German Film Museum, Film museum in Frankfurt, Germany
Description
The Deutsches Filmmuseum is a film museum in Frankfurt that spans two exhibition floors and displays a comprehensive collection. The spaces feature vintage projectors, editing equipment, lighting rigs, and other tools used across different eras of film production.
History
The institution was founded in 1984 out of a desire to document and preserve German film history. Since then it has collected objects from across the film industry and dedicated itself to safeguarding technologies and materials that would otherwise be lost.
Culture
The museum shows how cinema was experienced in Germany: visitors can see vintage film posters, handle historical cameras, and understand how people went to the movies in earlier times. The exhibitions tell stories of actors, directors, and the technical innovations that made filmmaking possible.
Practical
The museum is located in the Schaumainkai district and is accessible Tuesday through Sunday with afternoon opening times. Access is step-free, and the exhibitions are designed so you can move through them at a comfortable pace.
Did you know?
The museum houses an impressive library with over eighty thousand volumes on film studies and cinema history that is open to researchers. This collection makes the institution a key destination for anyone wishing to study cinema seriously.
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