Media Lab & Media Archive
Using and incorporating media is an integral part of research and teaching in all disciplines at the Institute. Many performative and audiovisual works that are the objects of study in our field – e.g., historical theater, dance and concert performances; TV and radio recordings – can only be studied and researched because of media documentation, accessibility, presentation, and visibility.
To meet these needs, the Media Lab & Media Archive of the Institute for Theater Studies was established in the late 1990s.
The Media Archive contains approx. 16,500 items on theater, film, dance, and documentation. The earliest own recordings go back to the 1970s. The holdings currently consist of more than 9,500 videotapes, as well as approx. 2,500 DVDs and 1,500 digital copies on network drives for onsite use (streaming).
The archive is not open to the public. Access is granted only to staff and students of the Institute and related institutions in accordance with the archive’s visitor policy.
Opening Hours - Media Archive
Media Rental (Summer term 2023)
Tue., 10.00 - 13.00 pm
Wednesday by arrangement
Thur., 10.00 - 16.00 pm
Viewing Room
Tue., 10.00 - 13.00 pm
Wednesday by arrangement
Thur., 10.00 - 18.00 pm
Media Rental: Raum 38
Viewing Room: Raum 14
Contact: medienarchiv@theater.fu-berlin.de
Scientific Management
Dr. David Gaertner
Scientific Management Media Lab & Media Archive
Telefon (030) 838-539 53
E-Mail david.gaertner@fu-berlin.de
STAFF MEDIA LAB & MEDIA ARCHIVE
Tel. (030) 838 70709
E-Mail j.bogatzki@fu-berlin.de
Technical Management
Peter Bleckwehl
Technical management media lab & media archive,
Media and event technology, IT administration
Tel. (030) 838-503 18
E-Mail peter.bleckwehl@fu-berlin.de