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The Cinema Museum

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43 films · 45 showings


About

The Cinema Museum is a unique charitable museum in Kennington dedicated to preserving the history of cinema and the experience of cinema-going from the earliest days to the present. Housed in the former Lambeth Workhouse—where Charlie Chaplin lived as a child—the museum holds an extraordinary collection of film projectors of every gauge ever manufactured, vintage cinema memorabilia, posters, programmes, and equipment spanning over a century of film history. Founded in 1986 by Ronald Grant and Martin Humphries from their own private collection, it's a living archive where film enthusiasts can experience cinema history through guided tours and special events.

Beyond its role as a museum, the venue hosts film screenings using specially adapted vintage projectors that show silent films at the correct gauge and speed, alongside modern film events and theatrical performances. The museum runs an eclectic programme of talks, screenings, and cultural events that celebrate all aspects of cinema, from early silent films to contemporary television culture. Open primarily by appointment for guided tours and special events, The Cinema Museum is a grassroots, volunteer-run space that offers a tangible, immersive connection to cinema's past—complete with the scent of old celluloid and the charm of a truly independent cultural institution.

Address

2 Dugard Way, Renfrew Road, London, SE11 4TH, UK

Located in Lambeth

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Films showing at The Cinema Museum

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The Bill Reunion 16

The Bill Reunion 16

*Corpus Callosum (2002) + Sshtoorrty (2005)

*Corpus Callosum (2002) + Sshtoorrty (2005)

A Bucket of Blood

A Bucket of Blood

1959

Aces High

Aces High

1976

Act of Violence

Act of Violence

1949

Anybody's Woman

Anybody's Woman

1930

Band of Outsiders

Band of Outsiders

1964

Book Launch: Hard Streets – Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin’s London by Jacqueline Riding

Book Launch: Hard Streets – Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin’s London by Jacqueline Riding

British Silent Film Festival Symposium 2026

British Silent Film Festival Symposium 2026

Céline and Julie Go Boating

Céline and Julie Go Boating

1974

Coma

Coma

2022

Erotikon

Erotikon

1930

Frankenstein Unchained!

Frankenstein Unchained!

GEMMA & ROBERT ROSS’S COMEDY CARNIVAL with a Rehearsed Reading of Screaming Queens!

GEMMA & ROBERT ROSS’S COMEDY CARNIVAL with a Rehearsed Reading of Screaming Queens!

Girls About Town

Girls About Town

1931

Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd

1997

Le Beau Serge

Le Beau Serge

1959

Minder Reunion 3

Minder Reunion 3

Our Dancing Daughters

Our Dancing Daughters

1928

Private Worlds

Private Worlds

1935

Sadie McKee

Sadie McKee

1934

Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player

1960

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

1980

Space Is the Place

Space Is the Place

1974

Spontaneous Combustion

Spontaneous Combustion

1990

Stig Of The Dump 45th Anniversary Celebration

Stig Of The Dump 45th Anniversary Celebration

Street Scene

Street Scene

1931

Take One False Step

Take One False Step

1949

The Blinking Buzzards – 18 April

The Blinking Buzzards – 18 April

The Blood Ship

The Blood Ship

1927

The Happy Man Tree

The Happy Man Tree

2023

The Hidden

The Hidden

1987

With Love and Hisses
Unaccustomed as We Are
The Live Ghost Tent – Quarterly Meeting June 2026

The Live Ghost Tent – Quarterly Meeting June 2026

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955

The Red Kimona

The Red Kimona

1925

The Secret Spitfires

The Secret Spitfires

2017

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

1928

The Sweeney Reunion 6

The Sweeney Reunion 6

Making Worlds Otherwise
The Transparent “I”: Authority and Authorship in Anthropological Filmmaking

The Transparent “I”: Authority and Authorship in Anthropological Filmmaking

The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

1997

Under the Silver Lake

Under the Silver Lake

2018

We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.

We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.

2023

Worm

Worm

2026