Jaws: The Tour

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

Explore the pre-production of the 1975 film Jaws and how a young Steven Spielberg and a determined production team planned and produced a film whose legacy still stands 50 years later. Learn more about the adaptation of Peter Benchley’s novel, Joe Alves’s location scouting, and the producers behind the film with Assistant Curator Emily Rauber Rodriguez. 

About Curator’s View Tours

On select days, explore the Academy Museum with a curatorial team member and dive into the intentions and processes behind select galleries. Each tour will highlight curators’ perspectives while celebrating featured films and filmmakers.

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

Casting director and Academy member Richard Hicks reveals how casting is key to creating an authentic onscreen atmosphere, using Jaws: The Exhibition as a backdrop.

Join museum educators as they highlight Studio Ghibli's PONYO exhibition for visitors of all ages.

Experience our Oscars-themed galleries with Vice President of Curatorial Affairs Doris Berger. Join Berger in examining the glamorous and sometimes complicated stories of the Academy Awards. Enjoy a deep dive into a unique collection of significant Oscars; see our illustrated timeline of awards history; and take in an iconic lineup of speeches and fashions. 

About Curator’s View Tours

On select days, explore the Academy Museum with a curatorial team member and dive behind the scenes of our exhibitions. Don’t miss these rare chances to hear our curators’ perspectives on featured films, filmmakers and other key contributors to the arts and sciences of cinema.  

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

Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the new Studio Ghibli’s PONYO exhibition.