Our archives


Archives reopen on 2 September

The film archive (including viewings) is open again, but there may still occur occasional delays in processing inquiries. The Television Collection is available for viewing in the library. All other archives will be accessible again from 2 September 2025.

  • 3D Objects Archive

    Props, prizes, models and mementos, including a large collection of special effects and Marlene Dietrich's extensive travel luggage

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  • Document Archive

    Marketing materials and press kits, screenplays, dialog sheets, censors' documents and many other text materials that document the production processes, distribution mechanisms and critical reception of films

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  • Film Archive

    Two women are sitting on armchairs in a Berlin wasteland. They are looking at a bungee jumper hanging from a rope in the sky.

    German and international films from all eras and all genres: from feature films, documentaries and experimental films to home movies, advertising spots and trailers

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  • Graphics Archive

    Film posters, drawings related to costume and set design, storyboards, frames from animated films, matte paintings and much more

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  • Personal Papers and Company Archives

    More than 600 artistic and institutional archives, including the Werner Herzog Archive and the Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin

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  • Photo Archive

    Over one million photos, slides, negatives and placards that illustrate Germany's film and television culture, from its first feature films to the present

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  • Technical Archive

    Working equipment used for the production, editing, visual review and presentation of films, such as cameras and projectors, viewing and editing tables, cinema seats, cinema gongs and cash registers.  

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  • Television Archive

    Fernsehbildschirm mit Funkturm

    Selected broadcasts from the start of terrestrial transmission in 1952 to today

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  • Textile Archive

    Costumes from numerous film and television productions, including those worn by actors such as Asta Nielsen, Marlene Dietrich, Romy Schneider and Bruno Ganz

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Use of the archive

Our archives are available to you free of charge for academic research and general inquiries. Fees apply for loans, the provision of digital copies, or more complex requests in accordance with the current fee schedule of the Deutsche Kinemathek.

Our collection is distributed between several locations. We request that you register with us in advance so that we can reserve a viewing station or workstation in our reading room.

Prior to your visit, please be sure to review the options for viewing items from the collection as certain individual objects or archives may be restricted or completely unavailable at present for conservation or legal reasons.

Would you like to contact us?

3D Objects Archive

  • Are you looking for information on props, prizes, models or memorabilia or would you like to arrange a viewing?
    Please contact 3d_objekte_archiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (3d_objekte_archiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Would you like to find out about service fees?
    Here you will find our fee schedule.
     
  • Opening hours
    Viewings can only take place by prior appointment. Please contact 3d_objekte_archiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (3d_objekte_archiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Address
    Imhoffweg 6, 12307 Berlin-Marienfelde

Document Archive

  • Are you looking for information on advertising and press materials, film scripts or other written material on films, people, companies and cinemas? Are you looking for information on sound recordings, music and interview transcripts? 
    Please contact schriftgutarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (schriftgutarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Would you like to view original archive documents on site? 
    Please arrange a viewing appointment in our reading room at schriftgutarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (schriftgutarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de). 
     
  • Would you like to find out about service fees? 
    Here you will find our fee schedule.
     
  • Opening hours of the Reading Room
    Tue and Wed: 10:00–12:30, 13:30–17:00, by appointment only 
     
  • Address 
    Mauerstraße 79, 10117 Berlin

Film Archive

  • Would you like to arrange a film screening?    
    Please contact disposition [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (disposition[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de). You are welcome to research our database in advance. 
      
  • Do you want to license a film?  
    Please contact lizenzen [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (lizenzen[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de). 
      
  • Are you looking for information about a film, would you like to do research or view a film?    
    Please contact filmarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (filmarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de). 
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  • Have you received film funding from the Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg (MBB) and are requited to submit a specimen copy?   
    Please inform yourself about the process here. 
      
  • Would you like to archive footage with us?  
    Please contact the head of our Film Heritage Department, ejochum [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (Elisa Jochum). 
      
  • Are you looking for a photo, poster or film script?   
    Please contact our colleagues in the Photo Archive, Graphics Archive or Document Archive. 
      
  • Opening hours
    Mon and Thu: 9:00–16:00 by appointment only at filmarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (filmarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de). 
      
  • Address 
    Mauerstraße 79, 10117 Berlin

Graphics Archive

  • Are you looking for information on film posters, costume designs or other graphics from our holdings or would you like to arrange a viewing? 
    Please contact grafikarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (grafikarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de). 
     
  • Would you like to find out about service fees?
    Here you will find our fee schedule.
     
  • Opening hours
    Viewings can only take place by prior appointment. Please contact grafikarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (grafikarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Address
    Imhoffweg 6, 12307 Berlin-Marienfelde

Personal Papers and Company Archives

  • Are you looking for information on bequests and estates in the Personal Papers and Company Archive? 
    You are welcome to research our database in advance. If you have any questions, please contact personenarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (personenarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Are you looking for information about the Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin or the Ken Adam Archive? 
    Please contact our archivist Silke Ronneburg. 
     
  • Would you like to view original archive documents on site? 
    Please contact us before your visit to find out about viewing our archives and make an appointment with the archivists mentioned above. 
     
  • Would you like to find out about service fees? 
    Here you will find our fee schedule.
     
  • Opening hours of the Reading Room
    Tue and Wed: 10:00–12:30, 13:30–17:00, by appointment only 
     
  • Address 
    Mauerstraße 79, 10117 Berlin

Photo Archive

  • Are you looking for information about photographs from our holdings? 
    Please contact fotoarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (fotoarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Would you like to see original photographs on site? 
    Please arrange a viewing appointment in our reading room at fotoarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (fotoarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Opening hours of the Reading Room
    Tue and Wed: 10:00–12:30, 13:30–17:00, by appointment only 
     
  • Address 
    Mauerstraße 79, 10117 Berlin

Technical Archive

  • Are you looking for information about cameras, projectors or other objects from our holdings? Or would you like to arrange a viewing? 
    Please contact %20technikarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (technikarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Would you like to find out about service fees?
    Here you will find our fee schedule.
     
  • Opening hours
    Viewings can only take place by prior appointment. Please contact technikarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (technikarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Address
    Imhoffweg 6, 12307 Berlin-Marienfelde

Television Archive

  • Would you like to find out about the holdings of the Television Archive? 
    Research the total holdings of around 13,000 programs in our database. If you have any further questions, please contact fernseharchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (fernseharchiv@deutsche-database kinemathek.de).
     
  • Would you like to view, borrow or copy TV programs from our holdings? 
    Programs from the Television Archive can only be viewed in the Television Media Library on the 4th Floor of our location on Potsdamer Platz (with a valid ID card for our library, a day ticket or a media library ticket). Loans and copies are not possible.
     
  • Opening hours
    Wed–Sun: 10:00–18:00
     
  • Address 
    Mauerstraße 79, 10117 Berlin

Textile Archive

  • Are you looking for information about film costumes or other textiles from our holdings? Or would you like to arrange a viewing? 
    Please contact textilarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (textilarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Would you like to find out about service fees? 
    Here you will find our fee schedule.
     
  • Opening hours
    Viewings can only take place by prior appointment. Please contact textilarchiv [at] deutsche-kinemathek.de (textilarchiv[at]deutsche-kinemathek[dot]de).
     
  • Address
    Imhoffweg 6, 12307 Berlin-Marienfelde