The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is home to one of the largest collections of material relating to the moving image in Britain. We are both an accredited public museum and an academic research facility and we hold a collection of over 85,000 items. Over 1,000 of our items are on display in our Galleries and are available to be viewed by the public.
We welcome you back to explore three centuries of moving image history. Leading film critic Mark Kermode visited the museum in Summer 2017 and made this film about us for his 'KermodeUncut' video blog.
We welcome you back to explore three centuries of moving image history. Leading film critic Mark Kermode visited the museum in Summer 2017 and made this film about us for his 'KermodeUncut' video blog.
Services
Archives
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The museum holds several archival collections which have been generously donated by key figures in British cinema. The archives have a particularly strong emphasis upon modern British independent films. This list is intended to give a brief overview of the various archive collections held in the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum.
Features
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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum partnered with Grand Challenges this year to create a digital showcase. This project was compiled to highlight the interconnectedness and hypertextual nature of the history of the cinema. Ranging from 19th century pre-cinema optics to star ephemera created in recent decades, the collection varies greatly but, observed collectively the individual items form a cohesive history of the evolution of film.
Teaching and Researching at the University of Exeter
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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum supports teaching and research in a number of courses across the University of Exeter, in particular courses run by the College of Humanities. These films, which we have called Object Stories were filmed by student Mini Warren to showcase the research based in the museum by three menbers of film studies staff: Helen Hanson, Joe Kember and Lisa Stead.
Resources for Schools
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We welcome school visits to the museum and can provide a tour of the galleries. We prefer that group visits take place during university vacation time if at all possible. To find out more information or to book a group visit, please contact us. You can find activities for children and information for teachers here.
Student Films
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Students volunteers often make films for us inspired by the museum and some examples are below. The following film from 2019 by Volunteer Elliana Hamer is a guide to new students on making the most of the museum during their time at the University of Exeter.
We are delighted to show this film by student volunteer (and member of campus filmmaking society XTV) Elliana which is an introduction and guide to using the museum for new and returning University of Exeter students during the course of their studies.
We are delighted to show this film by student volunteer (and member of campus filmmaking society XTV) Elliana which is an introduction and guide to using the museum for new and returning University of Exeter students during the course of their studies.
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