Kinoteka, Movie theater in Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland
Kinoteka is a cinema in the Palace of Culture and Science at plac Defilad 1, Warsaw, on the side facing Aleje Jerozolimskie. It has eight air-conditioned halls with 1,410 seats in total, a café, a cinema bar and a summer garden. Its interior combines postwar Warsaw tradition with modern design, echoing the building's socialist-realist style.
Kinoteka opened in 2001 in the rooms on the Aleje Jerozolimskie side of the Palace of Culture and Science that once housed the Przyjaźń, Wiedza and Młoda Gwardia cinemas. In October 2020 it suspended operations because of the COVID-19 pandemic and rent arrears owed to the municipal company managing the palace. A new owner took over the cinema in March 2021.
Kinoteka's interior draws on the socialist-realist style of the Palace of Culture and Science, combining postwar Warsaw tradition with modern fittings. The venue hosts festivals and ceremonies, including the Golden Ducks and Golden Eagles awards. Its programme mixes commercial releases with alternative productions.
The venue is wheelchair accessible and offers cafes and a summer garden area for visitors to use before or after films. Allow extra time to explore these spaces and settle in comfortably before your screening begins.
The cinema occupies the spot where the Przyjaźń, Wiedza and Młoda Gwardia screens once operated, on the Aleje Jerozolimskie side of the Palace of Culture and Science. Its interior decor draws on the building's socialist-realist style, pairing postwar Warsaw tradition with modern fittings.
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