Archival Encounters

A series of digital exhibitions of materials held by the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum.


In these exhibitons, University of Exter students explore items from the archives of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, contextualising them in the various histories with which they intersect. From film novelatisations to toys produced to as tie-ins for TV series, these collections take you on a journey through the material histories of cinema and TV.
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“Isle of Dogs Action Figure” (EXEBD, 999029) is a small, plastic figure of the character Duke from Isle of Dogs (2018), who is a grey and white dog.…

“Dracula – A Toy Theatre” (BDCM, 32507) is a large paper book designed with the intention that the illustrated elements would be cut out and assembled…

Percy Reeve’s Movy-Dols depict four different film stars of the silver-screens: Mary Pickford, Elsie Ferguson, Norma Talmadge and Charlie Chaplin.…