

All of the titles are stored off site in a climate-controlled vault for preservation purposes. The Film Library and Study Center provides research access to BAMPFA’s collection of over 17,000 films and videos. Viewing carrels offer drop-in access to hundreds of digitized film and video titles, while films and videos from our vault are generally available for research viewing with several weeks’ advance notice.
STUDY CENTER MOVIE
About the BAMPFA Film Library & Study CenterĪ great resource for anyone interested in film and film culture, the BAMPFA Film Library and Study Center is open for anyone to come by and browse through a movie magazine from last week or last century read books on film history, theory, and criticism skim through a collection of rare ephemera, press kits, and reviews access scholarly research databases listen to hundreds of recordings of Q&A’s with filmmakers and other guests at BAMPFA screenings or screen something from BAMPFA’s collection of more than 17,000 films and videos. Users do NOT need an admission ticket to access the Film Library and Study Center or to view digitized works in drop-in carrels. To schedule, contact Phone Reference Line - Currently unavailable due to COVID-19.

For appointments and inquiries, please contact us at Hoursįall 2022: Wednesday-Friday, 1pm–5pm, by appointment only. All users must abide by BAMPFA entry procedures. Due to COVID protocols, the Library is currently open by appointment only, Wed-Fri, 1pm-5pm.
