Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

Upper West Side & Central Park


A film center for small and experimental films is tucked under a bright-green roof lawn toward the northern edge of the principal Lincoln Center compound.

There is a $1.50 surcharge per ticket for buying online.


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