Great, if small, collection of memorabilia and artefacts related to cinema as well as the moving image and optical illusions, set around the university.

We spent an enjoyable 45 minutes or so there. The first part of the collection houses a range of movie based memorabilia, magazines, toys, photographs etc which are interesting if a little cluttered. It's a shame as there are some gems in there (such as Marlene Deitrich's shoes) which fail to stand out among the more prosaic items due to the slightly cluttered display cabinets.

The second half, found down some stairs and through some university corridors, was actually the more interesting section, containing early moving image machines and toys (magic lanterns, mutoscopes etc) and a range of optical illusions.

Overall it was a great, free gem of a museum in Exeter. I feel the name implies it's more related to movies when really this is only half of the museum, the optical ullusions were unexpected and actually more interesting for me. I also wonder whether people who aren't students or don't have business on the campus would be likely to come across it.

Well recommended for a free activity in Exeter for the curious, and generous opening hours.