[2] Construction started on 18 June 1919, the theatre was built in Art Deco, Jugendstil and the Amsterdams School style at a cost of circa ƒ 4 million.

Determined to open with an organ Tuschinski travelled to Brussels to acquire an existing one from another cinema.

As an act of resistance, on the birthday of Queen Wilhelmina a Dutch and British flag were flown from a window of the theatre.

[10] They renovated the cinema from 1998 to 2002 to its original style and a corridor was constructed to Tuschinski 3, giving the complex a total of 6 auditoriums.

This time auditorium 2 was brought back to their former glory, including the lost murals of Pieter den Besten.

[15][16] The building contains Asian influences while the lobby was designed in a way to offer theatergoers the feeling that they are stepping into an illusion.

The Tuschinski's main auditorium has served as both a movie theater and a live performance space since its opening.