A rendering of the main theater’s interior; BAMPFA’s collection includes more than 17,500 videos and films and features “the largest collection of Japanese cinema outside Japan, impressive holdings of Soviet cinema, West Coast avant-garde film,” and more, according to the University. Photo 5 of 9 in A Floating Theater Hides Within this Art Deco-Inspired Modern Museum by Zach Edelson

A Floating Theater Hides Within this Art Deco-Inspired Modern Museum

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A rendering of the main theater’s interior; BAMPFA’s collection includes more than 17,500 videos and films and features “the largest collection of Japanese cinema outside Japan, impressive holdings of Soviet cinema, West Coast avant-garde film,” and more, according to the University.