Join us for an inside look at the making of Disney and Pixar’s transformational latest feature film, Turning Red (2022), with Production Designer Rona Liu, Visual Effect Supervisor Danielle Feinberg, and Animation Supervisors Patty Kihm and Aaron Hartline.
Join us in the Hundred Acre Wood for a special Spring screening of the 1977 animated feature film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
We are pleased to invite our members to enjoy complimentary coffee and pastries on the porch from 10 to 11am, then a members-only preview of our first Cause Awareness Exhibition before it opens to the public. The exhibition opens to the public on Earth Day, Friday, April 22.
Join actress and singer JoMarie Payton for a discussion about her career in television and her experience reprising her role as Suga Mama for The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, now streaming on Disney+.
In May, we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month to honor the history, achievements, and contributions of these peoples and communities to the world. Join us for a special month-long screening of Mulan (1998), the beloved retelling of a classic Chinese tale of...
Join us as author Adrea Theodore reads her book A History of Me, a heartfelt story of a young girl reflecting on her family history. Based on her and her daughter’s experiences, A History of Me shows young people how to form their own positive self-image, despite what others might think of them.
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with author Oliver Chin as he reads from The Year of the Tiger, an installment of Tales from the Chinese Zodiac.
Join us as author-illustrator Claire Keane reads her new book, Little Wonder. Following the reading, Keane will lead a special map-making activity and a book signing.
We are delighted to host a Member Preview Night in celebration of our newest exhibition, Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece. Experience the exhibition before it opens to the public, attend an optional add-on talk with Guest Curator Andreas Deja and other legends from the making of...
Join us in celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a month-long screening of Zootopia (2016), Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award®-winning film from directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore. Zootopia is the story of a place where—no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest...
Join us this March for a month-long screening of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest film, Encanto, a colorful, musical tale about the importance of family and finding the miracle within.
Please note: This program is open only to museum members and will not be recorded or able to be streamed later.
Join us as Ron Diamond, Executive Producer of Acme Filmworks, hosts the annual Oscar® Showcase Tour. Watch a screening of this year’s Best Animated Short Film nominees and hear stories...
Story is the foundation of every great book or film.
Imagine the reluctant hero of your own design journeying off into a world of unknown trials and tribulations. Will they choose the trail into the dark woods or the road leading to a small town? As the storyteller and illustrator, you make the...
At the heart of every great artist is a strong foundation of skills to take their ideas and turn the imaginary into reality. Join us this summer for a two-week class focusing on the fundamentals of drawing human beings. We will look at bone and muscle structure, how to accurately draw faces, and...
In this two-week class, be prepared to reimagine ideas and designs as you learn what it takes to be an animator. Using animation principles and paper cut-outs, various methods and practices will be explored. After multiple animation samples, students will then use their new skills to create a unique...
Take the first step on an incredible two-week journey as we look at what it means to be a young woman in animation. Students will design their own female lead character while studying narrative structure, fairy tales, reexamining tropes, and stereotypes in animated films. After developing concept...
Please note: Due to the holiday, this class begins on Tuesday, July 5.
In this two-week class, students examine how drawings and story come together in the artform of comics. Join us as we explore the history of comics, visual storytelling, characters, and the craft of silent comics. Students...
Please note: Due to the holiday, this class begins on Tuesday, July 5.
Television shows made for streaming services are more prominent now than they have ever been. Whether audiences follow their favorite characters over a few hours or many years, the idea for a television series can be just as...
Join us for this two-week intensive class focusing on 2D digital animation techniques, principles, and software. Students will then create their own short film using storyboards, animatics, and original characters.
Whether adapting from book to film, comic to television series, or somewhere in between, the art of adapting material for a new medium is both exciting and hard work. In this two-week summer class, students explore the process of adaptation through books, film, and poetry, then reimagine and develop...