Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
24 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
The Harvard Film Archive offers a public cinematheque program, presenting films Friday through Monday nights year round. All screenings are held in the Archive's 200-seat theater located in the historic Carpenter Center for the Arts.
The HFA frequently invites filmmakers to discuss their work and engage with the vibrant community of students, professors, artists and cinephiles who regularly attend Archive screenings. Recent visitors include the French director Agnès Varda (Les plages d'Agnès), American screenwriter and director Paul Schrader (Blue Collar), Catalan director Albert Serra (Birdsong), American independent filmmakers So Yong Kim (Treeless Mountain) and Lance Hammer (Ballast), Argentinian director Lucrecia Martel (The Headless Woman), Irish director John Boorman (The General), and Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong (Secret Sunshine), as well as avant-garde filmmakers Ken Jacobs, Nathaniel Dorsky, Lawrence Weiner and Robert Breer. Some of the HFA's recent programs include retrospectives of the work of Edward Yang, Joseph Losey, Vincente Minnelli, Warren Sonbert, Bruce Conner and Richard Quine, as well as surveys such as Technicolor Dreams, Unseen Noir and Shaw Scope: A History of the Shaw Bros. Studio. HFA programs dating back to 1999 are browsable on our Past Film Series page.
The HFA's collection of 35 and 16mm material for almost 14,000 titles, as well as its many posters and documents, are accessible to faculty and students at Harvard, as well as to outside researchers, through our academic research services.
Established with the assistance of the Luce Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1979, the Harvard Film Archive has grown into an incomparably rich resource for scholars and filmmakers. A division of Harvard University's Fine Arts Library, the HFA is an affiliate of the International Federation of Film Archives.
Tickets for all regular screenings are available 45 minutes before show time at the Cinematheque on the lower level of the Carpenter Center. HFA does not sell tickets in advance, and a separate admission fee is charged for each screening. Members may reserve tickets in advance for special event screenings.
Ticket Prices
$9 - Regular Admission
$7 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard Faculty and
Staff, and Senior Citizens
Regular HFA screenings are free for all Harvard students with a valid photo ID.
$12 - Special Event Ticket Price for all patrons
Discounts apply for Harvard Film Archive Members
The HFA Public Film Program depends on the generous support of members of the community to ensure the health and longevity of our unique blend of programming. You can become a member by contacting the Archive at 617-496-3211 or by filling out and mailing in our Membership Form (in PDF format) along with a check in the appropriate amount to Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Friend of the Archive ($750)
Friends of the Archive receive two individual admission passes for an entire
year, a subscription to the quarterly program calendar, reserved tickets via e-mail or phone for special events and in-person appearances, and an invitation for two to press screenings and private receptions.
Director's Circle ($500)
Director's Circle
members receive two individual admission passes for an entire
year, a subscription to the quarterly program calendar, and reserved tickets via e-mail or phone for special events and in-person appearances.
Silver Screen Society ($300)
Silver Screen members receive
an individual admission pass for an entire year, a subscription to the quarterly program calendar, and reserved tickets via e-mail or phone for special events and in-person appearances.
Individual/Dual Membership PLUS ($125/$200)
Same as Individual/Dual plus $8 tickets for Special Events (applies to $12 ticketed events only).
Student/Senior Membership PLUS ($100)
Same as Student/Senior plus $7 tickets for Special Events (applies to $12 ticketed events only).
Individual/Dual Membership ($55/$100)
Members receive $6 admission to regular HFA programming, three free admissions to regular programs, a subscription to the quarterly program calendar, and reserved tickets via e-mail or phone for special events and in-person appearances.
Student/Senior Membership ($35)
Members receive $5 admission to regular HFA programming, three free admissions to regular programs, a subscription to the quarterly program calendar, and reserved tickets via e-mail or phone for special events and in-person appearances.
The Harvard Film Archive is located in the lower level of the Carpenter Center
for the Visual Arts at 24 Quincy Street, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We are
east of the Harvard Square Red Line T Stop, in between the Harvard Faculty
Club and the Fogg Art Museum, one block north of Massachusetts Avenue between
Broadway and Harvard Streets in the Harvard University campus.
Parking
Although
parking in Cambridge is difficult (most of the surrounding streets have restricted
parking for Cambridge residents only), metered parking on Broadway and Harvard
Streets, as well as the rest of Harvard Square, is free after 6 pm. Film-goers
are encouraged to use public transportation, particularly the MBTA Red Line.
From the Turnpike (I-90)
Take Exit 18, "Cambridge-Allston," and
proceed straight upon exiting, through the stoplights and over the River Street
Bridge. Continue on River Street, which soon becomes Western Avenue. Cross
Massachusetts Avenue at Central Square, at which point Western Avenue becomes
Prospect Street. Continue on Prospect Street and take a left at the second
set of lights, onto Harvard Street. Proceed on Harvard Street until you reach
Prescott Street. The entrance to the Carpenter Center is in between Prescott
Street and Quincy Street.
This area of the website is for members of the media only and is password protected. To request the password and for more information, please contact:
Brooke Holgerson
617-496-3211
The Harvard Film Archive is looking for dedicated and energetic film enthusiasts to serve as volunteer ushers. Please e-mail David Pendleton for additional information.
Harvard Film Archive is a division of Fine Arts Library of the Harvard College Library.
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2009
President and Fellows of Harvard College..