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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🎞️ Exeter Comic Con this weekend was amazing! 🙏 A massive thank you to the legend Chris Barrie for dropping by our stand and supporting the museum with this picture for our socials - "Smoke me a kipper I’ll be back for breakfast!" #UKCGF #comicon #filmsky #tvsky #cinemasky #actorsky #museumsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

We had a fantastic time at the International #MagicLantern Convention this weekend - great to experience the wonder of so many shows & to meet an international community of lanternists. Don't miss the magic lantern show coming up this week here in Exeter! tinyurl.com/4pacaaap @lightbearlane.org

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Delighted 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 #magiclanternsky #cinemasky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🕵️‍♂️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

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📢 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. #researchsky #museumsky #filmsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Coming 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

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What 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!

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Coming 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 #bloombergconnects

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Today 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

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

For 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 #bloombergconnects

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Over 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! #MM100 #MarilynMonroe #filmsky #artsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We're very sad to hear about Dolly Parton, who gave so much joy to so many people. As well as being a singer, songwriter and philanthropist, she was also a film star and here she is in a still from our collections in her greatest celluloid moment, '9 to 5'. #RIPDolly #DollyParton #9To5 #RIP #filmsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A big thank you to Charlotte Cooper for our final #MuseumMondays session, exploring the magic of #animation! ✨Thanks to everyone who joined us over the last 4 weeks. We loved welcoming so many new & returning visitors! Sign up here for upcoming events: tinyurl.com/384mptus #museumsky #filmsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our last Museum Mondays session is this Monday, 24th August - drop in between 11am-1pm to learn the basics of how to make pictures move! #animation #workshop #familysky #exetersky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our latest blog on our website is from Elise Maynard, a PhD student at the University of Bristol. Elise writes about the way the Nutcracker Suite in Disney's 'Fantasia' popularised Ballet in 20th century America. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2654bcjs #blog #researchsky #nutcracker #disneysky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We had such fun at Museum Mondays yesterday! Japanese anime was a real hit. Don't miss our final Museum Mondays session next week, 24th August, 11am-1pm - an introduction to #animation. You'll get a chance to make pictures move! #japaneseanime #museumsky #animationsky #Exetersky #familyfun

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Are you preparing to watch the #solareclipse later today? ☾ ☀️ Sharing some of our eclipse-related items here, and, if you haven’t managed to get hold of a pair of #eclipse glasses, here’s a handy guide from 1962 on how to make a pinhole camera to safely view this rare #astronomical spectacle!

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Coming up on Monday 17th August - our Japanese anime-themed session for #MuseumMondays! Drop in between 11am-1pm to try your hand at origami, Pokémon optical toys, designing your own character, our anime trail and much more. Free family friendly fun for all ages and abilities 🌸#animesky #japansky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We have a new temporary display in the Lower Gallery, 'Visualising Venice'! This display showcases Venice’s popularity as a subject in optical media from the nineteenth century. Open now until 4th September! #Venice #Exhibition #VisualisingVenice #museumsky #Venicesky #filmsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We had a wonderful first session of #MuseumMondays today! Hope to see you next week for film-themed badge-making and other cinema-related art and craft activities! 🎞️ Drop in on Mondays between 11am-1pm for #free kids' activities throughout August. #museumsky #cinemasky #filmsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Our July newsletter is out now! Take a read of everything we've been up to here: tinyurl.com/4bnvan7j Not signed up yet? Be the first to find out about research news, new acquisitions, and upcoming exhibitions and events by signing up here: tinyurl.com/384mptus #newsletter #museumsky #filmsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📣TOKYO CALLING📣 Our new temporary #exhibition 'Beyond the Samurai: An Introduction to #Japanese #Cinema' is now on! Running from 23 July to November. Dip your toes into the history of #Japanese #film industry & why not take the summer anime trail or the special digital trail? tinyurl.com/5a6jjv5f

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We are delighted to launch our guide on the #Bloomberg Connects Arts+Culture #app, thanks to @artukdotorg.bsky.social 🎉 Check it out here or download via any app store: lnkd.in/e6FP649m We will also be hosting a launch event in September, so do come along and try it out! #culturesky #museumsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📢We're excited to announce Museum Mondays, our summer holiday programme! ☀️ 🏖️🍦 Drop in on Mondays throughout August between 11am-1pm for free kids' #creative activities inspired by all things film and moving image. #museummondays #museumsky #filmsky #exeter #summer #familyfun

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

📣 Our latest blog comes from school student Nina, who was recently on work experience at the #museum. She explores her love of The #Beatles through our collection. #Beatlemania! is a great read from a very talented student! 👏 Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/cdnkbe8a #museumsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We're delighted to have our exhibition '100 Years of Marilyn' featured in the July edition of Exeter Living! epaper.exeterlivingmag.co.uk/app/EXE501/e... Not seen it yet? We're open every day, 10am-5pm. #MarilynMonroe #Exhibition #Marilyn100 #100yearsofMarilyn #museumsky #filmsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🎨 We’re excited to be hosting a #MarilynMonroe #art #competition for anyone aged 4-18. Entrants will have the chance to have their work displayed in a summer exhibition at Exeter Picturehouse and will be invited to a prizegiving at the museum! Details of how to enter below. #museumsky #filmsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Sarah recently attended ‘Co-producing Stories with Communities’ at @leedsmuseums.bsky.social and @natarchivestrust.bsky.social and we're inspired! What are your ideas for a #community co-curated exhibition at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum? Let us know in the comments! #curationsky #museumsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Our latest blog comes from #choreographer & #filmmaker Lea Anderson, who returned to the museum on a stipend to #research her latest show, #BUG, which is inspired by the #dances & sounds of #insects & will be performed in school playgrounds 🐜 Read more here: tinyurl.com/4672j8hn #insectweek

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We were delighted to welcome this year's cohort of University of Exeter Arts, Culture and Heritage Professional Pathways interns to the museum for a skills training session about #curation. Such great ideas & enthusiasm! We wish you the best of luck with your #internships! #professionalpathways

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We were sad to hear of the death of #DavidHockney, perhaps the greatest #British post-war #artist. Hockney always linked art to cinema & ways of seeing, such as in the film about his life, 'A Bigger Splash', or his research on the optical aids of the old masters in his book 'Secret Knowledge'. #RIP

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We are very pleased to announce that thanks to the generosity of his estate, we are again able to offer The Stephen Herbert #Award. The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 24th July 2026. For details of how to apply, please visit our website: tinyurl.com/4wm63npa

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

What a fantastic exhibition launch we had for '100 Years of Marilyn' on her 100th birthday!🎉 Great to celebrate Marilyn & the amazing achievement of our student volunteer curators, Isabel Tween and Jean MacCourt. Thank you, and thank you to everyone who came along! #MarilynMonroe #Marilyn100

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

'100 Years of Marilyn': Building an Exhibition - part 3! Today marks what would have been the 100th birthday of #MarilynMonroe, one of film's greatest icons. We are marking the day by launching our new exhibition, '100 Years of Marilyn', at 5:30pm today. More info here: tinyurl.com/j5nt4s3f

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Not long now until our new exhibition, "100 Years of Marilyn", opens! Our intern, Simran, takes a look behind the scenes and chats to our amazing volunteers, Issie and Jean, who are working on the exhibition. Join us for our exhibition launch on 1 June! tinyurl.com/4jj8v4bh

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Today is International Museums Day & museums around the world are celebrating under the theme “Museums Uniting a Divided World." Our intern, Emily, has done a great job of refreshing our Cinemagoing case, which is all about the power of cinema as a shared experience. #InternationalMuseumsDay

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Our second newsletter is out now! Read our latest news about upcoming events, exhibitions and research here: mailchi.mp/aa51b012e6da... Not signed up yet? Sign up here: mailchi.mp/d0efe508c694... #newsltter #museumsky #filmsky #latestnews

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We're looking forward to our next family fun day coming up on 26 May, inspired by stars of the big screen! Drop in between 10am-12noon & 2-4pm for creative, free kids' activities ⭐ Seminar Room A/B in the Old Library.

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Join us in the foyer of the Old Library on 1 June for the opening of our new exhibition, '100 Years of Marilyn', on the centenary of the birth of the great #icon Marilyn Monroe! Link to book your free ticket here: tinyurl.com/4jj8v4bh #MarilynMonroe #100yearsofMarilyn #filmsky #museumsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Do you live in Exeter? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Help us shape our plans for the museum going forward by completing this short survey - it should take about 10 minutes to complete: forms.office.com/e/SG1s2dayiJ Many thanks!

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our latest #blog comes from stipend holder Marcin Nowicki. Marcin is an #artist and #filmmaker who has made a #film based on his #research with our collection on different ways of seeing, Image Beyond the Eye, which you can see here: lnkd.in/eWT7e4Hr Read Marcin's fill blog here: lnkd.in/eUThvFht

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Have you ever thought about visiting the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum but weren't sure how to find us? Check out this video & why not stop by this bank holiday weekend? We're open every day, 10am-5pm, free of charge. #museumsky #filmsky #cinema #visitorattraction #exeter

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🎧 Episode 2 of our latest #podcast is here! Listen here to our intern, Simran, & Assistant Curator Matt Lee discussing how #cinema #museums stay relevant, how curatorial choices shape what audiences remember & why our museum remains so important in 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnl2... #filmsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Big thank you to our intern & filmmaker, Simran Kaur Sanghera, who visited our special 'Shakespeare on Screen' display yesterday & made this fab film. It's part of the South West Shakespeare Festival produced by @lightbearlane.org, which kicks off today! More info: tinyurl.com/4eu4u7mf

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Our latest blog comes from stipend holder Stephen McDowall, Senior #Lecturer in #History @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social who researches representations of #Asia in #Britishvisualculture. Read all about it here: tinyurl.com/mv4vary2 #researchsky #museumsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We're excited to be collaborating with Exeter Phoenix on a screening of the original 'The Mummy' (1932) to complement our Egypt on Screen exhibition. It will include an introductory talk by Barry Chandler. Join us on 11th April, 2:30pm. Book here: tinyurl.com/r7y857dv @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

There's still time to book your free tickets to our next public lecture on Egyptian-style cinema architecture! Link to book here: tinyurl.com/4hjxcvps #Exeter @exetersky @filmsky @museumsky

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It's #ShakespeareWeek, so the perfect time to share that we're part of the inaugural South West #Shakespeare Festival! Keep your eyes peeled from 20 April for our special display on Shakespeare on Screen, curated by Dr Sarah Spencer. She discusses it in the article by the PRSD. #SWshakespearefest

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Today marks a year since we lost our principal donor, Peter Jewell. Peter’s enthusiasm and love of the collection continues to inspire us and is captured here by Juliana Malucelli, showing him with a picture taken by David Appleby of his life-long friend, the great filmmaker Bill Douglas.

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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

📢Our first #newsletter is out now! Why not take a read of everything we've been up to recently & our upcoming #exhibitions and #events: mailchi.mp/6c55503c3199... Sign up here to make sure you receive the next one! tinyurl.com/4mu4d79k #Museumsky #cinema #filmsky @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social

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