The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

Our latest blog comes from illustrator and comic book #artist Karrie Fransman. Karrie was the recipient of 2025's Stephen Herbert Award and came to the #museum to explore #precinema and #visualstorytelling.

Read about her fascinating findings here:
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We're launching the brand-new Bill Douglas Cinema Museum newsletter!

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We had a fantastic time hosting the Land of the Pharaohs: Egypt on screen-themed #familyfunday yesterday!

The kids particularly loved trying on the replica helmet from Alexander (2004) - good to see #Egyptomania still capturing young imaginations!

#Egyptsky #museumsky #engagement #filmsky #film

To mark #valentinesday & the theatrical release this week of the highly anticipated “Wuthering Heights”, here is the scrapbook we hold of William Wyler’s 1939 adaptation.

Which screen adaptation of Bronte's classic novel is your favourite?

#wutheringheights #filmsky #cinemasky

We're very excited to be partners in the inaugural South West #Shakespeare Festival with a special temporary display on all things #Shakespeare on #Screen coming in April! #shakespearesky @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social @exeterunilib.bsky.social

Join us for some Egypt-themed #fun this #halfterm!

Drop in between 10am-12noon & 2-4pm for free kids' creative activities inspired by our new #exhibition - 'Land of the Pharaohs: #Egypt on Screen'.

Make your own Egyptian-inspired #film props & more!
#museumsky #cinema #Exeter #filmsky #exetersky

Our latest blog comes from stipend holder Joel Blackledge, who explores the #Kinora. Joel is a #PhDstudent from @mybcu.bsky.social who is studying internet #memes & came to the museum to explore their links to the earliest #cinema.

Read the full blog here: tinyurl.com/2wr9vkdu
#filmsky #research

Join us for some Egypt-themed #fun this #halfterm!

Drop in between 10am-12noon & 2-4pm for free kids' creative activities inspired by our new #exhibition - 'Land of the Pharaohs: #Egypt on Screen'.

Make your own Egyptian-inspired #film props & more!
#museumsky #cinema #Exeter #filmsky #exetersky

Our new #exhibition opens tomorrow!

'Land of the Pharaohs: #Egypt on Screen' looks at Egypt's cultural impact on pre-cinema, filmmaking, cinema design and popular culture.

Come and see it! We're open every day 10am-5pm.
#EgyptonScreen #film #cinema #Culture
#filmsky #museumsky #Egyptsky

Sharing this sheet #music from the classic 1952 MGM #musical 'Singin' in the Rain' to lift the spirits this #BlueMonday (EXEBD 51325). Its infectious music, choreography & optimism always makes us smile! 🎶☔️
What #feelgoodfilms are you watching this winter? @exeterunilib.bsky.social

We're at the @exeter.ac.uk Students' Guild Welcome Back Week in the forum today! Do stop by for info, freebies, to handle some items, tell us what films you've enjoyed recently & what you'd like to see happening at the museum. We're here until 3pm! @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

*Christmas Closure*

We will be closed from 5pm on Monday 22nd December until 10am on Monday 5th January.

This weekend if your last chance to see our #Christmas display and our cinema-themed tree!

Merry Christmas from all at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum!

#filmsky #museumsky #chistmassky

We were deeply saddened by the awful loss of director Rob Reiner & his wife, Michele- his warmth & wit gave us classics like 'This Is Spinal Tap', 'When Harry Met Sally', & his favourite, 'Stand By Me'. Here's a press book we hold with an iconic cover. #RIP #RobReiner #StandByMe #filmsky #cinemasky

Thanks to everyone who shared their favourite #Christmas films, quotes & moments for our #community cinema-themed tree!🎄The entries show how #films powerfully bring people together & are central to so many #traditions & #memories. What's your favourite? #Christmassky #filmsky #museumsky

Huge thanks to the Victorian Studies group at Exeter @uniofexetercvs.bsky.social for inviting me to deliver a work-in-progress paper on the recruitographs project, and thanks similarly to staff at the @bdcmuseum.bsky.social, especially Matt Lee, for the tremendous archive support. See you all soon!

Our Assistant #Curator Matt joined the Best Practices in #Filmstrip #Archiving workshop @goetheuni.bsky.social, part of the Relocating Filmstrips Remapping Europe project—working to reconnect collections & set standards for preserving these mid-20th-century treasures. Learn more: 👉 lnkd.in/egYPKbfH

#Christmas has arrived at the #Museum🎄
Thank you to everyone who dropped in to make decorations for our film-themed #Christmastree or contributed their favourite Christmas #films!

Tell us about your favourite here & we'll add it: forms.office.com/e/MdcqnRSbcR @thepaganchaplain.bsky.social

Our latest blog comes from Dr Lisa Smithstead, Associate Professor of #FilmHistory at @swanseauni.bsky.social

Lisa writes about older women #stars in the post #MeToo era by looking at our material on the changing star image of #DemiMoore.

Read more here: tinyurl.com/2s3u5zzh

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Coming up on Monday! Let us know your favourite Christmas films and quotes here: forms.office.com/e/MdcqnRSbcR and it will feature on our very special cinema-themed tree in the upper gallery! 🎄

We were delighted to welcome Harriet Richards to the #museum last week. As a child Harriet had an important role in Bill Douglas' 'Comrades', playing Charity Stansfield. Harriet brought her family in & it was great to hear her very warm memories of the film & working with Bill. #museumsky #cinemasky

Not in Exeter? You can still contribute to our cinema-themed #Christmastree! Just send us your favourite quote or moment from a Christmas film via social media or here forms.office.com/e/MdcqnRSbcR and we'll include it on the tree 🎄#christmassky

Lights... Camera.... Christmas! 🎬

Help us decorate our #museum #Christmastree🎄

Drop in on 8th December, 2:30pm-5pm to make your own film-themed decorations and join us afterwards at 5pm for a mince pie, festive drink, and a tour featuring our #Christmas display!
#filmsky #museumsky #cinema

Our latest blog is from #artist Juliette Losq, who visited the #museum on a stipend from The Stephen Herbert Award. Juliette explored our #peepshow collection - you can find out more about her fascinating artwork on her website here: www.losq.co.uk & read the full blog here: tinyurl.com/4zdaxz6c

Don't forget that our kids' #creativeworkshop - 'From #Script to #Screen' - is coming up this Saturday 15th November with @womensscreenwork.bsky.social!

Perfect for kids aged 9-12 who are curious about what happens behind the scenes of a #film🧜‍♀️

It's free - link to book here: tinyurl.com/mw9em9tu

Marking #RemembranceDay by sharing a #camera signed by J.B McDowell, the #frontline #cameraman who shot scenes for 'The Battle of the Somme' in 1916 – the first full-length war documentary and the most widely seen film in Britain up to that date. #lestweforget #ww1 #Historysky #filmsky #museumsky

Our latest blog is from stipend holder Veronica Johnson, who writes about the role of cinema managers in the 1910s & '20s. Dr Veronica Johnson is an early & silent film scholar working on a history of the Film Company of Ireland.

Read the full blog here: tinyurl.com/5n7wmbx9
#filmsky #researchsky

Do you have creative kids aged 9-12? Why not bring them along to our next #workshop - 'From Script to Screen' - on 15th November? A fantastic chance for children to explore #creative choices behind the scenes of #filmmaking as part of the @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Book here: tinyurl.com/mw9em9tu

We had a spooktacular morning running the kids' #Halloween optical toy and shadow puppet #workshop this morning! Huge thank you to everyone who came along.

If you missed it, our Movie Monsters and Freaky Film Trail is on until 2nd November - complete to win a sweet treat! 🎃 #museumsky #filmsky

Don't miss our kids' drop-in workshop and lunchtime talk coming up at the museum tomorrow! #Halfterm #halloween #filmsky #museumsky #cinemasky #Exeter

From Script to Screen In this workshop, 9-12 year olds will explore what goes on behind the scenes to make a film. From costumes, sets, props, and publicity to bring a script to life on the screen.You will learn about crea...

Our 'From #Script to #Screen kids' #workshop is coming up on 15th November as part of the @beinghumanfest.bsky.social, delivered as part of the AHRC-funded 'Women's Screen Work in the Archive Made Visible' #research project. More info and booking link here: tinyurl.com/ywtaad94 🎥
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