Museum of the Moving Image, London

The Museum of the Moving Image, known to locals as M O M I, occupied the space directly beneath the southern arches of Waterloo Bridge. When it opened in nineteen eighty-eight, it stood as the largest museum in the world dedicated entirely to the history of cinema and television. The institution was built on the ambitious dream of National Film Theatre controller Leslie Hardcastle, who envisioned a space where visitors could walk through the technological evolution of film rather than just looking at static displays. Private donors, including John Paul Getty Junior, provided the fifteen million pounds needed to bring this vision to life. Continue