Museum of the Moving Image

South Bank, London, UK

Size:                    3,000 sq, m.
Fit-out Budget:  £3million
Dates:                1986-1988

After spending 16 years designing and producing exhibitions for the UK Government, Neal Potter accepted his first Museum commission: The Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) on London's South Bank. He designed and project managed its realisation between 1986 and 1988. MOMI  told the story of all moving images from Chinese shadow plays through to satellite technology.

After its opening by HRH The Prince of Wales in September
1988 MOMI was internationally acclaimed and went on to win
17 major awards.

The Russian Cinema Exhibit was a faithful reconstruction
of a Communist Agit Prop train  where a carriage was
converted into a cinema to help promote the Revolution.

The Temple to the Gods of the Silent Cinema was
constructed to show the power and international
popularity of cinema in the silent era.

The factory-like Hollywood studio system was
contrasted with the glamour of 1930's film
shows in fabulous cinema architecture.

Actors were an essential part of the interpretation
programme. A troop of seven actors played out roles
in key positions throughout the Museum.