Eye Filmmuseum is hét museum voor film en de kunst van bewegend beeld. Bezoek een film of tentoonstelling en ontdek onze collectie met meer dan 60.000 films.

On the lower level and throughout Eye we illuminate various aspects of the world of the moving image. Learn about how film developed, from its early beginnings to the present day.

On the lower level and throughout Eye we illuminate various aspects of the world of the moving image. Learn about how film developed, from its early beginnings to the present day.

Eye Filmmuseum is hét museum voor film en de kunst van bewegend beeld. Bezoek een film of tentoonstelling en ontdek onze collectie met meer dan 60.000 films.

Eye Filmmuseum is located on IJpromenade, a cycling and pedestrian path where mopeds and scooters are not allowed. Please remember to park them before the bridge across the canal.

Eye highlights the American avant-garde cinema in the 1960s. The exhibition, along with an extensive film programme, features screenings of both iconic and lesser-known works.

Eye is responsible for the Netherlands’ film collection: storing this in a sustainable way, making it accessible, providing context, and keeping it alive. We are aware of the gaps in our collection …

Eye Filmmuseum offers guided tours in Dutch Sign Language (NGT) through the permanent exhibition. Visitors can also watch videos in NGT on their smartphone by scanning QR codes …

Since the end of 2020, the latest of Eye’s ever-spreading branches is the Eye Film Player, a streaming service offering feature films, documentaries and short films from its rich collection.

The Eye collection dates back to 1946, when the first predecessor of Eye was founded: the Nederlands Historisch Filmarchief. In 1952, this became the Dutch Filmmuseum, and since …