The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

Exeter

Museum and research facility at the University of Exeter

Opening Galleries open 10am-5pm, 7 days a week including Bank Holidays, except between Christmas and New Year when the building is closed. Research facilities open by appointment Monday to Friday, 10:00-12:30 and 13:30-16:30 (except Bank Holidays and between Christmas and New Year).

Price Free

Typical visit Not provided yet

Age fit Not specified

Setting indoor

The experience

About this day out

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, located in the Old Library building on the University of Exeter's Streatham Campus, is home to one of the largest collections on cinema and moving image history in Britain, with over 90,000 items and more than 1,000 on display. The Lower Gallery explores pre-cinema visual culture up to 1910, while the Upper Gallery celebrates cinema from 1910 to the present. Admission to the galleries is free.

When to go

Opening calendar

Galleries open 10am-5pm, 7 days a week including Bank Holidays, except between Christmas and New Year when the building is closed. Research facilities open by appointment Monday to Friday, 10:00-12:30 and 13:30-16:30 (except Bank Holidays and between Christmas and New Year).

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What it costs

Prices at a glance

Admission: Free

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Practical details

Facilities & accessibility

At a glance

♿ Wheelchair accessible🎟️ Free entryGalleries with over 1,000 items on displayResearch/study facilities open by appointmentAudio guidesGuidebook available to borrow at entranceGuided tours for groups of five or more (weekdays, by arrangement)Online collection catalogue

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Parking: Not provided yet
Dogs: Not provided yet

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