"The exterior of the Anthology Film Archives parallels the spirit of the films they screen—a little out of place and of a different time. Originally opened in 1970, the cinema evolved beyond the vision of its founders who wished for the space, “to define the art of cinema by means of a selection of films which would screen continuously,” a tight canon they deemed, “the Essential Cinema collection.” Today, the cinema also houses a library and museum filled with stills, periodicals, and theory books galore on avant-garde film. With the theater portion screening more than 900 programs annually, even the most zealous fanatics can get their fill here. If you’re into the zany, weird, and absurd, you just found just the theater-museum-library to match your freak."
