Harvard Film Archive, Film archive and cinematheque at Carpenter Center for Visual Arts, Cambridge, United States
The Harvard Film Archive operates a 188-seat theater within the Carpenter Center, presenting international and classic films throughout the academic year.
Founded in 1979 by Robert Gardner, Vlada Petric, and Stanley Cavell, the archive opened with a screening of Ernst Lubitsch's Lady Windermere's Fan.
The collection contains 40,000 audiovisual items, including feature films, documentaries, animations, and short films from numerous countries and time periods.
The cinematheque screens films from Friday through Monday, with tickets available at the box office located in the Carpenter Center building.
The facility maintains the largest collection of 35mm films in New England, receiving annual donations from the Bavarian Film Fund.
Location: Cambridge
Part of: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University
Address: 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 02163
Website: http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa
GPS coordinates: 42.37370,-71.11428
Latest update: March 3, 2025 06:08
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