▁arch iving , ▁and ▁rest oring ▁film ▁copies . ▁All ▁analog ▁and ▁digital ▁formats ▁( except ▁ 7 0 mm ) ▁can ▁be ▁shown . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Film ▁Museum ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁as ▁a ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁Stadt museum ▁and ▁holds ▁an ▁extensive ▁collection ▁of ▁copies ▁of ▁historical ▁films . ▁Which ▁are ▁also ▁restored ▁and ▁copied ▁locally . ▁Special ▁focus ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁German ▁silent ▁films , ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁film ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁the ▁Naz ism ▁period , ▁the ▁New ▁German ▁Cinema , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁film ▁history ▁( e . g . ▁Karl ▁Val entin , ▁Herbert ▁Ach tern bus ch , ▁document ary ▁material ▁about ▁Mun ich ). ▁As ▁cinemat he que , ▁the ▁museum ▁makes ▁its ▁collection ▁accessible ▁to ▁public ▁and ▁research . ▁The ▁in - house ▁cinema ▁- ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁municipal ▁the aters ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁- ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁places ▁in ▁Germany , ▁in ▁which ▁full ▁historical - film ▁ret ros pect ives ▁and ▁silent ▁films ▁with ▁live ▁musical ▁accompan iment ▁are ▁regularly ▁presented . ▁The ▁museum ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁permanent ▁exhibition . ▁Year long ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁to ▁att ain ▁a ▁second ▁cinema ▁and ▁an ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁the ▁cinema ▁through ▁separation ▁from ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁Stadt museum ▁and ▁a ▁ren aming ▁to ▁the ▁Bav arian