Filmmuseum Schloss Ballenstedt

Description

At Schloss Ballenstedt in Ballenstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, the Filmmuseum Schloss Ballenstedt presents an extensive collection on the history of film. The exhibition rooms are located in the north wing of the castle.

The collection grew out of the life’s work of private collectors who, over decades, assembled rare and now internationally sought-after items. At the city’s initiative the objects were installed in the castle in 2002; since then their care has been the responsibility of the Verein Schloss und Schlosspark Ballenstedt e. V.

On display are film-historical exhibits spanning more than 130 years. The focus is on film projectors and cameras with related accessories, as well as film posters and associated objects. Significant pieces include devices that date back to developments by Thomas Alva Edison and Charles Pathé, a magic lantern from 1890, an approximately 1.8-meter-tall 35 mm sound film projector from 1936, and a camera used in the work of Heinz Sielmann. The collection thus documents technical and media developments throughout film history.