The story of The Walt Disney Company cannot be told without acknowledging the women who played key roles in its innovation, art, and fandom. On March 7, the Walt Disney Family Museum has two great talks planned to celebrate Women’s History Month. . The first… Read More »Walt Disney Family Museum celebrates Women’s History Month with March talks
The Walt Disney Family Museum has announced a new special exhibition exploring The Walt Disney Studios and its efforts during World War II. It was a difficult time for the studios with many of its animators and artists serving in the armed forces, but Walt… Read More »The Walt Disney Disney Studios and World War II museum exhibit
Earlier this month we toured the Walt Disney Family Museum for the opening its latest fantastic exhibit, “Mickey Mouse: from Walt to the World.” The exhibit is part of the yearlong celebration of the museum’s 10th anniversary and was curated by legendary animator Andreas Deja.… Read More »More Mickey Mouse art & exhibits from Walt Disney Family Museum
I had the honor to preview the magical, original exhibition Mickey Mouse: from Walt to the World at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. We also had a tour by legendary animator Andreas Deja, who is the guest curator of the exhibit. The… Read More »‘Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World’ exhibit now at Walt Disney Family Museum
If your love of Walt Disney extends to his innovations in animation leading to the animated features that are cherished by so many, then you’ll want to find your way to the Walt Disney Family Museum for one of its upcoming seminars. Newly Added Workshop:… Read More »Animation History Talks at Walt Disney Family Museum
Ron Miller, Walt Disney’s Son-in-Law via his marriage to Diane Disney Miller, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, and President of the Board of the Directors of the Walt Disney Family Museum died today at age 85. Miller’s death was reported by Disney animation… Read More »Ron Miller, son-in-law to Walt Disney, former President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company dead at 85
Editor’s note: Please welcome Marianne Alvarez as our guest author. She’s very familiar with the Walt Disney Family Museum making her the perfect choice to attend this preview. If you want more from Marianne, follower her on Twitter. It’s hard to believe that almost 10… Read More »10 Years of Magic: The Walt Disney Family Museum previews 2019 season
We recently heard from Leo Holzer, friend of this blog, Disney historian, and organizer of the fan group that was formerly known as “Friends of the Walt Disney Family Museum,” over a bit of a rough spot they found themselves in after Facebook delisted their… Read More »Facebook page run by Disney historian forced to change name