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This March, we've got MOUSE MADNESS as we set our sights on Mickey Mouse all month. Check out what's happening here at The Walt Disney Family Museum with programming, exhibitons, workshops, and more!

As another Presidents Day rolled by this February, so do the appropriately themed discounts on new cars and ideas on how to spend the three-day weekend. While those things are certainly nice, they can crowd out the true meaning of the holiday – to commemorate the achievements and sacrifices made by America’s chief executives, particularly George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Although Presidents Day was established after Walt’s time, he appreciated this sentiment and he incorporated it into a new attraction titled Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. Here’s a closer look at how the idea for this show came about, what the process to create it was like, and how it became successful.

Every kid wishes they could make their favorite toys and characters real and Peter Kelly has the amazing job of bringing such characters to life. Kelly creates motion and performance of computer generated characters for feature films. He has worked at Industrial Light & Magic for almost 12 years and has had the opportunity to work on characters such as Iron Man, Yoda, and Davey Jones... and we are honored to introduce Peter Kelly to you, who has agreed to share a little bit about what he loves about animation and how he got where he is today.

The Walt Disney Family Museum celebrates the 2013 Academy Awards season with recently compiled fun facts about the legendary Oscars® and Walt Disney. Twenty-six of these famed Awards are on view at the Museum including the celebrated Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Oscar which is on exhibit through April 14, 2013 in the special exhibition, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic.

We've got our sights set on stop motion animation throughout February with special programming and exclusive screenings, in conjunction with our special exhibition Between Frames: The Magic Behind Stop Motion Animation. Today, we've asked exhibition curator--and Museum Registrar and Curatorial Assistant--Anel Muller to get us a little closer to the exhibition and find out how she curated the show. Click through to find out more with us!

If Mickey Mouse is the world’s most famous mouse, Minnie is surely the world's second-most famous. Premiering with Mickey in late 1928's Steamboat Willie, this February 14 marks their 85th Valentine's Day together. People have often speculated as to just what kind of relationship Mickey and Minnie share. Click through for the details...

On Saturday, February 16, San Francisco audiences will have the chance to relive young Walt’s experience when The Walt Disney Family Museum joins forces with the San Francisco Silent Film Festival to present Snow White (1916) at the Castro Theater. Click through for more details...

We all know about The Jungle Book's Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera and others... but how much can you say about all the other characters in the background? Each month in our new Unusual Suspects series, we will examine one character from a classic film, which may not shine as brightly as the main characters of the film, but still plays a distinct role in the story as a whole. As we celebrated the Chinese New Year this past weekend, we take a look at one of the most noteworthy Disney sssnakes.

Each month, we ask a Museum staffer to answer five questions about their position at the Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and other personal tidbits. If you live in San Francisco, you might have seen our month's "What Do YOU Do?" subject's work lining the streets, and zooming around on the side of public transportation. So today, we're asking Nancy Yee-Chan... what do YOU do??

Today we celebrate the birthday of a man who is sometimes overlooked in accounts of Disney history: Elias Disney, Walt’s and Roy’s father. Disney and film historian J.B. Kaufman gives us a closer look at the man who played a very important role in Walt's life.