Casa de las Viejas. Filmoteca Regional de Castilla y León, Salamanca, Regional cinematheque and archive center in Salamanca, Spain.
Casa de las Viejas is a film archive and exhibition space in Salamanca that preserves thousands of film documents and photographic collections related to regional cinema history. The building offers specialized research spaces including a library, photo archive, and video archive.
The building was founded in 1620 as a charity college for widows and the poor. In the 20th century it was converted into an ice factory before later becoming a film archive.
The building preserves regional film and audiovisual works that document the history of cinema in Castile and León. Visitors can see how these collections tell stories about local and national film production.
The exhibition spaces are open Tuesday through Friday during regular hours, with reduced schedules on weekends. The research collections can be consulted by appointment for those conducting detailed work.
A permanent exhibition displays early camera technology and pre-cinema devices that show how people imagined moving images before modern film. These collections come from renowned filmmakers and have been maintained for many years.
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