| Formation | 1944 |
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| Founded at | Hollywood, California |
| Purpose | Overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' educational and cultural activities |
The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' educational and cultural activities, including the preservation of motion picture history. Although the existing incarnation of the Academy Film Archive began in 1991, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acquired its first film in 1929.