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Happy to be introducing this rare Glasgow screening. Bill Douglas Museum

Our new student exhibitions are now on display in the museum, created by 3rd year students on the module 'British Screens' taught by the Curator and Dr Linda Ruth Williams . Find out more at bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/new-stude…. Congratulations to all the students. Exeter Film & Television Studies

The museum galleries will be closed from 5pm on Sunday 22nd December and will reopen on Thursday 2nd January at 10pm. The reading room is now closed and reopens on Monday 6th. Here's a dioramic card from our collection. Merry Christmas and see you in 2025!

Happy New Year! Our galleries are now open again after the holidays. Come and discover 3 centuries of moving image history - we look forward to seeing you.

RIP David Lynch who gave us some of the strangest and most exciting nights at the cinema and watching TV in the last 50 years. From our collection here he is at work on 'Wild at Heart' and the amazing 'Twin Peaks' board game.

Our first blog of the year comes from stipend holder Rinella Cere from Sheffield Hallam University who discusses colonial myth-making and propaganda through lantern slides we hold on David Livingstone bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/make-way-…

Just a reminder that the deadline for applications for our call for stipends is just over a week away on 31st January. Click here for more details bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/call-for-…

We have a lovely new blog on our site by volunteer Natasha on our wonderful Michael Fritz collection of scrapbooks. Michael made and designed over 200 of these wonderful books which are now in the museum. bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/my-readin…

We have a lovely new exhibition on German Expressionism in the museum curated by A Level Film Studies students from Exeter College . Find out more at bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/new-exhib…. Many thanks to Adela, AJ, Darcie and Millie.

In memory of the late, great #GeneHackman after the news of the tragic deaths of him and his wife Betsy Arakawa. Here he is in for many his finest screen performance as Harry Caul in 'The Conversation'. Truly one of the greatest film actors.

At Exeter Northcott in April.

We have a fascinating new blog on our website today by David Cottis from Middlesex University on his research with us on the film work of enigmatic writer Rodney Ackland. Find out more at bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/discoveri…

Very sadly our Honorary Patron and founding donor Peter Jewell passed away this week aged 90. We will miss him very much for his enthusiasm, wit, his extraordinary generosity and for his friendship with Bill Douglas. Thank you Peter. bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/peter-jew…

We are delighted to announce the Stephen Herbert Award for 2025. The award is for researchers and practitioners interested in moving images and optical media pre-1918 and you can find out more below. Closing date 19th May. MagicLanternSociety bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/the-steph…

We have a job vacancy at the museum for a Curatorial Assistant. Please see the link below for more details. Closing date 27th May. Great chance to work with our amazing collections! bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/job-oppor… University of Exeter News UnivMuseumsGroup Museums Association Devon Museums

We have a great new blog on our site from stipend holder Anushrut Ramakrishnan Agrwaal. Anushrut looks at the role of glass in moving image media through our collection bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/material-…

An obituary for my friend Peter in today’s Guardian Bill Douglas Museum

For #stereoscopyday here's a lovely new acquisition in the museum - a combined graphoscope and stereoscope.