AFI Silver

AFI Silver
AFI Silver
	Location within Maryland
General information
Status	Operating
Type	Theater
Architectural style	Art Deco
Address	8633 Colesville Road
Town or city	Silver Spring, Maryland
Country	United States
Coordinates	38°59′48″N 77°01′39″W / 38.9967°N 77.0276°WCoordinates: 38°59′48″N 77°01′39″W / 38.9967°N 77.0276°W
Completed	1938
Design and construction
Architect	John Eberson
Other information
Seating type	Stadium in Smaller Theaters Flat in Large Theater with Free Premium Seating in back (Awarded on a first come first served basis)
Seating capacity	400, 200, and 75
Website
	www.afi.com/silver/

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center or commonly known as AFI Silver is a three-screen movie theater complex in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, north of Washington, D.C. Its main auditorium hosts the DC Metro area's third-largest commercial movie theater screen, and the second-largest commercial movie theater screen outside of the Smithsonian Institution (after the Uptown Theater in Cleveland Park). Run by the American Film Institute, it plays modern art-house and independent works alongside classic films.

The AFI Silver is the result of a restoration project for the original Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, designed by movie palace architect John Eberson and constructed in 1938.

Events[]

The theater hosts the annual AFI Docs documentary festival (formerly known as Silverdocs).

External links[]

AFI Silver Official Homepage
AFI Docs AFI Docs Homepage
AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Arts Center Silver Spring's Downtown
Silver Spring: Then & Again – The Silver Theatre

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