Program Series: In-Gallery
Kids Voyage Through Jaws Interactive Tours
A separate museum admission ticket is required to visit the galleries. Children 17 and under are free.
Free with general admission
Repeated Event: Dec 20, 2025–Jan 4, 2026
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Sound On with Jaws
Go under the surface with sound mixer Peter Devlin for a chat about the audio elements of Jaws.
Screenings
Jaws in 35mm
Steven Spielberg’s second feature as a director set the standard for edge-of-your-seat suspense and quickly became a cultural phenomenon. When the seaside community of Amity Island falls prey to a great white shark, the chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss), and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. A box office record-breaker as well as a Best Picture nominee, Jaws earned Oscars for its film editing, sound, and John Williams’s thrilling score.
New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
35mm
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Jaws 3-D in 3D
The adult sons (Dennis Quaid, John Putch) of Amity Island’s beleaguered police chief, Martin Brody, discover that leaving home does not necessarily mean leaving sharks behind, as they find themselves and their loved ones menaced by a great white at a Florida marine park. Jaws production designer Joe Alves moves into the director’s chair for this thrill-packed 3D extravaganza that launches the shark into the audience’s lap, with a screenplay by original Jaws screenwriter Carl Gottlieb and sci-fi/horror master Richard Matheson (I Am Legend).
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Accessibility Programs
ASL Interpreted Tours
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.
Tours
Close-Up Tours: Bong Joon Ho
Join educators as they highlight the Director’s Inspiration: Bong Joon Ho exhibition.
Tours
Close-Up Tours: Barbie to Anna Karenina
Join educators as they highlight the Barbie to Anna Karenina exhibition.
Tours
Jaws: The Tour
Join museum educators Thursdays through Sundays for 30-minute guided tours of the Jaws: The Exhibition.
Close-Up Tours: Hollywoodland
Join educators as they highlight the Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital exhibition.
In-Gallery
Inside Jaws: Poster Design with Kenny Gravillis
Join Academy member Kenny Gravillis in Jaws: The Exhibition, where he will discuss the art of movie poster design.
Tours
Curator's View Tours: Boyz N the Hood
Join curatorial staff and explore the Significant Movies and Moviemakers: Boyz N the Hood gallery.
Tours
Devices of Wonder Interactive Experience
Join museum educators as they showcase pre-cinema objects for visitors of all ages.
In-Gallery
Inside Jaws: On-Set Editing with Terilyn A. Shropshire
Join Academy member Terilyn A. Shropshire in Jaws: The Exhibition, where she will discuss the art of film editing.
Tours
Curator's View Tour: Amity Island Welcomes You
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.
Tours
Fall in Love with Ponyo Tours
Join museum educators as they highlight Studio Ghibli's PONYO exhibition for visitors of all ages.