Cinematheques

film museum and cinematheque in Paris, France

A cinematheque is an archive of films and film-related objects with an exhibition venue. Similarly to a book library (bibliothèque in French), a cinematheque is responsible for preserving and making available to the public film heritage. Typically, a cinematheque has at least one motion picture theatre, which offers screenings of its collections and other international films. == History == thumb|Main facade of the head office, Bulgarian National Film Archive (Българска Национална Филмотека) From the first cinema screenings until 1930, several attempts to establish film archives were initiated

cinema in Tel Aviv, Israel

cinema in Jerusalem, Israel

film archive in Belgrade

Film archive in Bologna, Italy

Venezuelan public institution

Film archive in Jakarta, Indonesia

Swiss film archives and cinematheque in Lausanne, Penthaz (VD) and Zurich, Switzerland

German film archive based in Berlin, Germany

The Royal Belgian Film Archive (; ), operating under the brand name CINEMATEK, is the national cinematheque of Belgium. The institution collects, preserves and makes available an extensive film collection, with a particular focus on Belgian cinema, and also organises film screenings, exhibitions and educational programmes.

Museum in Spain

film archive in Lisbon, Portugal

museum in Italy

film archive in Catalunya, Spain