Bill Douglas Centre - History of Cinema

University of Exeter, The Old Library, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4SB, England
1-90 Years

Description

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is a brilliant resource for students, film fans, and those interested in the history of the moving image.The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is home to one of the largest collections of material relating to the moving image in Britain. They are both an accredited public museum and an academic research facility and they hold a collection of over 86,000 items. Over 1,000 items are on display in the Galleries and are available to be viewed by the public.  

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Features

  • Free
  • Host birthday parties: No

Features

  • Parking nearby.
  • Toilets and Accessible toilets.
  • Wheelchair friendly.

What to see

Explore the collection: The collection includes artefacts dating from the seventeenth century to the present day, covering all aspects of cinema, pre-cinema and the history of the moving image. The collection is very diverse but is united by an emphasis on the audience’s experience of the moving image.This catalogue lists the items that we hold in the museum. To see the items you will need to consult them in our reading room at the University, although in some cases there are low-resolution images accompanying the description of the item. 

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Price

Price: Free

Price Details

Free admission.

For latest price update, deals, offers, discount codes, please check the  website as below:

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/bdc/

Pricing URL: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/bdc/

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

Opening times  The museum galleries are open 10am-5pm 7 days a week, including Bank Holidays, except between Christmas and New Year when the building is closed.

At weekends and bank holidays Curatorial staff are not available, although the galleries are monitored by security staff.

Research facilities are open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm by prior appointment, except for bank holidays when they are closed. 

Address: University of Exeter, The Old Library, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4SB, England

Post Code: EX4 4SB

Council: Exeter

County: Devon

The museum is located in the Old Library building on the University of  Exeter's Streatham Campus. Research and learning facilities including the Museum, the University Special Collections and library and study facilities are located in the building.

To visit The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, follow the signs for the city centre from A30/A38/M5 and then follow signs for the University. The Old Library is situated half way along Prince of Wales Road, adjacent to the University Chapel. You will see a large sign for the museum by a turning circle - follow the signs up the hill.

Pay and display parking is available along Prince of Wales Road but please be aware that spaces are limited during term-time. There is a designated parking space directly outside the Museum for registered disabled visitors, and lift and ramp access is available for wheelchair users. If you are planning to visit during the week in term-time it may be possible to arrange a permit for parking outside the museum - please email. At weekends and in the vacations you may be able to park outside the museum in any case.

For public transport users, the 'UNI' bus service runs at regular intervals between the University and the city centre; if travelling from the city centre get off the bus by the Queen's Building. The University is just a short walk from both Exeter St David's (lthough this is uphill) and Exeter Central Stations.

A more detailed map of the University campus can be found on the University of Exeter website.

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