Lights, Camera, Action!

23rd August 2022.

As well as exploring the collection, everyone had the chance to have a go at making their own thaumotropes, praxinoscope bands, magic lantern slides, dioramas and shadow puppets.

Take a look at some of the things they made (thanks to Marla, Connie, Bea, Lydia and George)

25th Anniversary Competition

Congratulations to everyone who entered our 25th Anniversary Competition and shared what a trip to the cinema means to them. And special congratulations to our winners Graci and Lydia.

A Visit from our Patrons

17 Nov 2023, 2:05 p.m.

It was fabulous to have a visit this morning from the museum's patrons, film critic Mark Kermode and filmmaker Carol Morley. Mark and Carol were as amazed as always at the wonders the museum holds and delighted at some of ...

The History of Campus Cinema according to the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum By Lewis Merritt

19 Sep 2023, 11:02 a.m.

Student volunteer Lewis brings in the new academic year by writing the first of a series of blogs about the history of Campus Cinema - the Film Society for University of Exeter film students (though others can come to films ...

A tale of two Muriels: researching the world of women’s script work in postwar Britain at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum by Melanie Williams

14 Sep 2023, 10:33 a.m.

Our latest fantastic blog is from stipend holder Melanie Williams, Professor of Film Studies at the University of East Anglia. Melanie explored our collections, especially the Rank Scripts we acquired in 2020, for her research on Muriel Box, Britain's most ...

Our first audio guide