Learning & Education
The Academy Museum offers a wide range of film-centered activities, programs, tours, and educational opportunities for learners of all ages and fosters a space to learn, grow, and create.
Accessibility Programs
Accessibility Programs
Calm Morning: Elemental
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Elemental (2023).
Kids & Families
Workshops
Drop-in Workshop for Families: Color in Motion and Experimental Film
Join us in the Shirley Temple Education Studio to create art inspired by experimental film!
Teens
Workshops
Drop-in Workshop for Teens: Futurism Worldbuilding
Join us for a futurism worldbuilding workshop in the Shirley Temple Education Studio.
Conversations
Conversations
Community Conversation: Bong Joon Ho’s Legacy and His Community Impact
Special guests representing Community Partners of the museum will discuss Bong Joon Ho’s impact on Korean and Korean American cultures, world cinema, Hollywood, and more.
Book Signings
Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort Book Signing and Conversation
Author Michael Berkowitz will be signing and discussing his book Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort
In-Gallery
Gallery Spotlight: Cyberpunk with Alex Rivera
Explore the cyberpunk world with writer/director Alex Rivera as he discusses the genre, its themes, and content.
Special Events
Member Appreciation Day
Join us for Member Appreciation Days, held on the first Sunday of every month from 5:30 to 8pm.
Special Events
May the 4th Celebration: Exploring the Galaxy 2025
Is The Force strong with you? Join the Academy Museum as we explore the galaxy for a Star Wars-inspired May the 4th Celebration!
Book Signings
Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort Book Signing and Conversation
Author Michael Berkowitz will be signing and discussing his book Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort
Special Events
Member Previews | Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
Join us for exclusive member previews of Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer on Thursday, May 22, from 10am to 6pm.
Tours
Color in Motion Tours
Join museum educators Wednesday through Sunday for 45-minute guided tours of the Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema exhibition.
Tours
Highlights Tours: Bong Joon Ho
Join educators as they highlight the Director’s Inspiration: Bong Joon Ho exhibition.
In-Gallery
Gallery Spotlight: Cyberpunk with Alex Rivera
Explore the cyberpunk world with writer/director Alex Rivera as he discusses the genre, its themes, and content.
Tours
Curator's View Tours: Designing to Music
Join curatorial staff and explore the Identity galleries.
Special Events
Member Previews | Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
Join us for exclusive member previews of Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer on Thursday, May 22, from 10am to 6pm.
Accessibility Programs
Calm Morning: Elemental
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Elemental (2023).
Workshops
Workshops
Drop-in Tactile Filmmaking Workshop
Join us for an exciting Drop-in Tactile Filmmaking Workshop, drawing inspiration from our new exhibition, Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema.
Workshops
Drop-in Workshop for Families: Color in Motion and Experimental Film
Join us in the Shirley Temple Education Studio to create art inspired by experimental film!
Workshops
Drop-in Workshop for Teens: Futurism Worldbuilding
Join us for a futurism worldbuilding workshop in the Shirley Temple Education Studio.