

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Magic Lantern to Multiplex: a history of cinema and its architecture
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Dive into the cool evolution of cinema and its iconic buildings, from old-school magic lanterns to today's multiplex.About this EventTitle Magic Lantern to Multiplex: a history of cinema and its architectureRichard Gray from the Cinema Theatre Association is an expert on and a passionate advocate of the architecture and design of early cinemas.His talk on the history of cinema will take you from the first Victorian magic lanterns, the Lumiere brothers to the 1930s heyday of glamorous auditoria, when ambitious entrepreneurs competed to offer the best venues, which includes Shrewsbury’s own grade II listed former Granada cinema on Castle Street.Richard will also cover cinema since the war, its ups and downs, and the most recent developments for this most loved of entertainments and the palaces that first made it possible, in Shropshire and beyond.His new book The Cinema Palace: Lost and Found includes cinemas here, in the US, Canada, Europe, Australasia and India.He has talked about cinema architecture in the UK, India, US and Italy.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/shrewsbury/magic-lantern-to-multiplex-a-history-of-cinema-and-its-architecture/100001984184948594
- **Event Categories**: Art, Business, Theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 9.38, max: 9.38, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Shrewsbury
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Bear Steps Art Gallery and Medieval Hall
- **lat**: 52.7078717
- **long**: -2.7527759
- **full address**: Bear Steps Art Gallery and Medieval Hall, 2 Saint Alkmonds Place, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 10
- **organizer**: Shrewsbury Civic Society (https://allevents.in/org/shrewsbury-civic-society/24406137)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Bear Steps Art Gallery and Medieval Hall, 2 Saint Alkmonds Place, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 9.38 up to 9.38 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Shrewsbury Civic Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, Business, Theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Magic Lantern to Multiplex: a history of cinema and its architecture ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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