decades, viewable only in degraded and inadequate copies. The HD restoration reveals again the visual depth and complexity of Lang’s early work, as he and writer Thea von Harbou explore the iconic criminal mastermind, sometimes described as the ‘German Moriarty’, transposed to the corrupt and desperate atmosphere of Wiemar Germany, c. 1922. The film is included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, the first of five Lang films to be included.

📽️ To reserve places please visit kentmomi.org/events

📽️ Note: We will take a short break approximately 90 minutes into this 2 h 34 m film, during which a snack will be served, and those who need to leave can leave, knowing that 90 minutes of this film are in themselves a powerful aesthetic experience.

29/03/2026

After a pause of a week, our 𝓢𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓓𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓼 season resumes and indeed concludes on Friday 3rd April with a chance to see a magnificent HD restoration of Fritz Lang's 𝓓𝓻. 𝓜𝓪𝓫𝓾𝓼𝓮, 𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓞𝓷𝓮, 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓖𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓻: 𝓐 𝓟𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮 (1922).

Lang’s mammoth masterwork of conspiracy was neglected for decades, viewable only in degraded and inadequate copies. This restoration reveals again the visual depth and complexity of Lang’s early work, as he and writer Thea von Harbou explore the iconic criminal mastermind, sometimes described as the ‘German Moriarty’, transposed to the corrupt and desperate atmosphere of Wiemar Germany, c. 1922. The film is included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, the first of five Lang films to be included.

📽️ To reserve places please visit kentmomi.org/events

📽️ Note: We will take a short break approximately 90 minutes into this 2 h 34 m film, during which a snack will be served, and those who need to leave can leave, knowing that 90 minutes of this film are in themselves a powerful aesthetic experience.

22/03/2026

After a pause of a week, our 𝓢𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓓𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓼 season resumes and indeed concludes on Friday 3rd April with a chance to see a magnificent HD restoration of Fritz Lang's 𝓓𝓻. 𝓜𝓪𝓫𝓾𝓼𝓮, 𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓞𝓷𝓮, 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓖𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓻: 𝓐 𝓟𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮.

Fritz Lang’s mammoth masterwork of conspiracy was neglected for decades, viewable only in degraded and inadequate copies. The HD restoration reveals again the visual depth and complexity of Lang’s early work, as he and writer Thea von Harbou explore the iconic criminal mastermind, sometimes described as the ‘German Moriarty’, transposed to the corrupt and desperate atmosphere of Wiemar Germany, c. 1922. The film is included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, the first of five Lang films to be included.

To reserve places please visit kentmomi.org/events

Note: We will take a short break approximately 90 minutes into this 2 h 34 m film, during which a snack will be served, and those who need to leave can leave, knowing that 90 minutes of this film are in themselves a powerful aesthetic experience.