Program Series: Gallery Spotlights

Gallery Spotlight: Diving into Jaws: The Exhibition

Free with General Admission

Fri, Sep 26, 2025

Director Steven Spielberg, kneeling with camera, during production of JAWS (1975). Standing, left to right: Tom Joyner (first assistant director), Bill Butler (director of photography), James Contner (first assistant camera), Michael Chapman (camera operator). Courtesy of Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Gallery Spotlights feature special guests who bring fresh insights to our exhibitions. Join us for revealing monthly conversations connecting the objects in our galleries to the art and history of moviemaking.

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