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The Walt Disney Family Museum is pleased to present the exhibition Bruno Bozzetto: Animation, Maestro! On view in the museum’s Theater Gallery from November 21, 2013 to March 17, 2014, this exhibition organized by animation historian and critic Federico Fiecconi, spotlights some 60 original pencil animation drawings, cels, and backgrounds from the filmography of the renowned Italian animator, director, producer, and cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto (b. 1938).

The Walt Disney Family Museum announced today that Kirsten Komoroske has been named the new Executive Director.  A San Francisco Bay Area native, Ms. Komoroske has been serving as interim director since May 2013. 

Immerse yourself in the water colors of Walt Disney's Bambi and explore a gothic wonderland at The Walt Disney Family Museum in August! Find out what's happening here this month with programs, exhibtiions, workshops, and more. 

Hang out where the Wild Things are and explore a gothic Wonderland this July at The Walt Disney Family Museum! Find out what's happening throughout the month--programs, screenings, workshops, and so much more. 

From August 15, 2013 to February 3, 2014, The Walt Disney Family Museum will present the exhibition Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong. Organized by Michal Labrie, the museum’s director of collections, the exhibition will focus on the life and work of Chinese-American artist Tyrus Wong—a celebrated painter, muralist, kite maker, lithographer, Hollywood sketch artist, calligrapher, ceramicist, and Disney Legend. At age 102, Wong is still a practicing artist today.
 

Where art and innovation create inspiration: come hang out with Walt and the Wild Things at The Walt Disney Family Museum here in June! Check out what's happening here throughout the month, including screenings, discussions, workshops, and other exciting activities. 

Hang out where the Wild Things are and explore a gothic wonderland as we open two new exhibitions here at The Walt Disney Family Museum this May! Check out our full schedule of classes, programs, workshops, lectures, programs, and events.

Celebrate the closing of exhibition Between Frames: The Magic Behind Stop Motion Animation with a lineup of events featuring the creators of Robot Chicken and the founders of Stoopid Buddy Stoodios! Join the team comprised of Seth Green (creator), Matthew Senreich (creator), John Harvatine IV (owner), Eric Towner (owner), and Alex Kamer (animation supervisor) for an after hours party, programs, and a workshop, exclusive to The Walt Disney Family Museum the last weekend of April.

Don't miss your last chance to see our first major exhibition Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic and special exhibition Between Frames: The Magic Behind Stop Motion Animation. Also, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios—think Robot Chicken—will be helping us close our special stop motion animation exhibition.

The Walt Disney Family Museum is pleased to present the exhibition Camille Rose Garcia: Down the Rabbit Hole. On view from May 9 to November 3, 2013, the exhibition features some 40 works by Garcia alongside seven Alice in Wonderland concept paintings by Disney artist Mary Blair from the Museum’s collection.