Join us for an in-depth conversation with Visual Development Artist Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay about designing unique costumes for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 2023 feature film, Wish. In addition to her work on Wish, Sastrawinata-Lemay has designed costumes for various Frozen projects, Raya and...
Stop-motion animation dates back to the 19th century and has left a lasting impact on the world of cinema. Over the years, artists and animators have utilized stop-motion in various ways from experimental shorts to feature-length film. Join us in this eight-week class as we dive into the history of...
Walt Disney’s journey into the field of animation began with the stop-motion method. Before he started producing his own Laugh-O-gram short films, he worked for the Kansas City Film Ad Company, where he produced stop-motion commercials using paper cut-outs. Join us for this eight-week course and...
In this fun and hands-on session, learn how to make your drawings truly come to life and put your creativity in the spotlight! For artists of all ages, join us in our Art Studio where an instructor will teach you step-by-step instructions on how to create paper cut-out animation.
In this fun and hands-on session, learn how to make your drawings truly come to life and put your creativity in the spotlight! For artists of all ages, join us in our Art Studio where an instructor will teach you step-by-step instructions on how to draw a unique cartoon character.
This invitation to the Disney’s’ “Tempus Fugit Celebration” is addressed to Diane and Ron Miller—their eldest daughter and son-in-law—and features a hand drawn map in colored pencil showing their guests how to navigate the newly-built park.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney Family Museum is showcasing objects from the museum’s collection which highlight important moments in Walt’s career. These objects, which include recent acquisitions and fragile materials that have never...
Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 (2024) returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as Headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Join us for a virtual replay of a conversation and Q&A with the film’s Executive Producers...
Illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) and Walt Disney maintained a friendship and correspondence for many years. This 1935 edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which features eight oil painting illustrations by Rockwell, is inscribed: “To Walt Disney, with sincere respect for his great art, Norman Rockwell.”
Join us in celebrating going back to school this September with a month-long screening of Disney and Pixar’s Monsters University (2013), a fun-filled prequel that tells the story of how beloved Monsters Inc. (2001) stars Mike and Sully became best friends and the top scare team in the business!
Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from The Walt Disney Family Museum chronicles the legacy of the legendary American artist, storyteller, filmmaker, and visionary through iconic objects that represent his life and career. Through historical research, firsthand accounts, and Walt’s
Join us for a screening of Nancy Meyers’ directorial debut, The Parent Trap (1998). Based on the 1961 Disney live-action classic of the same name, The Parent Trap tells the story of Annie and Hallie, a pair of identical twin girls played by Lindsay Lohan—rebooting Hayley Mills’ dual role—who are...
Join the Banks children on a whirlwind adventure with their practically-perfect nanny Mary Poppins and her chimney-sweep pal, Bert, as they soar off to magical lands full of imagination, whimsy, and a bit of mischief. Slide up the banister and fly down to our theater to celebrate the 60th...
Goofy is one of the world’s most beloved cartoon characters, and to many, the film that best captures his appeal is Disney’s A Goofy Movie (1995). Filmmakers Christopher Ninness and Eric Kimelton documented the making of this unexpected classic in their new documentary Not Just a Goof (2024), which...
Fridays this June and July, The Walt Disney Family Museum presents a special sensory-friendly film screening of Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015). To make this film a comfortable experience for all, lights will be dimmed instead of off, volume will be slightly lowered, 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 with unconventional items, various traditional and experimental methods and practices will be explored. After multiple animation tests, students will use their...
A curated selection of nostalgic Disneyland attraction posters from The Walt Disney Family Museum’s collection is on display and free to view in the museum’s Lower Lobby Gallery.
Who hasn’t doodled a creepy little creature in the margins of their homework? Or sketched an alien visitor from another planet? Perhaps a drawing of a mischievous monster that lives under the bed? In this class, you will illustrate unique depictions of creatures that live in the corners of our minds...
