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Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum of Film and Television

E-Werk Mauerstr.

The Deutsche Kinemathek is set to reopen in 2025 in the E-Werk (pictured above) in Mauerstraße.

The Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum of Film and Television Berlin displays collections of film and television history. The museum provides visitors with an insight into the exciting development of both media from their creation to the present day.

The Museum of Film and Television illustrates more than 100 years of German film history and 50 years of German television history - this concept is unique in Europe. The exhibitions draw on the rich collections that the Deutsche Kinemathek has amassed since its foundation in 1963.

Deutsche Kinemathek at new location from 2026

The Deutsche Kinemathek is moving and will be located in the E-Werk in Mauerstraße in Berlin-Mitte from 2026. The museum at Potsdamer Platz will remain permanently closed. Exhibition operations will resume at the new location in early 2026.

Deutsche Kinemathek: Current events and tickets

Unfilmed: The screenplay 'The Puppet Boy' by Wieland Speck

Reading and talk Wieland Speck (director, curator of former Berlinale Panorama, TEDDY Awards) Til Schindler (actor) in 1926, the German author John Henry Mackay published the novel 'Der Puppenjunge.... more

How perverse is the situation? We discuss Rosa von Praunheim's 'It's not the homosexual who is perverse, but the situation in which he lives'

it is not the homosexual who is perverted, but the situation in which he lives' by Rosa von Praunheim caused an earthquake in 1971 and led to the founding of numerous gay movements across Germany for the... more

"Inventing Queer Cinema"

The guided tour provides an overview of our current exhibition, presents selected content and objects, and invites you to discover the diversity of queer German cinema. Meeting point: Box office foyer Price... more

Film stories about the cinematheque

The area around Friedrichstraße is a central location in film history and at the same time a walk-in attraction: pioneers of German film worked here, film policy was made and numerous films were shot.... more

Trickfilm-Samstag (Animation Saturday): How do I make an animated film?

Hold up your smartphone camera – that always works. But how do you make an animated film? Learn with us! Every month, we host the “Trickfilm-Samstag (Animation Saturday)” and invite you to make films... more

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Source: Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Editing: berlin.de

Last edited: 13 January 2026