Cinema Museum (London)
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The Cinema Museum is a charitable organisation founded in 1986 by Ronald Grant and Martin Humphries from their own private collection of cinema history and memorabilia. It is based at 2 Dugard Way in the London Borough of Lambeth
, the administration block of the former Lambeth Workhouse. The workhouse has a link to cinema history as Charlie Chaplin
lived there as a child when his mother
faced destitution. The museum runs a programme of talks and events and is currently open by appointment for tours.
The museum will be starting a fundraising campaign in 2011 to raise monies to buy the building from ther South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
.
The museum is run as a charity, earning income through syndicating pictures from its archive to national papers and magazines.
London Borough of Lambeth
The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in south London, England and forms part of Inner London. The local authority is Lambeth London Borough Council.-Origins:...
, the administration block of the former Lambeth Workhouse. The workhouse has a link to cinema history as Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
lived there as a child when his mother
Hannah Chaplin
Hannah Chaplin was the founding matriarch of the Chaplin family of actors as the mother of Sir Charlie Chaplin....
faced destitution. The museum runs a programme of talks and events and is currently open by appointment for tours.
The museum will be starting a fundraising campaign in 2011 to raise monies to buy the building from ther South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in London, United Kingdom. It comprises three psychiatric hospitals The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in London, United Kingdom. It comprises three psychiatric...
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Collection
The museum's collection includes items relating to film production, film exhibition and the experience of cinema-going from the earliest days of cinema to the present. According to Time Out, "The Cinema Museum in Lambeth boasts an idiosyncratic collection of film memorabilia, including posters, art deco cinema chairs, ushers‘ uniforms from the 1940s and ‘50s, tickets, ashtrays and popcorn cartons, as well as an archive boasting hundreds of books, photos and 17 million feet of film."The museum is run as a charity, earning income through syndicating pictures from its archive to national papers and magazines.