This past month, the museum commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Our Spotlight Talks—short discussions in our galleries—in July focused on one of Disney exhibits for New York: the Illinois Pavilion... also known as 'Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln', it featured a lifelike figure of America’s sixteenth president!
Celebrating the 1964 New York Wold's Fair and the "Carousel of Progress," guests were invited to explore the futuristic homes of their dreams in our Open Studio, offered throughout July!
This month, we'd like you to meet Shelley Gagnet!
It’s a small city, after all! In the spirit of MAGIC, COLOR, FLAIR: the world of Mary Blair, we asked YOU to snap photos using the hashtag #itsasmallSF to share photos of our small city with us (@WDFMuseum) on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
On a regular basis, we ask members of our team to answer five questions about their positions at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and other personal tidbits.
So today, we're asking JONATHAN LEAVY... what do YOU do?Before Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and it's a small world, here are what Walt's plans were for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Museum volunteer & guest blogger Lucas O. Seastrom examines Marc Davis' impact on Walt Disney's classic, Sleeping Beauty.
Check out how guests in the Learning Center were inspired by Mary Blair's illustrations for Little Golden Books!
For more than four months, visitors to the Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall have been dazzled by numerous examples of the vivid and unique artistic style of Mary Blair. The inspiration for her style came during the tour that Walt and a group of his artists took of various Latin American countries. Our staff members delved into this story for June’s Spotlight Talks.
Read through original employee newsletters from the it's a small world pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair.