History

In 1998, on the 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s first stay in the Lambeth Workhouse, we created an exhibition about the Workhouse, Chaplin and his time in Lambeth.

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The Cinema Museum has had a number of homes since it was established in 1986…  

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In 1998 we contributed to an exhibition by the St. Albans Museum – ‘From Alpha To Odeon’ – covering film activity in the town. Alpha Films, which was based there early in the 20th century, was the company of Arthur Melbourne-Cooper, an important pioneer filmmaker.

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In 1996 Gloria Stuart, born in 1910 and a leading film star in the 1930s, came to visit us at the Fire Station (one of our previous homes).

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In 1996 we were asked by Ealing Council to mount an exhibition in Ealing Town Hall to mark the anniversary of Ealing Studios.

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A selection of photos from our exhibition at the Granada Studio Tour, Manchester, which ran from 1995 to 1998.

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A commemorative planting, in 1995, of the lilac variety 'Blanche Sweet', named after the silent film star.

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A 1990 exhibition at the silent film festival in Pordenone, northern Italy.

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