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The Walt Disney Family Museum is pleased to present MAGIC, COLOR, FLAIR: the world of Mary Blair. On view from March 13 to September 7, 2014, this comprehensive exhibition explores the artistic process and development of one of Walt Disney’s most original, beloved, and influential designer and art directors, Mary Blair (1911–1978).

Midway through an exhibition showcasing one’s life-retrospective, it is rare to uncover artwork done by the celebrated artist. The Walt Disney Family Museum is excited to announce the discovery of a larger-than-life-sized painting, formally titled Jesus, hidden away—and assumed forgotten—in a church in San Francisco’s Chinatown until now.

November 19, 2013, San Francisco, California—Diane Disney Miller, oldest daughter of Walt and Lilly Disney, has died in Napa, California at the age of 79 from injuries sustained in a fall.

A complete, detailed listing of what's happening at The Walt Disney Family Museum in November 2013, including talks, lectures, classes, workshops, activities, and special programs!

A complete, detailed listing of what's happening at The Walt Disney Family Museum in October 2013, including talks, lectures, classes, workshops, activities, and special programs!

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.