The Cinema Museum is located in Lambeth, London, in a building which was once the workhouse to which Charlie Chaplin’s mother was sent. This YouTube video takes us on a fascinating tour around the Museum, conducted by its founder, Ronald Grant.
The museum houses a unique collection of cinema objects, artefacts and images documenting the history of film distribution and exhibition. It has images of cinema interiors and exteriors, cinema audiences and queues, as well as examples of cinema staff uniforms and lobby décor, projectors and film formats, publicity and memorabilia. It also has a comprehensive library of film cinema books and publications. The museum is not open to the general public.
