Open House Festival

Regent Street Cinema (The University of Westminster)

education, cinema

James Thompson, 1848

307 Regent Street, W1B 2HW

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

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 on the history of the cinema Q+A on the creation of Regent Street Cinema Presenting the original Lumière film on big screen

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Drop in activities

Sat 21 Sep

10:00–14:00

Drop in: Regent Street Cinema Historical Experience

Presentations on the hour 10am-2pm. Last entry to the venue will be at 2pm. Please arrive at the entrance to Regent Street Cinema to begin

Sun 22 Sep

10:00–14:00

Drop in: Regent Street Cinema Historical Experience

Presentations on the hour 10am-2pm. Last entry to the venue will be at 2pm. Please arrive at the entrance to Regent Street Cinema to begin

About

Regent Street Cinema

Regent Street Cinema is the birthplace of British cinema (original wings housed within the newer building of 309 Regent Street), where the first public premiere of film in the UK by the Lumière brothers using the Cinématographe, took place in 1896. The cinema also houses a John Compton organ that gave sound to silent films. George Mitchell 1911

Online presence

www.westminster.ac.uk

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