Museo Nazionale del Cinema - Mole Antonelliana

Unique in Italy and among the most important in the world, the museum was founded in 1941 thanks to the passion of Maria Adriana Prolo. Reopened in 2000 in the new premises of the Mole Antonelliana, the museum preserves a rich and diverse heritage organized around two main themes: film archaeology and historical photography, and the history of cinema and the development of the film industry. The museum spirals upwards over several levels, creating a spectacular and interactive display with a setting of sets, projections, and light effects, evoking the experience of watching a film.

It houses a vast collection of precious materials, many of which are unique in the world: photographs, posters, advertising materials, equipment, and artistic artefacts, including one of the most important international collections of film archaeology, as well as costumes and set pieces. The Film Library collects both silent and sound films and boasts an exclusive collection of Italian silent films, complemented by a Video Library and a Sound Archive. The Archive also preserves the holdings of Italy's largest silent film production companies. Thanks to its extensive and varied collections, the Bibliomediateca is one of the most prestigious documentation centres for cinema and photography in Europe.