The Museum of Film and Television Berlin (German: ''Museum für Film und Fernsehen'') is one of seven film museums in Germany, and is located at Potsdamer Straße 2 in Berlin.
It opened in 2000 as part of the ''
Deutsche Kinemathek
Die Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen is a major German film archive located in Berlin.
History
The Deutsche Kinemathek opened in 1963. Until the opening of a permanent display in the Museum of Film and Television Berlin (Mu ...
'', the German Film Archive and Museum for Film and Television.
Exhibitions
The Museum of Film and Television Berlin's permanent exhibition displays exhibits from the entire span of German film and television history, including the exile of many artists to Hollywood during the
Nazi
Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...
era.
The exhibits include posters, photos, film costumes, architectural sketches, and props. A particular focus is the actress
Marlene Dietrich
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...
compiled from an extensive private collection.
In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum hosts film and television exhibitions, such as during the
Berlinale
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...
. The museum also features a library with extensive collections of literature and film journals, including important early magazines like ''The Cinematograph'', ''the photo-stage'' and ''the Film-Kurier''. Until it moved to the film museum, the library belonged to the German Film and Television Academy (dffb).
The museum is a member of the German ''Kinemathekenverbund''.
References
External links
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Bilingual website for special ''Moving Spaces. Production Design + Film''.
Museums in Berlin
Cinema museums in Germany
Buildings and structures in Mitte
Mass media in Berlin
Television in Germany
Telecommunications museums
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