It was born on 20 January 1982 thanks to a group of cinema enthusiasts. In 2014 it was awarded the prize for 'Best arthouse cinema' awarded by Agis-Fice. Each season, the Arsenal features over 220 films and organizes thematic reviews, and meetings with actors and directors... favouring quality cinema within its programming, sometimes in the original language, and other times with live musical accompaniment for the old black and white films.