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Chicago Film Archives resides in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. The films and tapes reside in a climate-controlled vault on the third floor, and we work in an office upstairs on the sixth.

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Research visits
On-site research access to Chicago Film Archives collections is available by appointment only, and there may be an associated fee for research visits depending on the extent of your project. We recommend that researchers begin by searching our online catalog.