1990s
1991
“Jean-Luc Godard” exhibition at the Casino de Montbenon
Seminar on preserving and promoting Switzerland’s film and audiovisual heritage
1992
Inauguration of the Penthaz Archive Centre (6 September), which brings together all the archives previously held in 10 different repositories in and around Lausanne
1995
“100 films for the summer” to mark the centenary of cinema
1996
Hervé Dumont, new director
Foundation of nonprofit Les Amis de la Cinémathèque suisse (LACS)
1998
The Swiss Confederation acquires the Penthaz premises and writes off the institution’s mortgage debt
Olivier Verrey, new chairman of the Foundation Board
Fiftieth anniversary party at the Casino de Montbenon, attended by Ruth Dreifuss (14 November)