Central House of Cinema

Central House of Cinema (CDK) is a movie theater in Moscow, Russia, established in 1934 and currently managed by the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation.

Muscovites and their family members went there to watch theater shows, open readings, art and physical classes.

[2][1] A massive stained glass panel by Fernand Léger was donated by the artist's widow Nadia Khodasevich to the new venue.

[3] In the 1970s, CDK was one of the most important cultural venues in the USSR, open only to members of the Cinematographers Union or visitors with special invitations.

Since then, the tickets went on sale, the venue started hosting open talks and master classes for wide audiences, as well as music concerts and shows.

The original building of the Cinema house, arch. Vladimir Serotzinsky