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Lonely Planet review

Not a museum with displays as such, the Filmmuseum has a large collection of memorabilia and a priceless archive of films that are screened in two theatres, often with live music. One theatre contains the Art Deco interior of Cinema Parisien, an early Amsterdam cinema. The information centre (589 14 35; Vondelstraat 69-71; admission free; ; - Mon-Fri) has loads of books and DVDs that can be viewed in booths.

The museum's grand Café Vertigo, with its theatrical balcony and expansive outdoor seating, is a popular meeting place overlooking the park. On summer evenings films are shown on the terrace.

At the time of writing the Filmmuseum was due to reopen in 2009 in a sleek new building in Amsterdam-Noord ( M024C).