Our 2nd annual members Sing-Along will take place on Saturday, October 13 at 7pm, and will begin with a toast to The Walt Disney Family Museum’s third year with a cupcake... and more! Click through for details.
"We are saddened to learn that Jeanette Thomas, widow of animator Frank Thomas, passed away Saturday night. Jeanette and Frank both gave me great support and encouragement when we first started our projects—first with the film Walt: The Man Behind the Myth, and subsequently, The Walt Disney Family Museum. The Thomases were always so supportive, and their support meant so much to us. Our thoughts and condolences go out to their family and friends."
- Diane Disney Miller
The Walt Disney Family has gone to the dogs during the month of September, and we'll be hosting our first Doggie Adopt-a-thon in partnership with the SFSPCA and other local rescue groups tomorrow, Saturday, September 29 from 12pm to 3pm!
What is it that the SF Chronicle, ABC7 News, and KTVU are all buzzing about this week? It's our new special exhibition--Between Frames: The Magic Behind Stop Motion Animation, which is on view NOW here at The Walt Disney Family Museum! Join us as we celebrate the opening of this new exhibition--which reveals the magic behind movie creatures like King Kong, the Jurassic Park velociraptors, and the revered Star Wars AT-AT--tomorrow night, September 28 at 7-10pm, for our after-hours party, Animate Your Night: Where It's AT-AT™! Click through for tickets.
What is it that the SF Chronicle, ABC7 News, and KTVU are all buzzing about this week? It's our new special exhibition--Between Frames: The Magic Behind Stop Motion Animation, which is on view NOW here at The Walt Disney Family Museum! Join us as we celebrate the opening of this new exhibition--which reveals the magic behind movie creatures like King Kong, the Jurassic Park velociraptors, and the revered Star Wars AT-AT--tomorrow night, September 28 at 7-10pm, for our after-hours party, Animate Your Night: Where It's AT-AT™! Click through for tickets.
The inspiration of and appreciation for Walt Disney knows no boundaries. The membership at The Walt Disney Family Museum certainly reflects this diversity. Each month, we’ll introduce you to one of our Members, so you can see the varied and frequently fascinating people, who have come together to learn and experience more about the life, work, philosophies, and ideals of Walt Disney. This month, we’d like you to meet Cory and Roy Johnson, who have a dual membership!
As the date of our comprehensive exhibition approaches--in exactly two months!--we at the Museum are increasingly immersed in the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a film that marked a major turning point in Walt Disney’s career. Along with Snow White’s legendary place in history, some aspects of its making have become legendary in themselves.
The fabled Cinderella slipper which has captured the hearts and imagination of generations of women around the world, comes to life as The Walt Disney Studios and world-renowned shoe designer Christian Louboutin present the ultimate, modern-day Cinderella inspired slipper in Paris, on view for a limited time at The Walt Disney Family Museum.
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. As we're coming back from summer, we'd like to shake things up a bit and, instead, highlight the entire staff with a little video we made using pixilation! Check it out after the jump!
In August, the Look Closer series focused on the unique notebook in Gallery 5, found amidst images, artwork, and footage from the 1940 classic Fantasia. The notebook was created by studio employee Herman Schultheis, who worked for the studio’s Process Lab Department from 1938 to 1940.