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Dr Katy Duncan is the recipient of the 2026 Stephen Herbert Award given by the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. A postdoctoral fellow at The Royal Institution, she is a historian with an interest in scientific instruments, and will be researching magic mirrors in Stephen’s collection held at the Museum.

The Stephen Herbert Award has been won by Juliette Losq (London based artist and researcher) who is working on installation drawings for peep shows and hopes to create a raree show.

Karrie Fransman has been awarded The Stephen Herbert Award for 2025, which will enable her to explore the pre and early cinema collections of The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. Karrie is a graphic artist and illustrator who is inspired by the visual storytelling and sensations offered by devices such as the peep show, the magicContinue reading “May 2025”

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum have now announced the details of the The Stephen Herbert Award. The Award will enable a researcher to come to the Museum to consult their early cinema or optical media holdings. The deadline for applications is 10 June. https://www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/the-stephen-herbert-award

The Stephen Herbert Archive The Centre for Early Cinema in Leeds is in its initial stage of development at Leeds Beckett University. The Stephen Herbert Archive will be a cornerstone of that development. Access at this stage can be arranged through Professor Robert Shail of Leeds School of Arts at Beckett: r.shail@leedsbeckett.ac.uk. Full access will beContinue reading “February 2024”

A celebration of Stephen’s life was held at the BFI for his friends and colleagues, including Lauren Oliver from the USA and Freddy Striuli from Italy. Luke McKernan, Deac Rossell, and David Leister spoke about Stephen’s achievements among a wide field, and others had the opportunity to share their memories. Everyone gathered in the screeningContinue reading “Jan 25th 2024”