We’ve moved!

Find all key dates and details on the reopening of individual departments here. We look forward to welcoming you back!

Current information

  • Our address at E-Werk

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

We have moved to our new location, the E-Werk. Our museum at Potsdamer Platz is therefore closed and no longer accessible.

What does our move mean for...

...the Archives and Film Distribution

As of 2 May 2025, the film archive (including viewing facilities) will be open again. Requests can then be processed as usual; however, due to the move, occasional delays may still occur. All other archives will be accessible again starting 2 September 2025. We look forward to welcoming you and thank you for your understanding.

Film bookings are being accepted once again. Returns of film and distribution prints (35mm, 16mm, DVD/Blu-ray) should be sent directly to our film storage facility at Imhoffweg. This does not apply to the return of DCPs.

...the Library

The library is currently closed. It will reopen on 6 May 2025. Viewing stations for the Television Media Library will be available again in the library. For up-to-date information, please visit the library page or check the catalog/OPAC.

...the Permanent Exhibition

The permanent exhibition has been closed since 1 November 2024. The Television Media Library and all other exhibitions are no longer accessible. Viewing stations for the Television Media Library will soon be available again in the library.

...the Education Program

Currently, only a very limited number of educational programs are being offered. Public workshops, studio talks, and city walks are still taking place—please check our calendar (in German) for the latest events. Starting in autumn 2025, we will once again offer a wide range of programs. Unfortunately, group bookings are currently only available to a very limited extent.

For information and advice regarding our current educational and mediation offerings, please contact our partner:

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

2025 Outlook: Kinemathek at the E-Werk

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Starting in 2025, we will continue our work at the E-Werk, our temporary base until the completion of a planned film house. This historically significant transformer station was a central hub of industrial development in turn-of-the-century Berlin and a highlight of club culture in the 1990s. We are excited to soon be able to present film and television culture in this industrial monument.

In autumn 2025, we plan to reopen with an inaugural exhibition. Our library, archives, and collections are expected to be accessible again starting in the second quarter of 2025. The large hall on the ground floor and the former ticket hall will provide a spectacular setting for experimental formats. Series such as “Filmspotting”, “Fernsehsalon”, “Aus dem Fernseharchiv”, the “Film Restored” Film Heritage Festival and various educational offerings will be presented here. Existing partnerships, such as the one with the Berlinale, will continue at the E-Werk.

Screenings and presentations of films will be possible in a planned cinema. 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 at our temporary base. We will continuously restore and digitize films, allowing the film distribution service to expand its portfolio – thus remaining actively engaged and open to all.