American Sign Language (ASL) tours of select galleries are always offered at noon on the same day as our monthly Calm Morning program and accommodative Family Matinee film screening. Join a museum educator and ASL interpreter to experience cinema’s wide-ranging contributions to the world.

If you are interested in learning more, please email us at museumeducation@oscars.org.

On the last Friday of every month at 2pm, a museum educator offers a visual description tour in a select exhibition.

This 30-minute verbal overview, crafted for visitors who are blind or low vision, is a way of using words to represent the visual world, helping people form mental images of what they cannot see. All are welcome to join this gallery conversation. 

If you are interested in learning more, or would like to book an individual visual description tour, please email us at museumeducation@oscars.org.

Hunt for pirate treasure in this accommodative, family-friendly program inspired by The Goonies (1985).

Relax with a sensory-friendly gallery exploration and try a family costume design workshop in honor of Disability Pride Month.

Discover cherished works in museum exhibitions through carefully curated walkthroughs with experienced guides. 

Inspired by this season’s caper-filled family matinee series, families can create mood- and storyboards to visualize their own tales of mystery.

Relax with a sensory-friendly gallery exploration and try a family costume design workshop in honor of Disability Pride Month.

Create a puppet designed especially for stop-motion storytelling in a workshop designed by a professional Hollywood animator.

Salute the next generation of Los Angeles filmmakers at the Academy Museum. The Academy Museum Tea Room hosts a screening of short films selected by the museum’s Teen Council, who challenged their peers to create a short film highlighting an aspect in their community they feel passionate about, or that they feel needs attention.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please email museumeducation@oscars.org.

Costume and textile conservator Melinda Kerstein and Icon Collection Co-Founder Bryan Johns explore the legacy of Marilyn Monroe through her iconic onscreen looks.

Film composer, music producer, and Academy Governor Richard Gibbs shares the highlights of his illustrious career.

The composer of such feature films as Say Anything (1989), Dr. Dolittle (1998), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), and Queen of the Damned (2002) takes us behind the scenes of his musical journey.

Watch a live painting demonstration by a Studio Ghibli artist and see how the makers of the Ponyo (2008), The Boy and the Heron (2023), and other beloved films create such beautifully crafted scenery. Studio Ghibli background artist and Yoichi Nishikawa, known as “the painter of clouds,” speaks with Academy Museum Senior Exhibitions Curator Jessica Niebel before offering a rare, in-person look at his watercolor technique.

Journalist, author, and disability advocate Kristen Lopez signs copies of her book, Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies.

Three-time Academy Award winner Ve Neill (Ed Wood, 1994 and Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993) explores the secrets behind Hollywood’s most memorable character looks. She also highlights the design of dark and macabre characters from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), currently on display in the Identity gallery.

Join museum educators Thursdays through Sundays for 30-minute guided tours of the Jaws: The Exhibition.

American Sign Language (ASL) tours of select galleries are always offered at noon on the same day as our monthly Calm Morning program and accommodative Family Matinee film screening. Join a museum educator and ASL interpreter to experience cinema’s wide-ranging contributions to the world.

If you are interested in learning more, please email us at museumeducation@oscars.org.

On the last Friday of every month at 2pm, a museum educator offers a visual description tour in a select exhibition.

This 30-minute verbal overview, crafted for visitors who are blind or low vision, is a way of using words to represent the visual world, helping people form mental images of what they cannot see. All are welcome to join this gallery conversation. 

If you are interested in learning more, or would like to book an individual visual description tour, please email us at museumeducation@oscars.org.

Join museum educators on the first Saturday of the month for a 30-minute guided Spanish-language tour of the Jaws: The Exhibition.

Discover cherished works in museum exhibitions through carefully curated walkthroughs with experienced guides. 

An assistant curator offers a rare look into the life of a Hollywood icon.

Museum educators lead 30-minute guided tours exploring the career of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Through her films, costumes and more, this exhibition, titled Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon, uncovers the woman behind the carefully crafted image.

Tour guides use voice amplifiers to enhance sound accessibility.

If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email museumeducation@oscars.org.

Museum educators offer a deep dive into the fascinating history of the Hollywood studio system.

Academy member and makeup artist Tym Shutchai Buacharern appears in our dynamic and colorful Identity gallery to explore the art and science of cinema makeup. See how a makeup artist can transform an actor into a character, a hero into a villain, and more.

Stay for a brief Q&A with Buacharern after the tour.

Production sound mixer and Academy Governor Peter Devlin gives a 30-minute tour examining the art and science of sound mixing in film. He also explores the sounds of the adventure classic Jaws (1975), from its realistic and natural sounds to its unforgettable score.

Stay for a brief Q&A with Devlin after the tour.

Dive beneath the surface and behind the scenes of Jaws (1975) and Jaws: The Exhibition with Jenny He, senior exhibitions curator.

Relax with a sensory-friendly gallery exploration and try a family costume design workshop in honor of Disability Pride Month.

Bilingual museum educators lead 30-minute guided tours exploring the career of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Through her films, costumes and more, this exhibition, titled Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon, uncovers the woman behind the carefully crafted image.

Tour guides use voice amplifiers to enhance sound accessibility.

If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email museumeducation@oscars.org.

Visual effects supervisor and Academy Governor Andrew Roberts gives a 30-minute tour, revealing the ways visual effects can create or enhance on-screen creatures. The tour also features visual-effects creatures in notable Bong Joon Ho films: The Host (2006) and Mickey 17 (2025).

Stay for a brief Q&A with Roberts after the tour.

Hunt for pirate treasure in this accommodative, family-friendly program inspired by The Goonies (1985).

Inspired by this season’s caper-filled family matinee series, families can create mood- and storyboards to visualize their own tales of mystery.

Create a puppet designed especially for stop-motion storytelling in a workshop designed by a professional Hollywood animator.

Relax with a sensory-friendly gallery exploration and try a family costume design workshop in honor of Disability Pride Month.

Watch a live painting demonstration by a Studio Ghibli artist and see how the makers of the Ponyo (2008), The Boy and the Heron (2023), and other beloved films create such beautifully crafted scenery. Studio Ghibli background artist and Yoichi Nishikawa, known as “the painter of clouds,” speaks with Academy Museum Senior Exhibitions Curator Jessica Niebel before offering a rare, in-person look at his watercolor technique.