This Friday, we're getting an early start on Halloween festivities here at The Walt Disney Family Museum, with special screenings of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as a spooky-themed Animate Your Night: Halloweentown. Click through for details, as well as stencils for our pumpkin-carving pleasure!
“Life finds a way.” This movie quote is a favorite of mine, and it comes from the 1993 Steven Spielberg blockbuster Jurassic Park. I recently learned about the connection between stop motion animation and the frighteningly real dinosaurs in the film, and this quote somehow seems applicable to stop motion as a method in itself. Nearly as old as cinema itself, stop motion continues to be an evolving and dynamic form of filmmaking today. Stop motion has “found a way” so to speak of remaining relevant and interesting in an age of enormous digital capacity...
In exactly one month, our first major exhibition Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic will open to the public! WeldonOwen will be publishing our exhibition catalogue, as well Disney historian and author J.B. Kaufman's new book The Fairest One of All. WeldonOwen recently had a chance to sit down with Diane Disney Miller to ask her a few personal questions. Click through to check out the exclusive video!
Each month, we ask a Museum staffer to answer five questions about their position at the Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and personal tidbits. This month, we're asking LYNN ZOOK... what do YOU do??
Museum staffers Andi Wang and Anel Muller review movies--past and present--inspired by, related to, or produced by Disney. Today, "Wang and Muller, Watching Movies" take a look at Tim Burton's new film, Frankenweenie, which is out in theaters now!
There have been a few rumors circulating around here that The Walt Disney Family Museum might possibly be haunted... Built in the 1890s, the buidling where our Museum is located at 104 Montgomery Street—in the Presidio of San Francisco, which has been a military base for over 140 years—was once an army barrack which housed around 110 soldiers at any given time. We have heard stories of strange things happening here after hours, but only recently have uncovered this security tape, which had been filming our Learning Art Studio...
Our 2nd annual members Sing-Along will take place on Saturday, October 13 at 7pm, and will begin with a toast to the Museum’s third year with a cupcake... and more! Click through for details.
Check out what's happening here at The Walt Disney Family Museum throughout the month of October!
"We are saddened to learn that Jeanette Thomas, widow of animator Frank Thomas, passed away Saturday night. Jeanette and Frank both gave me great support and encouragement when we first started our projects—first with the film Walt: The Man Behind the Myth, and subsequently, The Walt Disney Family Museum. The Thomases were always so supportive, and their support meant so much to us. Our thoughts and condolences go out to their family and friends."
- Diane Disney Miller
The Walt Disney Family has gone to the dogs during the month of September, and we'll be hosting our first Doggie Adopt-a-thon in partnership with the SFSPCA and other local rescue groups tomorrow, Saturday, September 29 from 12pm to 3pm! Join in the fun on the front lawn as we participate in animal education, help our four-legged, furry friends find new homes, and participate in Frankenweenie-related activities. It's going to be a howling good time!