The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

📣 Drop in on 27th October to make your own #magiclantern slides! 🎃 Create your own #spooky slides & stories and watch as they are transformed into magical projections that would have intrigued Victorian audiences. 🆓Free, suitable for all ages. Materials provided. 📍Seminar Room A/B, Old Library.

Help shape the next chapter of one of the UK’s oldest surviving purpose-built cinemas. After more than 25 years, Paignton Picturehouse is preparing to reopen in 2027 as a restored independent cinema & cultural hub & is looking for new trustees. More details here: tinyurl.com/5ynnxk2x #cinemasky

It was great to support the magic lantern show at St Nicholas Priory with producers @lightbearlane.org and Lanternist Richard Crangle of the The Magic Lantern Society last week! We brought along a pop-up display of our magic lantern material - a very special evening! #magiclantern #magiclanternshow

📣 Drop in on 27th October to make your own #magiclantern slides! 🎃 Create your own #spooky slides & stories and watch as they are transformed into magical projections that would have intrigued Victorian audiences. 🆓Free, suitable for all ages. Materials provided. 📍Seminar Room A/B, Old Library.

⚔️ #Onthisday in 1066, the Battle of Hastings was fought. Nearly 1,000 years on, the Bayeux Tapestry remains one of history's most powerful visual narratives & is the medieval version of a #panorama. Are you going to see it at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social? #BayeuxTapestry #panoramasky

🎞️ Exeter Comic Con this weekend was amazing! 🙏 A massive thank you to the legend Chris Barrie for dropping by our stand and supporting the museum with this picture for our socials - "Smoke me a kipper I’ll be back for breakfast!" #UKCGF #comicon #filmsky #tvsky #cinemasky #actorsky #museumsky

We had a fantastic time at the International #MagicLantern Convention this weekend - great to experience the wonder of so many shows & to meet an international community of lanternists. Don't miss the magic lantern show coming up this week here in Exeter! tinyurl.com/4pacaaap @lightbearlane.org

Delighted to be supporting this event by @lightbearlane.org to bring the wonder of magic lanterns to life in Exeter's oldest building, St Nicholas' Priory. We will be contributing a pop-up display of our extensive collections. Tickets available here: lnkd.in/eEZXzRh5 #magiclanternsky #cinemasky

🕵️‍♂️Happy James Bond Day to those who celebrate! Today marks the anniversary of the London premier of Dr No in 1962🔫 Speculation is rife about who will be the next James Bond - who would you choose? #filmsky #jamesbondday #007 #drno

📢 New Stipends Call to Research at the Museum Now Open for UK and international researchers and practitioners! For details on how to apply, please visit our website: www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/new-sti... Deadline: 5pm on Monday 9 November 2026. #researchsky #museumsky #filmsky

Coming up: "Why Marilyn Monroe Still Matters": Lecture by Professor Lucy Bolton 🗓️30 September 2026 at 6.30pm 📍 Bill Douglas Cinema (Queen’s LT2) Queen’s Building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter 🎟️ Book your free ticket via Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/43kvhxur #MM100 #MarilynMonroe

Coming up: "Why Marilyn Monroe Still Matters": Lecture by Professor Lucy Bolton 🗓️30 September 2026 at 6.30pm 📍 Bill Douglas Cinema (Queen’s LT2) Queen’s Building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter 🎟️ Book your free ticket via Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/43kvhxur #MM100 #MarilynMonroe

What a wonderful evening launching our Bloomberg Connects guide for #HeritageOpenDays! We also celebrated our Marilyn art competition winners & becoming an @artscouncilengland.bsky.social designated collection 🎉 Our special #Everydayhistories display remains open throughout Heritage Open Days!

Coming up on Monday 14th September - our Bloomberg Connects guide launch as part of Heritage Open Days! We'll also be celebrating our great news of becoming an Arts Council England Designated Collection of importance 🎉 Book your space via Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/bdhtph2f #bloombergconnects

📢 BIG NEWS! We are delighted to announce that the museum has been recognised as an Arts Council England Designated collection of national and international importance 🎉 Read more about it here: tinyurl.com/5a7rxy4z #designation #museum #announcement #museumsky

Today marks the centenary of the funeral of a great stars of the silver screen: #RudolphValentino. The museum holds over 300 items relating to Valentino’s career, including this invitation to his #funeral & mourning cloth which belonged to silent star Mabel Normand (EXEBD 2280) #filmsky #musuemsky

For Heritage Open Days 2026, join us at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum for the launch of our brand-new guide on the Bloomberg Connects app 🤳 Try out the guide & enjoy refreshments, giveaways & special displays. Book your free place via Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/bdhtph2f #bloombergconnects

Over the summer, we hosted an art competition to create an artwork inspired by Marilyn Monroe🎨 Entries are now on display in the café at Exeter Picturehouse until 20th September. Congrats to the winners & thanks to all entrants – do stop by & take a look! #MM100 #MarilynMonroe #filmsky #artsky

We're very sad to hear about Dolly Parton, who gave so much joy to so many people. As well as being a singer, songwriter and philanthropist, she was also a film star and here she is in a still from our collections in her greatest celluloid moment, '9 to 5'. #RIPDolly #DollyParton #9To5 #RIP #filmsky

A big thank you to Charlotte Cooper for our final #MuseumMondays session, exploring the magic of #animation! ✨Thanks to everyone who joined us over the last 4 weeks. We loved welcoming so many new & returning visitors! Sign up here for upcoming events: tinyurl.com/384mptus #museumsky #filmsky

Our last Museum Mondays session is this Monday, 24th August - drop in between 11am-1pm to learn the basics of how to make pictures move! #animation #workshop #familysky #exetersky

Our latest blog on our website is from Elise Maynard, a PhD student at the University of Bristol. Elise writes about the way the Nutcracker Suite in Disney's 'Fantasia' popularised Ballet in 20th century America. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2654bcjs #blog #researchsky #nutcracker #disneysky

We had such fun at Museum Mondays yesterday! Japanese anime was a real hit. Don't miss our final Museum Mondays session next week, 24th August, 11am-1pm - an introduction to #animation. You'll get a chance to make pictures move! #japaneseanime #museumsky #animationsky #Exetersky #familyfun

Are you preparing to watch the #solareclipse later today? ☾ ☀️ Sharing some of our eclipse-related items here, and, if you haven’t managed to get hold of a pair of #eclipse glasses, here’s a handy guide from 1962 on how to make a pinhole camera to safely view this rare #astronomical spectacle!

Coming up on Monday 17th August - our Japanese anime-themed session for #MuseumMondays! Drop in between 11am-1pm to try your hand at origami, Pokémon optical toys, designing your own character, our anime trail and much more. Free family friendly fun for all ages and abilities 🌸#animesky #japansky

We have a new temporary display in the Lower Gallery, 'Visualising Venice'! This display showcases Venice’s popularity as a subject in optical media from the nineteenth century. Open now until 4th September! #Venice #Exhibition #VisualisingVenice #museumsky #Venicesky #filmsky

We had a wonderful first session of #MuseumMondays today! Hope to see you next week for film-themed badge-making and other cinema-related art and craft activities! 🎞️ Drop in on Mondays between 11am-1pm for #free kids' activities throughout August. #museumsky #cinemasky #filmsky

Our July newsletter is out now! Take a read of everything we've been up to here: tinyurl.com/4bnvan7j Not signed up yet? Be the first to find out about research news, new acquisitions, and upcoming exhibitions and events by signing up here: tinyurl.com/384mptus #newsletter #museumsky #filmsky

📣TOKYO CALLING📣 Our new temporary #exhibition 'Beyond the Samurai: An Introduction to #Japanese #Cinema' is now on! Running from 23 July to November. Dip your toes into the history of #Japanese #film industry & why not take the summer anime trail or the special digital trail? tinyurl.com/5a6jjv5f

We are delighted to launch our guide on the #Bloomberg Connects Arts+Culture #app, thanks to @artukdotorg.bsky.social 🎉 Check it out here or download via any app store: lnkd.in/e6FP649m We will also be hosting a launch event in September, so do come along and try it out! #culturesky #museumsky

📢We're excited to announce Museum Mondays, our summer holiday programme! ☀️ 🏖️🍦 Drop in on Mondays throughout August between 11am-1pm for free kids' #creative activities inspired by all things film and moving image. #museummondays #museumsky #filmsky #exeter #summer #familyfun

Applications are still open for the Stephen Herbert #Award! Are you an early career #scholar, independent #researcher or #creative practitioner with an interest in early #cinema & optical media? If so, details are here: tinyurl.com/4wm63npa Deadline: 9am, 27th July #museumsky #researchsky #film

📣 Our latest blog comes from school student Nina, who was recently on work experience at the #museum. She explores her love of The #Beatles through our collection. #Beatlemania! is a great read from a very talented student! 👏 Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/cdnkbe8a #museumsky

We're delighted to have our exhibition '100 Years of Marilyn' featured in the July edition of Exeter Living! epaper.exeterlivingmag.co.uk/app/EXE501/e... Not seen it yet? We're open every day, 10am-5pm. #MarilynMonroe #Exhibition #Marilyn100 #100yearsofMarilyn #museumsky #filmsky

🎨 We’re excited to be hosting a #MarilynMonroe #art #competition for anyone aged 4-18. Entrants will have the chance to have their work displayed in a summer exhibition at Exeter Picturehouse and will be invited to a prizegiving at the museum! Details of how to enter below. #museumsky #filmsky

Sarah recently attended ‘Co-producing Stories with Communities’ at @leedsmuseums.bsky.social and @natarchivestrust.bsky.social and we're inspired! What are your ideas for a #community co-curated exhibition at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum? Let us know in the comments! #curationsky #museumsky

Our latest blog comes from #choreographer & #filmmaker Lea Anderson, who returned to the museum on a stipend to #research her latest show, #BUG, which is inspired by the #dances & sounds of #insects & will be performed in school playgrounds 🐜 Read more here: tinyurl.com/4672j8hn #insectweek

We were delighted to welcome this year's cohort of University of Exeter Arts, Culture and Heritage Professional Pathways interns to the museum for a skills training session about #curation. Such great ideas & enthusiasm! We wish you the best of luck with your #internships! #professionalpathways

We were sad to hear of the death of #DavidHockney, perhaps the greatest #British post-war #artist. Hockney always linked art to cinema & ways of seeing, such as in the film about his life, 'A Bigger Splash', or his research on the optical aids of the old masters in his book 'Secret Knowledge'. #RIP

We are very pleased to announce that thanks to the generosity of his estate, we are again able to offer The Stephen Herbert #Award. The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 24th July 2026. For details of how to apply, please visit our website: tinyurl.com/4wm63npa

Many thanks to the @dhlabexeter.bsky.social intern, Evelyn, for all her hard work digitising our collections!

What a fantastic exhibition launch we had for '100 Years of Marilyn' on her 100th birthday!🎉 Great to celebrate Marilyn & the amazing achievement of our student volunteer curators, Isabel Tween and Jean MacCourt. Thank you, and thank you to everyone who came along! #MarilynMonroe #Marilyn100

Building an Exhibition Part 2! Our student volunteer curators take you behind the scenes of our upcoming exhibition, '100 Years of Marilyn'! Don't forget to book your free ticket to our exhibition launch at 5:30pm on Monday 1st June: lnkd.in/eXg-UCCH youtu.be/1EoZvlR-h5s?...

We're looking forward to our next family fun day coming up on 26 May, inspired by stars of the big screen! Drop in between 10am-12noon & 2-4pm for creative, free kids' activities ⭐ Seminar Room A/B in the Old Library.

Not long now until our new exhibition, "100 Years of Marilyn", opens! Our intern, Simran, takes a look behind the scenes and chats to our amazing volunteers, Issie and Jean, who are working on the exhibition. Join us for our exhibition launch on 1 June! tinyurl.com/4jj8v4bh

This photo from our University Archive shows the official opening of the Bill Douglas Centre [now the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum] in 1997! 📷 EUL UA/P/1b #UniOfExeterArchive On #InternationalMuseumDay, why not check out the Museum, its collections and programme of events! ➡️ @bdcmuseum.bsky.social

Today is International Museums Day & museums around the world are celebrating under the theme “Museums Uniting a Divided World." Our intern, Emily, has done a great job of refreshing our Cinemagoing case, which is all about the power of cinema as a shared experience. #InternationalMuseumsDay

Last chance to see our exhibition 'Land of the Pharaohs: Egypt on Screen' this weekend. Don't miss it! We're open every day 10am-5pm. #Egypt #exhibition #museum #exeter #film