The Museum of Modern Art Film Library
Details
Birth Date 1935
Alternate Names
- New York (City). Museum of Modern Art. Dept. of Film.
- New York (N.Y.). Museum of Modern Art. Film Library.
- Museum of Modern Art Film Department
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Dept. of Film and Media.
- New York (City) Museum of Modern Art. Film Library
Official Sites
Established in 1935 to collect films that illustrate the historic and artistic development of motion pictures and to establish the medium as a major art form, the Circulating Library initially included a circulating collection available at reasonable rates to colleges, museums, and other educational institutions. This has since been expanded to include regional and international film festivals, individual collectors, and other film organizations. 1