At our new location

Welcome to the E-Werk – a place steeped in history! Our library and archives are already open, and our events program is also gaining momentum. You can find the dates for all our activities here.

Updates

  • Our address

    Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen
    Mauerstraße 79
    10117 Berlin

We have been at our new location since January 2025. You can already find some exciting events in our program calendar. General information about the Kinemathek’s activities can be found below.

Archives and Film Distribution

The archives have all been reopened since September 2025. Please refer to the respective archive page for contact information, opening hours and other details.

→ To the archives

Library

The library reopened in May 2025. Viewing options for the Television Media Library are also available.

→ To the library

→ To the library catalog/OPAC

Exhibitions

The permanent exhibition has been closed since 1 November 2024. The Television Media Library and all other exhibitions are also currently inaccessible. Exhibitions are planned from 2026 onwards. More information will follow soon on our website.

Education Program

There are currently only a limited range of informational programs available. Public workshops, discussions and city walks are still taking place – check our calendar (in German) for current events. Group bookings are only available to a limited extent for the time being. From spring 2026 onwards, we will be offering an extensive program again. Here you can find information about our current education and public programs.

A personal consultation from our cooperation partner can be booked here:

Museum Service Berlin
+49 30 247 49-888
museumsdienst [at] kulturprojekte.berlin (museumsdienst[at]kulturprojekte[dot]berlin)

Kinemathek in E-Werk

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We are continuing our work at E-Werk, our temporary base until a planned film house has been completed. This historic electric substation was a hub of industrial development in Berlin at the turn of the twentieth century, and a highlight of club culture in the 1990s. We look forward to presenting film and television culture in this landmark industrial building soon.

In 2026, we will open our first exhibitions. The library was reopened in May 2025, and the archives have been accessible again since September 2025. The Hall on the ground floor and the former Schalterwerk room offer a spectacular setting for experimental formats. Series such as “Fernsehsalon”, “Aus dem Fernseharchiv” and “Film Restored” as well as various educational offerings will be presented here. We will continue existing partnerships, such as the long-standing one with the Berlinale, at the E-Werk.

Collections such as the Photo Archive, Document Archive, the Personal Papers and Company Archives and parts of the Marlene Dietrich Archive will still be accessible to the public at our temporary base. Our Film Distribution service will expand its portfolio thanks to the continued restoration and digitalisation of the film archive.