Cinema Museum
Volunteer-run museum of cinema-going in a former workhouse building in Kennington, visited on pre-booked guided tours with a short film screening.
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Om museet
The Cinema Museum grew out of the private collection of film memorabilia of Ronald Grant and Martin Humphries. It opened in 1986 at Raleigh Hall in Brixton and later moved to Kennington. Since 1998 it has been based at 2 Dugard Way, the administration block of the former Lambeth Workhouse, where the young Charlie Chaplin once lived when his mother was in poverty.
The building is owned by an NHS trust, and the museum has faced the threat of eviction several times: a proposed sale in 2011, and a decision in 2017 to put the site on the open market, which led to a campaign and a petition with more than 52,000 signatures. After developers bought the site in 2022, the charity was given time to raise the money to buy the building itself, and fundraising continues.
The collection covers every aspect of going to the cinema, with over a million publicity photographs, posters and original artwork, film in all gauges, projectors, sound equipment, arc lamps, cinema uniforms from the 1930s to the 1950s, seats and signage, and fan and trade publications. The museum is run by volunteers as a social enterprise and also hosts screenings and events.
Højdepunkter
- Over a million cinema photographs, posters and original poster artwork
- Early projectors, sound systems and arc lamps
- Cinema uniforms from the 1930s to the 1950s
- Art-deco signs, seats and other cinema fittings
- Former Lambeth Workhouse building linked to Charlie Chaplin's childhood
Permanent udstilling
- The Cinema Museum collection – A guided tour shows highlights of the collection of cinema photographs, posters, projectors, uniforms and fittings, followed by a short film screening.
- Grundlagt
- 1986
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 15 £ |
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| Nedsat pris | 12 £Under 18s, over 65s, students and people on a low income receiving state benefits |
| Børn og unge | 12 £Concession price for children and young people under 18. |
| Pensionister | 12 £Aged 65 and over. |
| Personer med handicap | –ledsager gratis |
| Studerende og elever | 12 £ |
| Grupper | –Group-only tours can be arranged through the contact page. |
The ticket price is for the guided tour, which is the only way to visit. Carers who accompany a visitor are admitted free.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Level access on the ground floor, a lift to the upper floor and an accessible toilet on the ground floor.
Børn og familie
Children and young people under 18 pay the concession price for the guided tour.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
The museum is in Kennington, close to Elephant and Castle.
I bil
Parkering muligt
Limited car parking by arrangement; cycle parking is provided.
The museum is within the Congestion Charge zone. The entrance is at Dugard Way, off Renfrew Road.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Museumsbutik
The main hall has a café and licensed bar during events; a shop sells souvenirs and vintage cinema items.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Firmaarrangementer
Op til 100 personer.
The Main Hall, a former workhouse chapel, holds up to 100 people; the 36-seat Screening Room is being restored and is due to reopen later in 2026. Bookings can include a VIP tour of the collection.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 2 t. |
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| Godt at vide | Entry is by booked guided tour only. Tours in other languages may be possible on request. Archive access is available subject to practical constraints. |
