The museum for film and the art of the moving image in The Netherlands. Visit the exhibition or cinema and discover our collection with more than 55.000 films.

Eye Filmmuseum

Wednesday 27 September, Eye is closed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Eye Filmmuseum - Amsterdam

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On a red background a man sits on a director's chair, the back of the chair reads 'MR STURGES', he looks over his shoulder there at the viewer. Various characters from his films can be seen at the edges of the image.

campagnebeeld Written and Directed by Preston Sturges

Eye Filmmuseum seen across the river IJ © Marcus Koppen

Eye Filmmuseum, © Marcus Koppen

campaign image Eye Classics

campain image Restored & Unseen

In the foreground you can see the computer screen with which you control the wall with projections

Film Catcher (© Jordi Wallenburg)

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Open daily

The exhibition is open every day from 10:00 to 19:00 and can be visited with either a film or exhibition ticket. Admission is free for children aged 17 and under.

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.

Permanent exhibition

King of the Screwball Comedy

Films, talks & events

Sturges' films are witty, sharp and at times hilarious (social) comedies, with a tendency towards the absurd. He was seen as a brilliant satirist with an eye for 'the American way of life', aiming his barbs at entertainment culture, the world of advertising, politics and the veneration of the all-American hero.

The best films by Hollywood director Preston Sturges, master of the nineteen-forties screwball comedy, can now be seen again on the big screen.

Written and Directed by Preston Sturges

Do you know your classics?

Ongoing

From Wuthering Heights to Dokter Pulder zaait papavers, from North by Northwest to Vivre sa vie: every week in Eye you can enjoy classics you've seen, never seen or only recognise by reputation.

Eye now brings film history even closer with Eye Classics. On the big screen, screened in 35mm whenever possible.

Eye Classics

Restored classics and rediscovered films

For Restored &amp; Unseen, Eye draws on its own collection and on the international repertoire of restored prints from foreign archives and the festival circuit. Films for aficionados. Your chance to tick off from your list that quirky classic starring Michel Piccoli, relive an old personal favourite in a new guise or simply allow yourself to be surprised.

Restored classics and rediscovered films, with introductions by experts.

Restored & Unseen

Films, talks & events Written and Directed by Preston Sturges

King of the Screwball Comedy

Ongoing Eye Classics

Do you know your classics?

Ongoing Restored & Unseen

Restored classics and rediscovered films

Permanent exhibition

Open daily