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Moving Image Archive

Here you can see more than 100 years of Scotland’s history captured by amateur and professional filmmakers.

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Tucked away at the very back of the Kelvin Hall is the National Library of Scotland’s Moving Image Archive, where members of the public can access thousands of hours of footage from the vaults. There are onsite facilities for viewing VHS, betamax, DVD, and Blu-Ray formats, and the center is adorned with film-related artifacts like old projectors, clapperboards, and a Steenbeck 16mm flat-bed editor. There are PCs to browse the full online catalogue, or you can request access to a viewing room for a full private cinema experience. Visitors can explore the filmographies of pioneering Scottish filmmakers like Margaret Tait and Enrico Cocozza, or discover deep cuts and rarities featuring big names in Scottish entertainment like Billy Connolly and Sean Connery

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Enter the Kelvin Hall by the entrance closest to Partick Bridge and walk straight down past the gym and the walls of museum items. The access centre is right at the end of that corridor. The center is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday.

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