Open House Festival

Regent Street Cinema (The University of Westminster)

education, cinema

James Thompson, 1848

307 Regent Street, W1B 2HW

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The University of Westminster was one of the first polytechnics in the UK – established in 1838, to educate the working people of London, regardless of background and financial status. Housed in the building is the Regent Street Cinema, widely regarded as the ‘birthplace of British cinema’, with the first public premiere of film in the UK by the Lumière Brothers using the Cinématographe in 1896.

Getting there

Tube

Oxford Circus

Train

Victoria

Bus

3, 12, 88, 453, C2

Additional travel info

Please enter the cinema from the main entrance, and meet in the foyer.

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

Fully accessible - incorporates a lift and wheelchair access. The cinema is 100 yards down Regent Street from Oxford Circus tube station.

What you can expect

Presentation; history of the cinema Showing of original Lumière film on big screen Live performance of the 1936 Compton Organ Visit 309

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Activities

Sat 19 Sep

Guided tour

10:00–11:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

Guided tour

11:00–12:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

Guided tour

12:00–13:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

Guided tour

13:00–14:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

Guided tour

14:00–15:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

Sun 20 Sep

Guided tour

10:00–11:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

Guided tour

11:00–12:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

Guided tour

12:00–13:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

Guided tour

13:00–14:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

Guided tour

14:00–15:00

Regent Street Cinema and 309 Regent Street

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in the cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tour 309 Regent Street 10am-3pm.

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

About

Regent Street Cinema

Regent Street Cinema is the birthplace of British cinema , where the first public premiere of film in the UK by the Lumière brothers using the Cinématographe, took place in 1896.

Discover the Cinema's fascinating history: from magic lantern shows to X-rated film screenings, and renovation as a state-of-the-art space for the cinematic arts.
Hourly presentations, featuring an original Lumière film and live performance of the Compton organ.

Tour parts of 309 Regent Street, including the Old Gymnasium where Olympians trained and Fyvie Hall with 1920s murals by Polytechnic Art School students including Delmar Banner.

Open from 10am-3pm, with presentations taking place in Regent Street Cinema on the hour (last presentation at 2pm). Tours of parts of 309 Regent Street following presentation. Pre-registration is required for all visitors.

Online presence

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