Learning & Education

On the last Friday of every month, a Visual Description Tour within the museum’s Stories of Cinema exhibition, or additional galleries, will be offered at 2pm to align with our ongoing Stories of Cinema Drop-In Tours, which are offered every Friday from 1pm to 3pm.  

An educator will provide a verbal overview for visitors who are blind or low vision. Visual Description is a way of using words to represent the visual world, of helping people form mental images of what they cannot see. All are welcome to join this gallery conversation. 

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

Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Strange World (2022).

Join museum educators every Friday for 30-minute Visual Description Tours of the Academy Awards History gallery. 

Join us for Drag Story Hour in our Academy Museum Store!

Join us in the Shirley Temple Education Studio to create your own prideful puppet! 

Join us for a Drag 101 workshop with Pickle the Drag Queen in the Shirley Temple Education Studio.

Join us in conversation with two-time Academy Award-nominated costume designer Sharen Davis (Ray, 2004 and Dreamgirls, 2006) as she discusses her 30-year career and memorable costume designs spanning over 150 years of historical references.

Special guests representing Community Partners of the museum will discuss the impact of authentic disability representation in film, the current state of disabled talent in front of and behind the camera, areas to improve, how to support, and more. 

Complimentary with general museum admission, the Gallery Spotlight Series is a monthly conversation with featured guests.  

Join the Academy Museum for a conversation exploring the elements of an excellent script, the process of developing compelling leads, and drawing from the stories that inspire them. 

Join us for Member Appreciation Days, held on the first Sunday of every month from 5:30 to 8pm. 

Join us for Drag Story Hour in our Academy Museum Store!

Enjoy performances of Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s Puppets and Pride show!

Join us for movie trivia at the Academy Museum. The night’s theme is action and adventure films! For museum members only.

Join museum educators Wednesday through Sunday for 45-minute guided tours of the Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema exhibition.

On the last Friday of every month, a Visual Description Tour within the museum’s Stories of Cinema exhibition, or additional galleries, will be offered at 2pm to align with our ongoing Stories of Cinema Drop-In Tours, which are offered every Friday from 1pm to 3pm.  

An educator will provide a verbal overview for visitors who are blind or low vision. Visual Description is a way of using words to represent the visual world, of helping people form mental images of what they cannot see. All are welcome to join this gallery conversation. 

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

Join educators as they highlight the Barbie to Anna Karenina exhibition.  

Join museum educators on Saturday afternoons to highlight the early history of film and pre-cinematic objects. 

Join curatorial staff and explore the Color as Character gallery. 

Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Strange World (2022).

Join museum educators every Friday for 30-minute Visual Description Tours of the Academy Awards History gallery. 

Join us in the Shirley Temple Education Studio to create your own prideful puppet! 

Join us for a Drag 101 workshop with Pickle the Drag Queen in the Shirley Temple Education Studio.

Join us for an exciting Drop-in Tactile Filmmaking Workshop inspired by our new exhibition, Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema.