The Cinema Museum of Melgaço is a museum

Museum

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 dedicated to Cinema

Film

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 in Melgaço, Portugal

Portugal

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The collection comprises machines and objects from pre-cinema times, original posters in canvas, photographs and diverse documents.

An exhibition illustrates the path cinema has taken throughout its history.

The collection of the museum was donated by the film lover Jean Loup Passek.

The museum opened at June 3, 2005.