The Doré cinema is located in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain, at number 3, Calle Santa Isabel. It was built on the initiative of the Catalan-born businessman Arturo Carballo and opened in December 1912, although the current façade dates back to 1923 (a 1922 project by the architect Críspulo Moro Cabeza). It was renovated by Manuel López-Mora Villegas in 1925.
For half a century it managed to resist the opening of new and modern cinemas and the socioeconomic decline of the Antón Martín area. Transformed into a re-run cinema, it ended up receiving the popular nickname of the palace of pipes. When its survival was feared, the Ministry of Culture came to the rescue, planning to recover it for its activities.
Since 1989 it has been the second exhibition hall of the Spanish Film Library (Filmoteca Española) in Palacio del Marqués de Perales, where its public sessions are held. A careful renovation allowed the beautiful façade and the main hall to be recovered. A screening room has also been opened in the basement, and exhibitions can be held on the terrace. A café and a bookshop specialising in film are located in the complex’s lobby.
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