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
University of Exeter, EX4 4SB
Joined February 2013
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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
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
📣 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
⚔️ #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
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
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: lnkd.in/eEZXzRh5
📢 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: bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/new-st…
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: 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, University of Exeter
🎟️ Book your free ticket via Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/43kvhxur #MM100 #MarilynMonroe
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!
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: tinyurl.com/bdhtph2f
#heritageopendays #bloomberg
📢 BIG NEWS! We are delighted to announce that the museum has been recognised as an @ace_national collection of national and international importance 🎉
Read more about it here: tinyurl.com/5a7rxy4z
#designation #museum #announcement
@UniofExeterNews
Today, we’re celebrating a record nine museums, libraries and archives whose collections have been awarded Designated status by our Designation Panel. 🥳
Read our news story for the full list 👇
bit.ly/4qYpWgH
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ALT Two individuals are viewing exhibits in a museum display case at Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. They appear engaged and cheerful as they look at vintage film items with informational cards.
Today marks the centenary of the funeral of a great star 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)
For @heritageopenday, join us for the launch of our brand-new guide on the @bbgconnects #app🤳
Try out the guide & enjoy refreshments, giveaways & special displays. Book your free place via Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/bdhtph2f #bloombergconnects
#heritageopendays
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 @exepicturehouse until 20th September. Congrats to the winners & thanks to all entrants – do stop by & take a look!
#MM100 #MarilynMonroe
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 & philanthropist, she was also a film star -here she is in a still from our collections in her greatest celluloid moment, #9to5. #RIPDolly #DollyParton #RIP
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
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 #familyfun #exeter
Our latest blog on our website is from Elise Maynard, a PhD student at the @BristolUni. 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 #research #nutcracker #disney
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 #museum #animation #Exeter
