Bill Douglas Museum

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is the UK's leading museum on the history of the moving image. Now on Blue Sky @bdcmuseum.bsky.social

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Have you ever thought about visiting the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum but weren't sure how to find us?
Check out this video & why not stop by this bank holiday weekend?
We're open every day, 10am-5pm, free of charge. #museumsky #filmsky #cinema #visitorattraction #exeter

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On the 11th day of the 11th month, we #remember those who gave their lives for peace.
In the 1920s there were a series of silent war films that reconstructed the battles of WWI, including Ypres (1925) & Mons (1926). The Somme (1927) included footage from the Imperial War Museum.

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📢Our latest blog comes from stipend holder Dr Liz Greene, a #Research Fellow at @UniofReading.
Liz writes about their visit exploring the various screen incarnations of #TheWizardofOz, especially the musical #TheWiz from 1978.

Read all about it here: https://t.co/IQjdLz7UUq

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Remember, remember the 5th of November 🎆

Sharing a couple of our #bonfirenight related items - an invitation card to #VforVendetta (2005) & a charming chapter from 'The Boy's Own Book of Home Entertainments & Recreations' on how to make artificial #fireworks #rememberremember

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📢 There is still time to apply for a research stipend to study our collection!
Visit our website for more information: https://t.co/t8NyGthgVQ Deadline: 5pm on Monday 9 November 2026.
@AcademyMuseum @BFI @dff_film @EyeForFilm @MovingImageNYC @UniofExeterNews #film #research

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📢 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: https://t.co/QEG99hWgww

Deadline: 5pm on Monday 9 November 2026.

@UniofExeterNews #Museum #research #film

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Marking #BlackHistoryMonth by highlighting Black screen history in our collection.
Visit our permanent display in the upper gallery, curated by Chloé Jarrett-Bell, exploring the presence and absence of Black people on screen. #BlackScreenHistory #HarryBelafonte #PaulRobeson

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#MagicLanterns haven't lost their magic! 🪄

Thanks to everyone who joined our #family workshop yesterday & created their own lantern slides. Looking for more #halfterm #fun? Follow our Halloween & anime trails through our galleries. We're open daily, 10am-5pm 🎃 #exeter

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📣 Drop in on 27 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.
📍Old Library

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Help shape the next chapter of one of the UK’s oldest surviving purpose-built cinemas. After 25 years, @PaigntonPH is preparing to reopen in 2027 as a restored independent #cinema & #culturalhub & is looking for new #trustees. More details here:
https://t.co/xoZVWBme4u

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In our latest blog, doctoral student Molly Leeming explores how social & cultural change and queer subtexts can be traced through the #Films and Filming #magazines, & how the #letters sections functioned like social media forums today✉️
Read more here: https://t.co/I25WoosnVV

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It was great to support the #magiclanternshow at St Nicholas Priory with producers @LightbearLane 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

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📣 Drop in on 27 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.
📍Old Library

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⚔️ #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? #BayeuxTapestry

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🎞️Exeter Comic Con this weekend was amazing!🙏 A massive thank you to the legend Chris Barrie for dropping by our stand & supporting the museum with this picture for our socials - "Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast!" #UKCGF #comicon #film #tv #cinema #actor #reddwarf

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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: https://t.co/0T1gMUgWAZ

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Delighted to be supporting this event by @lightbearlane to bring the wonder of magic lanterns to life in Exeter's oldest building, @nixpriory .

We will be contributing a pop-up display of our extensive collections.

Tickets available here: https://t.co/SIzkbNXQYv

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📢 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: https://t.co/QEG99hWgww

Deadline: 5pm on Monday 9 November 2026.

@UniofExeterNews #Museum #research #film

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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, University of Exeter
🎟️ Book your free ticket via Eventbrite here: https://t.co/an7oLC5AU8 #MM100 #MarilynMonroe

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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, University of Exeter
🎟️ Book your free ticket via Eventbrite here: https://t.co/an7oLC5AU8 #MM100 #MarilynMonroe

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What a wonderful evening launching our @bbgconnects guide for #HeritageOpenDays! We also celebrated our Marilyn art competition winners & becoming an @ace_national designated collection 🎉 Our #Everydayhistories display remains open throughout @heritageopenday - take a look!

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Coming up on Monday 14th September - our @bbgconnects guide launch as part of @heritageopenday!

We'll also be celebrating becoming an @ace_national Designated Collection of importance 🎉

Book your space via Eventbrite here: https://t.co/P3Q5COujeX

#heritageopendays #bloomberg