Calm Morning: The Goonies
Designated hours to experience the museum in a less-sensory-stimulating setting.
Free with museum admission
Sat, Jun 27, 2026
Museum admission for youths 17 and under is always free.

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Workshops
Drop-in Workshop for Families: Pride and Puppetry
Design and create your own puppet with a unique look and personality to highlight the themes of love and embracing each other’s differences.

Special Events
Fútbol Free Day at the Academy Museum
The Academy Museum opens its doors to soccer fans of all ages for a free program packed with food, family-friendly activities, and more.
Not a follower of fútbol? Museum admission is also free; take a lap around our premiere installations, including Jaws: The Exhibition, Studio Ghibli's PONYO, Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, and the iconic ruby slippers in our Identity gallery.
And watch this space: We'll soon announce three films celebrating The Beautiful Game, only for Fútbol Free Day. All screenings are in 35mm, and all are free.
Best of all, you don't need to reserve a ticket in advance. Simply show up and let us welcome you.

Special Events
Disabilities, Representation, and Film 2026
In celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the history-making civil rights law introduced in July 1990, the Academy Museum presents a day of short films, tours, and a live performance, all to bring awareness to disability, representation, and accessibility in Film.
The program is free with your general admission ticket. Access to the screening, tours, and performance is included.
Schedule
10am-5pm | Disabilities, Representation, and Film Sensory Session | LL1, TMT Lobby
Explore moviemaking at the Academy Museum through a drop-in, sensory-friendly experience. Examine movie props and other objects through touch as well as a speaker that allows visitors to feel mechanical vibrations from sound.
11am | Short films by neurodivergent filmmakers | Accessible screening | David Geffen Theater
Three short films by neurodivergent filmmakers from the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge and Marvels of Media. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A sensory-friendly screening with open captions, dimmed lights, and lower volume for neurodivergent viewers. Free with general admission.
Noon | ASL Interpreted Tour | Studio Ghibli’s PONYO | L2, Wanda Gallery
A museum educator and ASL interpreter lead a tour of Studio Ghibli’s PONYO exhibition. Free with general admission.
2pm | Visual Description Tour | Studio Ghibli’s PONYO | L2, Wanda Gallery
A museum educator hosts a visual description tour of Studio Ghibli’s PONYO exhibition. Free with general admission.
3pm | Live performance | TBD | L1, Sidney Poitier Grand Lobby
Join us for a live performance by members of the disabled community. General admission ticket not required.