Tuschinski Theatre

Theater Tuschinski
The entrance of Theater Tuschinski in 2006
Alternative names	Pathé Tuschinski
General information
Type	Movie theater
Architectural style	Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Amsterdam School
Location	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Address	Reguliersbreestraat 26-28
Coordinates	52.36619°N 4.894596°E / 52.36619; 4.894596
Current tenants	Pathé
Construction started	1919
Completed	1921
Inaugurated	28 October 1921
Renovated	2000–2002
Cost	ca. ƒ 4,000,000
Client	Abraham Icek Tuschinski
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hijman Louis de Jong
Renovating team
Renovating firm	Rappange & Partners
References
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Pathé Tuschinski is a movie theater in the Netherlands in Amsterdam commissioned by Abraham Icek Tuschinski in 1921 at a cost of 4 million guilders. The interior and exterior are a spectacular mix of styles, as designed by Hijman Louis de Jong; Amsterdam School, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The main auditorium hosts many premieres of Dutch films. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful cinemas in the world.

The building contains Asian influences while the lobby was designed in a way to offer theatergoers the feeling that they are stepping into an illusion. The Tuschinski's main auditorium has served as both a movie theater and a live performance space since its opening. In addition to a film screen, it also contains a stage and an organ.

When it first opened, the theater contained electro-technical features, then considered revolutionary. Its unique heating and ventilation system kept the temperature even throughout the building. In 1940 a Wurlitzer- Strunk theatre organ was installed, consecutively to a Wurlitzer model 160.

During the Second World War (1940–1945) the theatre was given the (non-Jewish) name 'Tivoli'.

Between 1998 and 2002, the theater was renovated in its original style. It was also expanded, with a new, more modern wing that connects to the original building via a corridor. The new wing added three extra auditoriums to the Tuschinski.

Main foyer

Foyer of the main auditorium

External links

• Template:Nl icon Pathé Tuschinski
• Tuschinski cinema in Amsterdam - history of the theater
• Tuschinski Theater in the past