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.

Job Opportunity at The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

7 May 2025, 9:19 a.m.

We are delighted to advertise a job opportunity at the museum. There is a vacancy for the post of Curatorial Assistant, a position funded by our award from Research England's Higher Education Museums, Galleries, and Collections Fund. The role will ...

The Stephen Herbert Award 2025

9 Apr 2025, noon

We are very pleased to announce that thanks to the generosity of his estate, we are again able to offer The Stephen Herbert Award, which will enable a researcher to come to the museum to consult our early cinema or ...

Peter Jewell 1934 - 2025 A Tribute

26 Mar 2025, 9:02 a.m.

We are very sad to announce that Peter Jewell, our Honorary Patron and Principal Donor, died earlier this week after a short illness. Even though he was 90 it has come as something of a shock, because up to his ...

Our first audio guide