Deutsches Film- und Fototechnikmuseum

Description

In Deidesheim on the Deutsche Weinstraße, the 3F Deutsches Museum für Foto-, Film- und Fernsehtechnik displays its collections in the historic rooms of the Deidesheimer Spital, opposite the old town hall.

The museum was founded on 8 December 1990 under the name Museum für Film- und Fototechnik. After an expansion of its exhibition space, it was renamed Deutsches Film- und Fototechnik Museum in 2000. Since 2018 the institution has been operating under its current name, 3F Deutsches Museum für Foto-, Film- und Fernsehtechnik.

Across approximately 400 m², over 5,500 objects from all periods of photographic and film technology are shown. The collection is among the more extensive holdings of its kind in Europe and documents technical developments and fields of application from the early days to modern media technology. Part of the exhibition is a copy of the patent for a noise-reduction process by Ray Dolby, which the engineer sent to the museum in February 2001 in a personal letter.

Financially, the institution is supported in part by the supporting association 3F Deutsches Museum für Foto-, Film- und Fernsehtechnik e. V. In addition, the museum receives in-kind donations from manufacturers and broadcasters, which continuously augment the holdings and enable the conservation and research of the collection.