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Inside Jaws: Storytelling through Film with Nia Vardalos 

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The Art and Science of Cinema

Limited Series and Spotlights

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Saban Building. Photo by Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy
Museum Foundation

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Saban Building

My Neighbor Totoro

Screenings

Shirley Temple at Desk

Ongoing Series

Dolores Huerta is a civil rights activist and community organizer. She has worked for labor rights and social justice for over fifty years. 

Dolores Huerta

Public Program

Sacheen Littlefeather

THE ART OF RUTH CARTER Book with image of Ruth Carter

The Art of Ruth Carter

Film Program

An-Evening-with-Arnold-Schwarzenegger

Conversations

For Museum Members

Drawing Directors

Designing Jaws

Sofia Coppola Archive

Education Program

El Norte

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Image of John Waters in front of stained-glass windows in gallery

John Waters conversation

Jane-Fonda-Headshot

The Music of Indian Cinema

John Waters

Ricki Lake

Rita Moreno in Conversation

American Fiction Cord Jefferson Patricia Hill Collins Banner

Diane Warren and Armageddon

 Making a Movie Poster with Kenny Gravillis Program

Oscars

Mimi Haddon Palace Costume: Inside Hollywood’s Best Kept Fashion Secret 

Book Signings

Join us in welcoming celebrated director and choreographer Kenny Ortega, whose work includes Hocus Pocus (1993), High School Musical (2006), and more. 

 Choreographing a Legacy with Kenny Ortega 

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One Night in Miami

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nevermindthehappy-firstwives

Jaws Costumes

For Kids and Families

Inside Jaws Cinematography

Inside Jaws Sound

Inside VFX Bong

An image from an exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The display is set in a dark room illuminated by blue lighting. The main wall features a large, schematic line drawing of a great white shark. Overlaid on the drawing is a collage of behind-the-scenes photographs related to the film Jaws and a three-dimensional, partially sectioned model of the mechanical shark, "Bruce," revealing its internal gears and mechanics. Three adult visitors stand on the left, looking at the display. In the foreground, a young boy in a green shirt and jeans is interacting with a control panel on a circular, multi-tiered pedestal in front of the model. The pedestal has text that reads, "MOVE THE SHARK! ¡MUEV..."

Inside Jaws: Storytelling through Film with Nia Vardalos

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