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Summer is nearly over so we are back to closing at 5pm weekdays, and 6pm on weekends.

Museum News
Happy anniversary twentieth century fox
Fanfare, please! The London Film Museum celebrates 75 years of movie-making magic from Twentieth Century Fox with a special exhibition this summer from July 19 – Sept 30 2010, taking a fascinating look back over its extraordinary studio history.

STOP PRESS - THE COSTUMES ARE NOW GOING TO BE WITH US UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
competition winners get to meet Ray Harryhausen We asked for your stop motion animations in exchange for the chance to meet Ray Harryhausen, and we chose 2 winners.

Vanessa Smith created a skeletal dragon for her animation, and Jamie Gibbs told us a story of a domestic robot using lego.

Watch the video's here
Ray harryhausen - myths and legends exhibition We are pleased to announce that on June 29th 2010 the London Film Museum opened its latest exhibition.

Entitled "Ray Harryhausen - Myths and Legends" - the exhibition focuses on the work of Ray Harryhausen and showcases the techniques he used to bring his Dynamation creatures to life.
david cameron visits the london film museum The Prime Minister stopped by recently to visit the museum and was shown around by our Chief Executive, Jonathan Sands
Charlie Chaplin
The Great Londoner
Visitors can discover exciting new insights into the life and career of Charles Chaplin, the boy from the London slums who won universal fame with his screen character of the Tramp, and went on to become a Knight of the British Empire. The exhibition has been produced by Jonathan Sands, founder of the London Film Museum, and devised by Leslie Hardcastle, creator of the prizewinning Museum of the Moving Image (1989-1998)...
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competition winners

Watch the winning animations here

Ray Harryhausen

On June 29th, Ray Harryhausen opened the Myths & Legends exhibition.

Sci-fi at the bfi

Starting in July, The BFI is hosting a two-month season of Sci-Fi films

Counted

The General Election 2010 and the nation can vote.

cameraman

Cameraman illuminates a unique figure in British and international cinema.
Exhibitions
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20th century fox

The 75th Anniversary of Twentieth Century Fox - 10 costumes now on display.

zulu - now on display

Pieces are now on display until June 2011

Ray Harryhausen

On June 29th, Ray Harryhausen opened the Myths & Legends exhibition.

ray harryhausen

Opened in June, Ray Harryhausen - Myths and Legends

Charlie Chaplin

Visitors can discover exciting new insights into the life of Charles Chaplin...

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What’s Inside Here at the Film Museum
Here at the London Film Museum we celebrate all aspects of the British Film Industry. Since we started in 2008 we have been collecting and displaying items both historical and contemporary from major films.
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competition winners meet ray
We asked for your stop motion animations in exchange for the chance to meet Ray Harryhausen, and we chose 2 winners. Watch the video's here
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Thank you for the lovely day we had at the London Film Museum. We had a nice time. I enjoyed myself very much. 


I liked the dinosaur with a loud roar and the 3D cinema.


I liked all the Daleks and the pirates and the robot on the Ready Brek advert.


I liked looking at the costumes.

From the Skills Challenge 2 Group (Bromley Adult Education College)


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