After a short time away for some good ole’ ‘R & R’, Citizen Autistic is back in action and ready to offer some more autism-friendly fare for its members.
First up is a FREE arranged trip to The Cinema Museum, a museum first founded in 1986 containing a veritable treasure trove cinema history and memorabilia located in Kennington, close to the Elephant and Castle.
This is a Heritage Open Day Tour and is completely FREE (tours usually cost £10.00 per adult, £7.00 for concessions), and will take place between 2-4 pm on Sunday, 18 September at The Cinema Museum main site.
Here is a link to The Cinema Museum home page and ‘visit us’ page for more info as well advice on transport options and how to get there and accessibility (2nd link):
Home page: http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/
‘Visit Us’ page: http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/visit/ (tour already booked Sun 18, 2-4 slot)
This really is an exclusive chance to see this amazing collection of cinema artefacts, including a whole eclectic range of film posters and other memorabilia from the Silent era to the present, and it even boasts examples of every gauge of film projector ever produced – bling bling!
As explained on the site, tours last for two hours approx., and this is inclusive of a 30-minute showing of short films.
Timings: It is important that people arrive punctually as the tour is scheduled to commence at 2pm and is a guided tour. Therefore, please try to arrive at the premises by 13.45 to avoid missing the start of the tour.
Numbers: I am limiting the group size to no more than 8 of us, so space is therefore limited – anyone not among those 8 but would still like to attend will automatically go on a ‘waitlist’ and may still be able to attend should anybody drop out and change their Meetup status to ‘Not going’.
Here are further videos about the cinema and its history as ‘tasters’:
BBC London News (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGPpkOhIb0M
‘At the London Cinema Museum’ (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMF4vwB71mg
As always, it will be great to see a few familiar and indeed not so familiar faces come along for the ride on Sun, 18, and do feel free to bring a friend/facilitator too as +1 though being mindful of number limitations!