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30 Sep 2024, 4:41 p.m.
Our latest blog comes from stipend-holder Jack Henderson who looks at trauma and creativity in Bill Douglas's work. Jack is a filmmaker and psychotherapist, working on a screenplay about Bill Douglas's life.
9 Sep 2024, 6 a.m.
We would like to wish a very happy 90th birthday to our principal donor and honorary patron Peter Jewell! Peter was Bill Douglas's best friend and together they built an amazing collection of artefacts on cinema and optical media, going ...
3 Sep 2024, 9:53 a.m.
Our latest blog comes from student volunteer Ella Marston, who looks at the phenomenal success of the High School Musical franchise, as represented through the merchandise held in the museum collections.
22 Aug 2024, 2:25 p.m.
We are delighted to advertise two new jobs at the museum. These are a Curatorial Assistant and a Museum Assistant. The new roles are being funded from our recent award by Research England's Higher Education Museums, Galleries, and Collections Fund ...
15 Aug 2024, 12:14 p.m.
We have a wonderful new interactive machine in our lower galley. It is a replica of an 18th century optical cabinet, built and donated by early and pre-cinema expert Stephen Herbert, who sadly died last year. Stephen modelled the cabinet ...