Tuschinski added to Treasures of European Film Culture

Amsterdam’s Royal Theatre Tuschinski was added to the Treasures of European Film Culture by the European Film Academy (EFA) on October 9th 2025. With these Treasures, the Academy celebrates places of a symbolic nature for European cinema, places of historical value that need to be maintained and protected not just now, but for generations to come.

The theatre was commissioned by Abraham Icek Tuschinski in 1921, together with his brothers-in-law Hemann Gerschtanowitz and Hermann Ehrlich. Pathé acquired the theatre, renowned for its stunning art-deco interior and exterior, in 1995. In 2021, Time Out magazine named Tuschinski the most beautiful cinema in the world.

The unveiling of the commemorative plaque took place last Thursday on the theatre’s façade.

Alongside Tuschinski, ten other locations were added to the EFA’s list, including architectural gems like Liège-Guillemins railway station or the Summer Riding School in Salzburg, emblematic urban spaces like 1 May Square in Piran (Slovenia) and Malko Tarnovo Street in Sofia.

The Treasures of European Film Culture are part of the European Film Academy’s expanded film heritage activities, which started in 2022. The European Film Heritage department has since then initiated a network of national film academies, cinematheques and film archives dedicated to the support and promotion of classics from our continent. Part of the heritage activities is also the “In Memoriam“ section of the European Film Awards, which commemorates personalities of European cinema who passed away.

Click here for the full article and complete list of newly added locations.

Photo by Almichael Fraay