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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We are very pleased to announce that thanks to the generosity of his estate, we are again able to offer The Stephen Herbert #Award. The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 24th July 2026.
For details of how to apply, please visit our website: tinyurl.com/4wm63npa
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What a fantastic exhibition launch of '100 Years of Marilyn' on her 100th birthday!🎉
Great to celebrate Marilyn & the amazing achievement of our student volunteer curators, Isabel Tween & Jean MacCourt. Thank you, & to everyone who came along! #MarilynMonroe #Marilyn100
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'100 Years of Marilyn': Building an Exhibition - part 3!
Today marks what would have been the 100th birthday of #MarilynMonroe, one of film's greatest icons. We are marking the day by launching our new exhibition at 5:30pm today🎂
More info here: tinyurl.com/j5nt4s3f
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Building an Exhibition Part 2! Our student volunteer curators take you behind the scenes of our upcoming exhibition, '100 Years of Marilyn'! Don't forget to book your free ticket to our exhibition launch on 1 June:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/100-years…
youtu.be/1EoZvlR-h5s?si=UHJf…
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We're looking forward to our next family fun day coming up on 26 May, inspired by stars of the big screen! Drop in between 10am-12noon & 2-4pm for creative, free kids' activities ⭐ Seminar Room A/B in the Old Library.
#funday #museum #filmstars #exeter
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Not long now until our new exhibition, "100 Years of Marilyn", opens!
Our intern, Simran, takes a look behind the scenes and chats to our amazing volunteers, Issie and Jean, who are working on the exhibition.
Join us for our exhibition launch on 1 June! tinyurl.com/4jj8v4bh
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Today is #InternationalMuseumsDay & museums around the world are celebrating under the theme “Museums Uniting a Divided World."
Our intern, Emily, has done a great job of refreshing our Cinemagoing case, which is all about the power of cinema as a collective experience.
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Last chance to see our exhibition 'Land of the Pharaohs: Egypt on Screen' this weekend.
Don't miss it!
We're open every day 10am-5pm.
#Egypt #exhibition #museum #exeter #film @UniofExeterNews
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
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Our second newsletter is out now!
Read our latest news about upcoming events, exhibitions and research here: mailchi.mp/aa51b012e6da/news…
Not signed up yet? Sign up here: mailchi.mp/d0efe508c694/sign…
#museum #newsletter #exeter #latestnews
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Join us in the foyer of the Old Library on 1 June for the opening of our new exhibition, '100 Years of Marilyn', on the centenary of the birth of the great icon Marilyn Monroe!
Link to book your free ticket here:
tinyurl.com/4jj8v4bh
#100yearsofMarilyn
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Do you live in Exeter?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
Help us shape our plans for the museum going forward by completing this short survey. It should take about 10 minutes to complete:
lnkd.in/dGPtwZjA
Many thanks!
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Our latest #blog is from stipend holder Marcin Nowicki, an #artist & #filmmaker who has made a #film based on his #research on different ways of seeing, Image Beyond the Eye, which you can see here: lnkd.in/eWT7e4Hr
Read Marcin's full blog here: lnkd.in/eUThvFht
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🎧 Episode 2 of our latest #podcast is here!
Listen here to our intern, Simran, & Assistant Curator Matt Lee discussing how #cinema #museums stay relevant, how curatorial choices shape what audiences remember & why our museum remains so important in 2026:
youtube.com/watch?v=Nnl2EoKt…
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Big thank you to our intern & filmmaker, Simran, who visited our special 'Shakespeare on Screen' display yesterday & made this fab film. It's part of the South West Shakespeare Festival produced by
@LightbearLane which kicks off today! @UniofExeterNews #swshakespearefest
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🎧 🎥 Watch & listen to this great video by our intern & filmmaker, Simran Sanghera, of Barry Chandler & Freya Hobbs chatting about our latest temporary #exhibition, 'Land of the Pharaohs: #Egypt on Screen' - on until 15 May! youtu.be/xKJ1GHmkmSE?si=-7vG… #museum
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Our display for the South West Shakespeare Festival is now open! Get your fill of Shakespeare on Screen this week, every day 10am-5pm, in the stairwell of the upper gallery. Thank you to @LightbearLane for having us as festival partners!
#SWShakespeareFest #shakingitup
It's #ShakespeareWeek, & we're part of the inaugural South West #Shakespeare Festival! Keep your eyes peeled from 20 April for our special display on Shakespeare on Screen, curated by Dr Sarah Spencer. She discusses it in this article by the PRSD: #SWshakespearefest
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🎧 🎥 Watch & listen to this great video by our intern & filmmaker, Simran Sanghera, of Barry Chandler & Freya Hobbs chatting about our latest temporary exhibition, 'Land of the Pharaohs: Egypt on Screen' - on until 15 May! youtube.com/watch?v=xKJ1...
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Our latest blog comes from stipend holder Stephen McDowall, Senior #Lecturer in #History at the The University of Edinburgh, who researches representations of #Asia in #Britishvisualculture. Read all about it here: tinyurl.com/mv4vary2
#research #museum
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