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Seventy-five years ago on this exact day, Walt Disney's first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premiered at Carthay Circle Theater on December 21, 1937.

This month’s Quintessential Classic takes a look at a Holiday Tradition that Walt Disney established during Disneyland’s first Christmas Celebration in 1955, participated in each year during his lifetime, and that continues to be a highlight of the Park’s holiday celebration today... The Disneyland Christmas Parade!

Wishing you a [name of dwarf] holiday season from The Walt Disney Family Museum.

Of the hundreds of awards received by Walt Disney throughout his career, the most impressive and celebrated are arguably his collection of Academy Awards. Commonly known as Oscars, several examples stand out as testaments to some of the key moments of Walt’s filmmaking career.

Each month, we ask a staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and personal tidbits. This January, we ask Mary Beth Culler... what do YOU do?

Did the holidays make you think about preserving the precious memories created by you and your loved ones? These days, digital media makes it very easy to document our lives. However, preserving and conserving historical media is much more challenging....

It’s been an exciting time for the Public Program and Education Departments at The Walt Disney Family Museum, and it's only going to get better…

In honor of President's Day, let’s take a look at a few instances that illustrate Walt Disney’s respect for the office of the presidency and his veneration for his favorite President, Abraham Lincoln.

Huell Howser, the host of TV series "California's Gold", passed away on January 7 earlier this year from prostate cancer. We were so saddened to have read this in the LA Times...

Walt Disney and the Story Department tweaked stories to make them as strong as possible for an animated film and its audience. Sleeping Beauty is no different, drawing influence from French writer Charles Perrault's story with the same name. Here are just a few differences we found between Disney’s Sleeping Beauty and the Grimm fairy tale on which it is partially based: “Briar Rose.”

Each month in our new Unusual Suspects series, we will examine one character from our featured film of the month who may not shine as brightly as the main characters, but still plays a distinct role in the story. Disney Historian Paula Sigman Lowery has written this piece exclusively for Storyboard.

Each month, we ask a museum staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family 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??

Each month in our Unusual Suspects series, we will examine one character from a classic film, who may not shine as brightly as the main characters, but still plays a distinct role in the story. As we celebrated the Chinese New Year this past weekend, we take a look at one of the most noteworthy Disney sssnakes.

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.

Museum Registrar and Curatorial Assistant Anel Muller gets us a little closer to our Between Frames: The Magic Behind Stop Motion Animation exhibition. Find out how she curated the show.

As another Presidents Day rolled by this February, we remembered the true meaning of the holiday – to commemorate the achievements and sacrifices made by America’s chief executives. Although Presidents Day was established after Walt’s time, he incorporated the sentiment into a new attraction titled 'Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.'

One of our most valuable artifacts is Walt's voice. You can hear, in Walt's own voice, how Walt felt about going into business with his brother Roy.

This Fourth of July, Guest Operations Manager Chrysann Zongus takes a look at a few examples of Walt's devotion to America.

To celebrate Christmas in July, member Les Mize and his family update us on their Mickey Mouse Christmas House in Marinwood.

Join us at the Lucasfilm/ILM Premier Theater for an in-depth discussion about Walt's contributions to the 1964 New York World's Fair.