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Mike Leigh in conversation with Westminster library staff

April 2021 · News

City of Westminster Archives Centre are thrilled to present this interview with the award-winning director of such classics as Naked, Secrets and Lies ,Vera Drake and Peterloo, to name just a few of his extensive opus.

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Help Us Protect the Environment

March 2021 · News

We need to replace our petrol van with an electric model. Please help us by donating.

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Cinema Museum Anniversary Celebration

February 2021 · News

COVID put paid to the Museum’s 2021 ‘thank you friends and neighbours’ Anniversary do. So, instead, we made a lovely 7 minute film; have a sale on; and are running a fundraiser for two charities and a local artist.

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5 Fabulous Things for This Valentine’s Weekend

February 2021 · News

Each year The Cinema Museum hosts a sparkling ‘thank you friends and neighbours’ party.  That can’t happen this year, so, thanks to ArtFund, we have created something to make your Valentine’s weekend special.

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The Cinema Museum and Kennington Bioscope winners in the Silent London Poll of 2020

January 2021 · News

The results of the Silent London Poll of 2020 have been announced. Best Silent Film Venue of 2020 again went to The Cinema Museum, and the Kennington Bioscope gained the Best Online Silent Film Screening Series 2020.

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Charlie Chaplin and the Story of Care

January 2021 · News

A panel of academics discuss Chaplin and the story of care, in relation to his film The Kid (1921).

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The Cinema Museum WILL reopen!

November 2020 · Campaign, News

After the good news of a vaccine we are so keen to get open and welcome you back to The Cinema Museum. We have been busy fundraising to make sure that happens and we are nearing our goal. The sooner we hit our target the sooner we can get the doors back open – please […]

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South Social Film Festival returns to live cinema

October 2020 · News

South Social Film Festival returns to live screening at the Genesis, Mile End Road, on Saturday 24th October 2020 at 6pm. In association with the Finnish Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Finland, they are screening Aurora (2019), directed by Miia Tervo.

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