Founded in 1994, The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture contains an enormous collection relating to the history of film and visual media. From shadow puppets to Marilyn Monroe postcards, there is something to fascinate every visitor.
The centre contains both a public museum and an academic research centre, which house a range of materials relating to the history and pre-history of cinema, including:
The Centre provides a research collection of international stature, illustrating the development of optical recreation and popular entertainment from the late 18th century to Classical Hollywood and the present day. Complementing the University's existing extensive resources for the study of popular culture, the Collection's 18,000 books gives Exeter the country's largest University library on cinema.
For more information visit the Bill Douglas Centre website.