BAMPFA Collections
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive’s comprehensive collection—nearly 28,000 works of art and 18,000 films and videos—is characterized by artistic excellence and innovation, intellectual exploration, and social commentary. Representing a tremendous diversity of global cultures and historical periods, the collection reflects the central role of education in our mission. The collection has particular strengths in Ming and Qing dynasty Chinese painting, Mughal dynasty Indian miniature painting, Baroque painting, old master prints and drawings, early American painting, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century photography, Conceptual art, international contemporary art, West Coast avant-garde film, international animation, Soviet cinema, early video art, and the largest collection of Japanese films outside of Japan. BAMPFA’s collection of Modern art is built around a remarkable core holding of fifty paintings by the Abstract Expressionist painter and teacher Hans Hofmann and includes significant works by Mark Rothko, Helen Frankenthaler, Ad Reinhardt, Jackson Pollock, David Smith, and Clyfford Still.
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Three study centers make much of our collection accessible to the public. Learn more about our study centers.
CineFiles
Search our online database of scanned images of reviews, press kits, festival and showcase program notes, newspaper articles, and other documents from BAMPFA's extensive collection covering world cinema, past and present.
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