Explore never-before-seen, original artwork from all Walt Disney Studios' animated features beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) to The Fox and the Hound (1981).
Features the artistic self-expression of young men in Bay Area juvenile detention centers, this is the third in a series of Community Access Exhibitions inspired by the vision of Diane Disney Miller.
Join us at The Walt Disney Family Museum with partner The Presidio Trust to celebrate the Big Draw, the world’s largest drawing festival! This annual family event will take place this year on October 13, 2018 and will celebrate Walt Disney’s contributions to the world of art and drawing with activities throughout the museum and the Presidio’s Main Post (directly in front of the museum). We encourage people of all ages to participate, observe, and enjoy drawing and storytelling in different ways.
Follow Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, as he hatches an elaborate plot to steal Christmas from Santa Claus and bring holiday joy to the children of the world—with a spooky twist. Read aloud by pop-up book creator Matthew Reinhart, these unique 3-D illustrations will take you and your children on a journey to Halloween Town with a new, interactive perspective. This reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing with Reinhart. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: A Petrifying Pop-Up for the Holidays book published by Disney Editions will be available for sale in the museum store.
In celebration of the film's 25th anniversary and our special programs with pop-up artist Matthew Reinhart and his new book Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: A Petrifying Pop-Up for the Holidays, join us for a special screening of the film that inspired the book.
Oct | Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun: 3pm & Sat, Oct 20: 4pm
Just in time for the holiday season, learn how to create your own 3-D pop-up greeting card with Disney Editions pop-up artist Matthew Reinhart. Follow along with Reinhart as he teaches the craft of paper engineering. Participants will have the opportunity to leave with their own unique greeting card, plus the skills to make more at home.
Join two hapless and unwitting characters, Ichabod Crane and Mr. Toad, on their hilarious escapades in this 1949 package feature inspired by the classic stories of Kenneth Grahame and Washington Irving.
Oct | Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun: 1pm & Sat: 4pm No screening on Sat, Oct 20
Walt Disney fell in love with the timeless classic Mary Poppins when he witnessed how entranced his young daughter Diane was with the story, so much so that he would go on to make a hugely successful film in 1964 adapted from P.L. Travers’ series of novels. For this family-friendly event, join everyone’s favorite magical nanny on her many adventures in this newly-released picture book based on the original story by P.L. Travers. Read by its illustrator, Genevieve Godbout, this event includes a book signing with the illustrator as well as an opportunity for a kid-friendly Q&A session. Mary Poppins will be available for purchase at the museum store.
Walt Disney went to great lengths to capture the magic of P.L. Travers’s classic children’s novel Mary Poppins when crafting the memorable 1964 film. Children’s book illustrator Genevieve Godbout was given a similar challenge when she was asked to illustrate a picture book version of the classic tale, bringing Mary’s indomitable personality to life on the page. Hear from Godbout as she discusses the research that went into recreating Mary’s story, the artistic process behind her unique designs, and the many ways in which she drew inspiration. Look for Mary Poppins, written by P.L. Travers, adapted by Amy Novesky, and illustrated by Godbout this Fall 2018.
Walt landed his first major contract, opened a new studio, and fell in love with an inker. A sudden turn of events would spark the idea for Mickey Mouse.
Walt Disney’s Melody Time celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Released in May of 1948, it was one of the last of the so-called package features, which took precedent from Fantasia (1940) by...
A 1932 article in McCall’s magazine reported that painted on one door in red and gold is a shield bearing Mickey’s coat of arms. The mystic words “Ickmay Ousmay” are inscribed on this heraldic emblem...
Veteran Disney producer and Walt Disney Family Museum Advisory Board member Don Hahn has recently completed work as Curator of our newest special exhibition, Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men: Masters of Animation.
