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SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
MAGIC, COLOR, FLAIR: the world of Mary Blair
Now through September 7, 2014 | Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall
Free for members, additional ticket required for non-members
Explore the exuberant charm of Mary Blair, one of Walt Disney’s most inventive and influential designers and art directors. Blair’s joyful creativity, her appealing designs, and her energetic color palette endure in numerous media, including the classic Disney animated films Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan, and also in the theme park attraction it’s a small world.
Leading Ladies and Femmes Fatales: The Art of Marc Davis
Now through November 3, 2014 | Theater Gallery
Free for members, additional ticket required for non-members
Rendezvous with the Leading Ladies and Femmes Fatales of legendary artist, animator, and Imagineer Marc Davis (1913–2000) through some 70 original pencil animation drawings, conceptual artwork, paintings, cels, and photographs. This exhibition highlights Davis’ female characters in film—such as Peter Pan’s Tinker Bell, Sleeping Beauty’s title heroine Aurora, its villain Maleficent, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians’ Cruella de Vil—in live entertainment, his fine art, and through his beloved wife Alice.
SCREENINGS
FILM OF THE MONTH: Peter Pan
Showtimes: 1:30 & 4pm daily (check calendar for exceptions) | Theater
Free with museum admission
Fly away with Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and friends to Never Land for adventures with pirates and hungry crocodiles in this 1953 Disney classic.
Note: The museum is closed on Tuesdays
SPECIAL SCREENING | Walt and El Grupo
Showtimes: Daily through June, except Tuesdays | 11am | Theater
Free with museum admission
Enjoy this moving documentary featuring Walt and a select group of Disney artists on their Good Neighbor travels through South America in 1941.
DISCUSSIONS
SPOTLIGHT TALKS | Walt & El Grupo
Fri–Sun, June 27–29 | 11am, 1 & 3pm
FREE for members or with museum admission
In celebration of the work of Mary Blair, join us for a discussion about the goodwill tour Walt and a handpicked group of artists took of the countries of Latin America in 1941.
CLASSES & ACTIVITIES
OPEN STUDIO | Illustrating the Story
Sat–Sun, June 7–8 & 14–15 | 1–4pm | Learning Center
FREE with museum admission
Taking inspiration from the Little Golden Books of Mary Blair’s design, learn the skills to layout and balance text to illustration as a children’s book illustrator would. Apply these techniques to key moments of your own short story.
LITTLE OPEN STUDIO | Storytime and Watercolor
Sat, June 7 & 14 | 10–noon | Learning Center
FREE with museum admission
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Let’s explore the many wonders of color and water! Using the wonderful watercolors of Mary Blair as an inspiration, we will use stamps, brushes, and even fingers and toes to paint away the morning!
OPEN STUDIO | Stop Motion Animation
Sun, June 22 & 29 | 1–4pm | Learning Center
FREE with museum admission
Make three dimensional objects come to life in a short animation. Explore hands-on activities designed around the processes involved in creating an animated film.