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.
When production began on Alice in Wonderland (1951) in 1946, Walt instantly knew he needed to capture the eccentric lunacy of Wonderland and its residents. He quickly enlisted one of his Nine Old Men, Ward Kimball, for the project. With Ward’s ability to effortlessly make the unreal real, he animated a range of quirky characters, whose bizarre mannerisms added to their unique personalities.
We hope you like Dalmatian puppies—one hundred and one Dalmatian puppies to be exact! In this animated adventure, time is against Pongo and Perdita as they seek to thwart Cruella De Vil’s sinister intentions towards their adorable brood of puppies.
Sep | Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun: 3pm No screenings on Wed–Fri, Sep 5–7, 12, Sun, Sep 23
In celebration of our 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
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
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.
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.
