Through a guided tour of the galleries, educators learn about the significant role that women played throughout Disney history and discuss various issues that have historically discouraged women from pursuing careers in animation. In the Learning Center, educators will ink and paint a cel of their...
As a leaf falls, it does not follow a straight path down like a ball or a sack of flour. The weightlessness of the leaf causes it to meet with more air resistance, which gives it a slower sway through the air before it finally comes to rest. Explore how weight influences motion in this workshop as...
As a leaf falls, it does not follow a straight path down like a ball or a sack of flour. The weightlessness of the leaf causes it to meet with more air resistance, which gives it a slower sway through the air before it finally comes to rest. Explore how weight influences motion in this workshop as...
A popular animation exercise for animators features a sack of flour drawn in a variety of positions to show different movements. This simple flour sack helps animators understand how organic forms twist and change with movement. Follow along in this workshop as you animate and explore how the weight...
A popular animation exercise for animators features a sack of flour drawn in a variety of positions to show different movements. This simple flour sack helps animators understand how organic forms twist and change with movement. Follow along in this workshop as you animate and explore how the weight...
One of the distinguishing features of Disney characters from the 1930s and 40s was their solid and realistic roundness. In fact, the Character Model Department was created because of the importance placed on visualizing and drawing the body as a three-dimensional object, in both character design and...
One of the distinguishing features of Disney characters from the 1930s and 40s was their solid and realistic roundness. In fact, the Character Model Department was created because of the importance placed on visualizing and drawing the body as a three-dimensional object, in both character design and...
By recording sound to the rhythm of a metronome ball, Walt and his team of animators produced the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound, Steamboat Willie (1928). With full sound synchronization, audiences experienced new possibilities for the medium of animation that had not proven successful...
By recording sound to the rhythm of a metronome ball, Walt and his team of animators produced the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound, Steamboat Willie (1928). With full sound synchronization, audiences experienced new possibilities for the medium of animation that had not proven successful...
Many of Walt Disney’s early films were adaptations of classic European fairytales. Over the years, animated fairytales have become a staple of the animation film industry. Learn more about the history of these whimsical stories and explore the process of turning written word into an animated film...
Unlike the other puppets in Geppetto’s workshop, Pinocchio is a living puppet who is able to dance and move without strings. However, traditional marionette puppets are held up by strings which allow the puppeteer to manipulate their joints in complex movements. Join us in this workshop as we...
Walt Disney’s journey into the field of animation began with the stop-motion method using paper cutouts. Learn techniques to create your own set for stop-motion animation in this class. You will design concept art for an environment, illustrate a blueprint, construct a prototype and final set, and...
Join us for an 8-week course inspired by drawing class methods used in the animation industry, crafted to cover the basic fundamentals of drawing and design. Students will learn introductory concepts about shape, shadow and lighting, drapery drawing studies, and still life.
This class is a...
As part of Holiday Member Appreciation Day, join us for an insightful look behind the brilliance of renaissance man and Disney Legend, Ub Iwerks. Hear from one of the people who knew him best—his son, Don Iwerks—as he explores his father’s ground-breaking history with Walt Disney and beyond. Our...
Celebrate Mickey Mouse's 91st birthday at The Walt Disney Family Museum with our special exhibition, Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World. Enjoy themed Spotlight Talks in our main galleries and screenings of Mickey cartoon shorts in the theater. Visit the Museum Store for merchandise exclusive to...
Celebrate 10 Years of Magic at The Walt Disney Family Museum with a festive Winter Ball hosted at the museum. Toast the last of our series of 10 Year Anniversary programs with exclusive performances by Mouseketeers Sharon Baird and Cubby O'Brien and Broadway actress and vocalist Juliana Hansen (Mary...
Back by popular demand, Ron Diamond, Curator and Producer of The Animation Show of Shows, will host his exclusive Oscar® Showcase Tour of Academy Award®-nominated animated short films at The Walt Disney Family Museum. Join us to view this year’s nominated films and hear about the making of these...
When Tyrus Wong first came to America as a young boy from China, he had nothing more than a few immigration papers in his suitcase. Join Wong on an amazing, beautifully-illustrated journey from being a young, frightened, first-generation immigrant to becoming a revered artist at The Walt Disney...
In conjunction with this year’s Big Draw theme Drawn to Life, which explores the benefits of being creative to make a positive change in health and well-being, we present this special screening of Inside Out, which deals with the power of emotions. Join emotions Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and...
In conjunction with this year’s Big Draw theme Drawn to Life, which explores the benefits of being creative to make a positive change in both your own life and the world around you, we present this special screening of Disneynature’s Chimpanzee (2012). Follow the breathtaking story of a young...