Deutsche Kinemathek (German Museum for Film and Television)The mission of the Deutsche Kinemathek is collecting, preserving, developing, presenting and mediating audiovisual heritage. The film archive includes copies of more than 26,500 films, as well as a viewable inventory of over 25,000 films on video. In the Mediathek Fernsehen more than 9,000 broadcasts spanning seven decades and the two former nations of divided Germany can be viewed. Moreover, one of the largest specialized libraries in Europe is available to visitors at the Filmhaus. Several hundred thousand photographs, 25,000 posters, and approximately 20,000 costumes and architectural sketches are preserved by the Deutsche Kinemathek.