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Welcome and explore with us some of the treasures from the UK's leading moving image museum, based at the University of Exeter.
Free to visit and open 10am to 5pm every day.
#FilmSky #🎥 #cinemahistory
@bdcmuseum.bsky.socialDelighted to be supporting this event by @lightbearlane.org to bring the wonder of magic lanterns to life in Exeter's oldest building, St Nicholas' Priory.
We will be contributing a pop-up display of our extensive collections.
Tickets available here: lnkd.in/eEZXzRh5
@bdcmuseum.bsky.social🕵️‍♂️Happy James Bond Day to those who celebrate!
Today marks the anniversary of the London premier of Dr No in 1962🔫
Speculation is rife about who will be the next James Bond - who would you choose?
#filmsky #jamesbondday #007 #drno
@bdcmuseum.bsky.social📢 New Stipends Call to Research at the Museum Now Open for UK and international researchers and practitioners!
For details on how to apply, please visit our website: www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/new-sti...
Deadline: 5pm on Monday 9 November 2026.
@bdcmuseum.bsky.socialReposted by @bdcmuseum.bsky.socialComing up: "Why Marilyn Monroe Still Matters": Lecture by Professor Lucy Bolton
🗓️30 September 2026 at 6.30pm
📍 Bill Douglas Cinema (Queen’s LT2) Queen’s Building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter
🎟️ Book your free ticket via Eventbrite here:
tinyurl.com/43kvhxur
#MM100 #MarilynMonroe
@bdcmuseum.bsky.socialComing up: "Why Marilyn Monroe Still Matters": Lecture by Professor Lucy Bolton
🗓️30 September 2026 at 6.30pm
📍 Bill Douglas Cinema (Queen’s LT2) Queen’s Building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter
🎟️ Book your free ticket via Eventbrite here:
tinyurl.com/43kvhxur
#MM100 #MarilynMonroe
@bdcmuseum.bsky.socialWhat a wonderful evening launching our Bloomberg Connects guide for #HeritageOpenDays! We also celebrated our Marilyn art competition winners & becoming an @artscouncilengland.bsky.social designated collection 🎉 Our special #Everydayhistories display remains open throughout Heritage Open Days!
@bdcmuseum.bsky.socialComing up on Monday 14th September - our Bloomberg Connects guide launch as part of Heritage Open Days!
We'll also be celebrating our great news of becoming an Arts Council England Designated Collection of importance 🎉
Book your space via Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/bdhtph2f
@bdcmuseum.bsky.social📢 BIG NEWS!
We are delighted to announce that the museum has been recognised as an Arts Council England Designated collection of national and international importance 🎉
Read more about it here: tinyurl.com/5a7rxy4z
@bdcmuseum.bsky.socialToday marks the centenary of the funeral of a great stars of the silver screen: #RudolphValentino.
The museum holds over 300 items relating to Valentino’s career, including this invitation to his #funeral & mourning cloth which belonged to silent star Mabel Normand (EXEBD 2280) #filmsky #musuemsky
@bdcmuseum.bsky.socialFor Heritage Open Days 2026, join us at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum for the launch of our brand-new guide on the Bloomberg Connects app 🤳
Try out the guide & enjoy refreshments, giveaways & special displays.
Book your free place via Eventbrite here:
tinyurl.com/bdhtph2f
@bdcmuseum.bsky.socialOver the summer, we hosted an art competition to create an artwork inspired by Marilyn Monroe🎨
Entries are now on display in the café at Exeter Picturehouse until 20th September. Congrats to the winners & thanks to all entrants – do stop by & take a look!
@bdcmuseum.bsky.socialTo mark #valentinesday & the theatrical release this week of the highly anticipated “Wuthering Heights”, here is the scrapbook we hold of William Wyler’s 1939 adaptation.
Which screen adaptation of Bronte's classic novel is your favourite?
