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Disneyland celebrates its 58th birthday today, July 17, 2013. In honor of this momentous occasion, let’s take at look back at some rare images from Disneyland’s birthday celebrations during its first fabulous decade.

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival will be having a special presentation by John Canemaker on Windsor McCay's life and art.

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. Today, we're asking Jeffrey Moffit... what do YOU do?

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.

On what would have been Walt Disney's 112th birthday, on December 5, 2013, The Walt Disney Family Museum is proud to launch its very own podcast!

During December’s Open Studio visitors got into the holiday spirit with paper crafts, creating their own holiday cards, stockings, and ornaments from scratch. Find out how!

From start to finish, making a movie is hard work. And for some movies in particular, the start can be especially difficult. Mary Poppins was certainly one of those films. December’s Spotlight Talks focused on how Walt and author P.L. Travers’ brought a beloved literary character to the silver screen.

School Experiences at The Walt Disney Family Museum are an exciting and fun way to engage students in the history of The Walt Disney Studios! Students receive a tour of our permanent, interactive galleries as well as participate in a hands-on animation workshop. Want to learn more about school experiences?

Walt Disney is known for creating famous love stories on screen that inspire hearts and dreams the world over. At the museum, however, we cannot help but also think about the love story that was Walt and Lilly’s.

As we prepare for our newest exhibition Leading Ladies and Femmes Fatales: The Art of Marc Davis, we asked a few friends: "Who's YOUR favorite leading lady or femme fatale?" This is what John Canemaker, Michael Labrie, and Alice Davis had to say.

Join Disney historian Sam Gennawey and an all-star panel for a discussion about the new cottage industry dedicated to The Happiest Place on Earth.

For April's Spotlight Talks, visitors to the Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall learned how Mary's distinctive artistic style originated and how her work inspired the team at the Disney studios.

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.This month, we’d like you to meet Catie Ullman!

Check out pictures and more from our Fantasyland-themed Animate Your Night!

We ask members of our team to answer five questions about their positions at the museum, their fondest Disney memories, and other personal tidbits. For Memorial Day, we'd like to introduce you to someone who once served in the Armed Forces and who now helps to ensure the security of the museum ... so today, we're asking Homer Morgan ... what do YOU do?

Museum volunteer Frank Teurlay gives us the details of Ralph Eggleston's fascinating talk on the 1955 Disney classic, Lady and the Tramp.

Learn how the work of one of Walt's favorite artists inspired our Open Studio creations for March and April.

See a complete, detailed listing of what's happening at The Walt Disney Family Museum this month of June, including talks, lectures, classes, workshops, activities, and special programs!

Join us for an in-depth discussion about how attractions go from dream to reality through the magic of theme park animatronics!

Friend Member Cory Johnson recounts how The Walt Disney Family Museum celebrated National Train Day last month.