Museums & Galleries · Broadstairs
Kent MOMI
📍 CT14 6AD
Photo: Robin Webster (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- World-class collection exploring the history of the moving image
- Rotating special exhibitions, always something new to see
- Explore history from magic lanterns to the heyday of cinema
- Garden café serving Kentish wines, beers and light refreshments
- Museum shop with cards, gifts, books and DVDs
Kent MOMI is a not-for-profit museum in Deal, Dover, Kent, dedicated to the deep history of the moving image, from candle-lit magic lantern shows to the early days of cinema. Inside you'll find a world-class, expertly curated collection with rotating special exhibitions, a library, audio tours via QR code, and hands-on digital displays, plus a licensed garden café and museum shop. It suits film historians, students of cinema and anyone after a different cultural day out, and the museum is wheelchair accessible throughout. It's handily placed for a seaside stay too — Deal station is just 0.1 miles away, Deal Castle beach 0.2 miles, and there are 27 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Open all year, Friday to Sunday and bank holidays, 11am–5pm
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair access with ramps, lift and accessible WC
- Parking
- Limited parking offered to disabled visitors by prior arrangement
- Best for
- Film historians, cinema students and curious visitors
From the attraction's own website on 10 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
- ✓ Parking
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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Anchor Cottage
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Deal Castle (Good water quality)
Deal, Southern England
Sleeps 4
£497 per break
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Dunkerley's Seafood Restaurant Hotel
✓ Family-run seafront hotel and restaurant since 1987
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Deal Castle (Good water quality)
Deal
0.7 mi
Harold House
🏖️ 0.72 miles from Deal Castle (Good water quality)
Deal, Southern England
Sleeps 9
£721 per break
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