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 Elemental (2023).

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 art inspired by experimental film!

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 futurism worldbuilding workshop in the Shirley Temple Education Studio.

Author Michael Berkowitz will be signing and discussing his book Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort

Explore the cyberpunk world with writer/director Alex Rivera as he discusses the genre, its themes, and content.

The Academy Museum welcomes Academy Award winning actress Goldie Hawn to our David Geffen Theater for a conversation and screening of The Sugarland Express (1974) in Dolby Vision

Join the Academy Museum for a conversation with acclaimed women makeup artists.    

Complimentary with general museum admission, a Gallery Conversation features filmmakers, artists, and professions in engaging conversations about gallery related content.

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. 

Author Michael Berkowitz will be signing and discussing his book Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort

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. 

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

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

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 Director’s Inspiration: Bong Joon Ho exhibition.

Explore the cyberpunk world with writer/director Alex Rivera as he discusses the genre, its themes, and content.

Join curatorial staff and explore the Identity galleries.

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. 

Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Elemental (2023).

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

Join curatorial staff and explore the Color as Character gallery. 

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

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

Join us in the Shirley Temple Education Studio to create art inspired by experimental film!

Join us for a futurism worldbuilding workshop in the Shirley Temple Education Studio.

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