A large section of the land hosts The Pinewood Experience, a museum that looks at the history of the park through these 90 great years. The second guests walk through the doors, it starts with Charles Boot founding Pinewood and going into partnership with J. Arthur Rank created the start of the famous movie studio. From there it progressed into the later 30’s and 40’s showing posters and matte paintings, as well as videos from some of the early movies filmed at Pinewood such as Black Narcissus and Treasure Island. 

From there, the studio only grew. A large part of that early success came from the Carry On movies. Carry On is a British comedy franchise that made 31 movies in total, all at Pinewood Studios, making it the largest number of films of any British film franchise (James Bond is 27). Throughout this small section, props can be seen from the various Carry on movies such as the military costumes from Carry On Sergeant, The fake beards from Carry On Spying, and still stored props from Carry on Cleo (that Carry On got from the 1963 Cleopatra movie when it started production at Pinewood but then left). Without Carry On, Pinewood wouldn’t be where it is today, and this section of the museum honours the great success Carry On had as a franchise. 

And with the success of Carry On, it brought on other successful franchises to Pinewood. Perhaps none more successful than James Bond. With so many iconic James Bond props already on display in the Monaco Pursuit attraction in the Monte Carlo land, this section of The Pinewood experience focuses less on the props, and more on the costumes and history of how the Ian Fleming novels went from books, to full on productions at Pinewood. Original production notes from the scripts, costumes from Goldfinger, and the odd props from the old films can be found in this section. 

Flying off the success of Carry On and Bond, the Studio saw massive growth. The success turns to a section focusing on massive blockbuster movies that came to Pinewood after the success seen. Tim Burton’s Batman, Aliens, Full Metal Jacket, and more are the main focus in this section of the museum. Luckily, many of these productions had large scale sets to use and would have left over props still to put in this section. Tim Burton’s Batman built a large section of Gotham City on the backlot allowing The Pinewood Experience to focus heavily into the contraction of that with overhead shots, props, and more. 

Of course, it wouldn’t be Pinewood without Musicals. Over time, Pinewood has been home to dozens of famous musical productions such as  Les Misérables, Mamma Mia, Matilda The Musical, Sweeney Todd, Phantom of the Opera, and more. This section of The Pinewood Experience takes a deep dive into all things musicals and how they bring that musical talent to life on screen. Sheet music, costumes of characters, and props from these movies can be found through this section. TV screens in the area showcase a soundstages transformation from an empty blank canvas, to a small section of street (such as the Richard Attenborough stage in Les Mis or turning the 007 Stage to a Greek village in Mamma Mia). 

To end off the museum, a large open room showcases off dozen of more costumes and larger props that didn't fit in previous sections. Costumes from Sherlock Holmes, The Wolfman, Pirates of the Caribbean, and more, are all found within this area to showcase just how much work is put into a production by the Costuming/ Wardrobe department that may never been seen in a movie until guests get up close to the costumes and see the finer details. Larger props such as a James Bond picture car, ruins from Tomb Raider, and large candy props from Charlie and the Chocolate factory can all be found within this section before leading to the exit and back to Production Centre.