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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is the UK's leading museum on the history of the moving image. https://t.co/Mhijlqyvqd
University of Exeter, EX4 4SB
Joined February 2013
#kermodeuncut #wittertainment Great film from @kermodemovie on his recent visit to us #bdcmuseum20 Thanks Mark!
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We have a lovely new exhibition on German Expressionism in the museum curated by A Level Film Studies students from @ExeterCollege . Find out more at Many thanks to Adela, AJ, Darcie and Millie.
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We have a lovely new blog on our site by volunteer Natasha on our wonderful Michael Fritz collection of scrapbooks. Michael made and designed over 200 of these wonderful books which are now in the museum.
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Just a reminder that the deadline for applications for our call for stipends is just over a week away on 31st January. Click here for more details
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Our first blog of the year comes from stipend holder Rinella Cere from @sheffhallamuni who discusses colonial myth-making and propaganda through lantern slides we hold on David Livingstone
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RIP David Lynch who gave us some of the strangest and most exciting nights at the cinema and watching TV in the last 50 years. From our collection here he is at work on 'Wild at Heart' and the amazing 'Twin Peaks' board game.
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Happy New Year! Our galleries are now open again after the holidays. Come and discover 3 centuries of moving image history - we look forward to seeing you.
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The museum galleries will be closed from 5pm on Sunday 22nd December and will reopen on Thursday 2nd January at 10pm. The reading room is now closed and reopens on Monday 6th. Here's a dioramic card from our collection. Merry Christmas and see you in 2025!
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Our new student exhibitions are now on display in the museum, created by 3rd year students on the module 'British Screens' taught by the Curator and @lindaruth1 . Find out more at Congratulations to all the students. @ExeterFilm
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We are delighted to announce our latest call for applications for stipends to visit and research our amazing collections. Deadline is 31st January 2025 and details are on the link below.
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We have a great new blog on our website from Peter @Domankiewicz who writes about the attractions and history of the zoetrope. Find out more at
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RT @singalongest: To accompany Bill’s films on the big screen, I wrote a few words. @bdcmuseum @markcousinsfilm @GlasgowsDA
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Great news! Documentray Bill Douglas, My Best Friend is now on the BBC iplayer after screening on BBC Scotland. You can access it at @HopscotchUK @UniofExeterNews
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2 more days to run!
Calling all young poets/film buffs! @bdcmuseum We're running a free online writing workshop on Saturday 26 October, all about how we can use the tools of filmmaking in poetry. This workshop will be recorded too! 📽️Sign up for free:
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We have a fabulous new blog on our website from student volunteer Spike, who looks at a series of programmes of stage shows featuring screen stars including Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, and The Marx Brothers.
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Magic Lantern workshop on 7th Nov at @positivelightp Find out more at and make art from slides!
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