We have a new temporary display in the Lower Gallery, 'Visualising Venice'! This display showcases Venice’s popularity as a subject in optical media from the nineteenth century. Open now until 4th September! #Venice #Exhibition #VisualisingVenice #museumsky #Venicesky #filmsky

We had a wonderful first session of #MuseumMondays today! Hope to see you next week for film-themed badge-making and other cinema-related art and craft activities! 🎞️ Drop in on Mondays between 11am-1pm for #free kids' activities throughout August. #museumsky #cinemasky #filmsky

Our July newsletter is out now! Take a read of everything we've been up to here: tinyurl.com/4bnvan7j Not signed up yet? Be the first to find out about research news, new acquisitions, and upcoming exhibitions and events by signing up here: tinyurl.com/384mptus #newsletter #museumsky #filmsky

📣TOKYO CALLING📣 Our new temporary #exhibition 'Beyond the Samurai: An Introduction to #Japanese #Cinema' is now on! Running from 23 July to November. Dip your toes into the history of #Japanese #film industry & why not take the summer anime trail or the special digital trail? tinyurl.com/5a6jjv5f

We are delighted to launch our guide on the #Bloomberg Connects Arts+Culture #app, thanks to @artukdotorg.bsky.social 🎉 Check it out here or download via any app store: lnkd.in/e6FP649m We will also be hosting a launch event in September, so do come along and try it out! #culturesky #museumsky

📢We're excited to announce Museum Mondays, our summer holiday programme! ☀️ 🏖️🍦 Drop in on Mondays throughout August between 11am-1pm for free kids' #creative activities inspired by all things film and moving image. #museummondays #museumsky #filmsky #exeter #summer #familyfun

Applications are still open for the Stephen Herbert #Award! Are you an early career #scholar, independent #researcher or #creative practitioner with an interest in early #cinema & optical media? If so, details are here: tinyurl.com/4wm63npa Deadline: 9am, 27th July #museumsky #researchsky #film

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum@bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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

📣 Our latest blog comes from school student Nina, who was recently on work experience at the #museum. She explores her love of The #Beatles through our collection. #Beatlemania! is a great read from a very talented student! 👏 Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/cdnkbe8a #museumsky

We're delighted to have our exhibition '100 Years of Marilyn' featured in the July edition of Exeter Living! epaper.exeterlivingmag.co.uk/app/EXE501/e... Not seen it yet? We're open every day, 10am-5pm. #MarilynMonroe #Exhibition #Marilyn100 #100yearsofMarilyn #museumsky #filmsky

🎨 We’re excited to be hosting a #MarilynMonroe #art #competition for anyone aged 4-18. Entrants will have the chance to have their work displayed in a summer exhibition at Exeter Picturehouse and will be invited to a prizegiving at the museum! Details of how to enter below. #museumsky #filmsky

Sarah recently attended ‘Co-producing Stories with Communities’ at @leedsmuseums.bsky.social and @natarchivestrust.bsky.social and we're inspired! What are your ideas for a #community co-curated exhibition at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum? Let us know in the comments! #curationsky #museumsky

Our latest blog comes from #choreographer & #filmmaker Lea Anderson, who returned to the museum on a stipend to #research her latest show, #BUG, which is inspired by the #dances & sounds of #insects & will be performed in school playgrounds 🐜 Read more here: tinyurl.com/4672j8hn #insectweek

We were delighted to welcome this year's cohort of University of Exeter Arts, Culture and Heritage Professional Pathways interns to the museum for a skills training session about #curation. Such great ideas & enthusiasm! We wish you the best of luck with your #internships! #professionalpathways

We were sad to hear of the death of #DavidHockney, perhaps the greatest #British post-war #artist. Hockney always linked art to cinema & ways of seeing, such as in the film about his life, 'A Bigger Splash', or his research on the optical aids of the old masters in his book 'Secret Knowledge'. #RIP

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

Many thanks to the @dhlabexeter.bsky.social intern, Evelyn, for all her hard work digitising our collections!

Digital Humanities Lab, Exeter @dhlabexeter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Check out this video created by one of our fantastic DH Interns, Evelyn, about her experience in the lab this year! Evelyn worked with us last year as a DH intern, but she returned this year to work on some really exciting projects for the @bdcmuseum.bsky.social #Interns #Internships #Digital

What a fantastic exhibition launch we had for '100 Years of Marilyn' on her 100th birthday!🎉 Great to celebrate Marilyn & the amazing achievement of our student volunteer curators, Isabel Tween and Jean MacCourt. Thank you, and thank you to everyone who came along! #MarilynMonroe #Marilyn100

'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, '100 Years of Marilyn', at 5:30pm today. More info here: tinyurl.com/j5nt4s3f

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 at 5:30pm on Monday 1st June: lnkd.in/eXg-UCCH youtu.be/1EoZvlR-h5s?...

Building an Exhibition: 100 Years of Marilyn (Part 2)

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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.

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

This photo from our University Archive shows the official opening of the Bill Douglas Centre [now the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum] in 1997! 📷 EUL UA/P/1b #UniOfExeterArchive On #InternationalMuseumDay, why not check out the Museum, its collections and programme of events! ➡️ @bdcmuseum.bsky.social

Today is International Museums Day & 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 shared experience. #InternationalMuseumsDay

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

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum@bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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

Our second newsletter is out now! Read our latest news about upcoming events, exhibitions and research here: mailchi.mp/aa51b012e6da... Not signed up yet? Sign up here: mailchi.mp/d0efe508c694... #newsltter #museumsky #filmsky #latestnews

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.

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 #MarilynMonroe #100yearsofMarilyn #filmsky #museumsky

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: forms.office.com/e/SG1s2dayiJ Many thanks!

Our latest #blog comes from stipend holder Marcin Nowicki. Marcin is an #artist and #filmmaker who has made a #film based on his #research with our collection on different ways of seeing, Image Beyond the Eye, which you can see here: lnkd.in/eWT7e4Hr Read Marcin's fill blog here: lnkd.in/eUThvFht

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