Education Programs
Learning & Education
The Academy Museum offers a wide range of film-centered activities, programs, tours, and educational opportunities for learners of all ages and fosters a space to learn, grow, and create.
Accessibility Programs
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.
Accessibility Programs
Visual Description Tours
On the last Friday of every month at 2pm, a museum educator offers a Visual Description Tour in a select exhibition.
This 30-minute verbal overview, crafted for visitors who are blind or low vision, is a way of using words to represent the visual world, helping people form mental images of what they cannot see. All are welcome to join this gallery conversation.
In-Gallery
Calm Morning: Earth Month inspired by Studio Ghibli
Families are invited to a sensory-friendly, environmentally-inspired morning featuring a stop-motion animation workshop.
For Kids and Families
Calm Morning:
The Boy and the Heron
Create your own watercolor backgrounds inspired by the
The Boy and the Heron
, screening the same day in our Ted Mann Theater.
Kids & Families
In-Gallery
Calm Morning: Earth Month inspired by Studio Ghibli
Families are invited to a sensory-friendly, environmentally-inspired morning featuring a stop-motion animation workshop.
In-Gallery
Inside
Jaws
: The Art of Cinematography with Dion Beebe
How did the makers of
Jaws
achieve so many iconic shots? Learn about the art and science of film photography with Academy member and cinematographer Dion Beebe.
Special Events
A Day of Celebrating the Force
Is the Force strong with you? Join the Academy Museum as we explore the galaxy for our 2026
Star Wars
-inspired celebration.
Teens
Check back soon for upcoming programs or see
What's On Today
Programming Series
Drop-In Workshops for Teens
Join Academy Museum educators for drop-in workshop activities for teens. We meet the third Friday of every month to create, learn, and be inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and film screenings. Workshops include various activities such as artmaking, experimenting with moviemaking equipment, and learning the elements of filmmaking!
Conversations
In-Gallery
Gallery Spotlight: Screenwriting
Academy members and screenwriters reveal the nuances of bringing stories to the screen.
In-Gallery
Inside
Jaws
: The Art of Cinematography with Dion Beebe
How did the makers of
Jaws
achieve so many iconic shots? Learn about the art and science of film photography with Academy member and cinematographer Dion Beebe.
Conversations
Community Conversation: Representation in Animation
Angela Sanchez of LatinX in Animation and Austin Faber of Black N’ Animated discuss the past, present, and future of their communities’ voices in animated film.
Tours
Inside
Jaws
: Costuming Characters with Isis Mussenden
Costume designer and Academy governor Isis Mussenden gives a 30-minute tour that pieces together the art of costume design in films and the process of creating a character’s identity. The tour will showcase the way the three leading men in
Jaws
(1975) highlighted their identity through their distinct costumes.
Stay for a brief Q&A with Mussenden after the tour.
In-Gallery
Gallery Spotlight: Shaping Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital
explores the impact of the predominantly Jewish filmmakers who played a key role in establishing the American film studio system, transforming Los Angeles into a global epicenter of cinema.
Beth Kean, CEO of Holocaust Museum LA, and Warren Sherk, director of special collections of the Margaret Herrick Library, discuss the museum’s first permanent exhibition, highlighting new objects that showcase notable Oscar wins and the origins of motion picture history.
Moderated by Rachel Rosenfeld, associate director, Academy Collections Acquisitions.
About Gallery Spotlights
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.
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email
museumeducation@oscars.org
Special Events
Special Events
Last Looks at the Academy Museum
Spend your evenings with us at the Academy Museum. Visit after 4:30pm and get a discount on museum admission for the last 90 minutes.
In-Gallery
Gallery Spotlight: Screenwriting
Academy members and screenwriters reveal the nuances of bringing stories to the screen.
Special Events
Academy Museum x Cinephile: Movie Trivia Night
Museum members: mingle with your fellow movie buffs and show off your knowledge of the Academy Awards.
Special Events
Member Appreciation Day
Join us for Member Appreciation Days on the first Sunday of every month from 5:30–8pm.
Special Events
A Day of Celebrating the Force
Is the Force strong with you? Join the Academy Museum as we explore the galaxy for our 2026
Star Wars
-inspired celebration.
Book Signings
Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom
Book Signing with Author Jet Li
Martial arts legend and international movie star Jet Li signs copies of his insightful new book.
Conversations
Community Conversation: Representation in Animation
Angela Sanchez of LatinX in Animation and Austin Faber of Black N’ Animated discuss the past, present, and future of their communities’ voices in animated film.
Tours
Tours
Jaws:
The Tour
Join museum educators Thursdays through Sundays for 30-minute guided tours of
the
Jaws: The Exhibition.
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.
Accessibility Programs
Visual Description Tours
On the last Friday of every month at 2pm, a museum educator offers a Visual Description Tour in a select exhibition.
This 30-minute verbal overview, crafted for visitors who are blind or low vision, is a way of using words to represent the visual world, helping people form mental images of what they cannot see. All are welcome to join this gallery conversation.
Tours
Jaws:
The Tour
(En Español) |
Tiburón
: la recorrido
Join museum educators on the first Saturday of the month for a 30-minute guided Spanish-language tour of
the
Jaws: The Exhibition.
Tours
Close-Up Tours:
Bong Joon Ho
Join educators as they highlight the
Director’s Inspiration: Bong Joon Ho
exhibition.
In-Gallery
Gallery Spotlight: Screenwriting
Academy members and screenwriters reveal the nuances of bringing stories to the screen.
In-Gallery
Calm Morning: Earth Month inspired by Studio Ghibli
Families are invited to a sensory-friendly, environmentally-inspired morning featuring a stop-motion animation workshop.
In-Gallery
Inside
Jaws
: The Art of Cinematography with Dion Beebe
How did the makers of
Jaws
achieve so many iconic shots? Learn about the art and science of film photography with Academy member and cinematographer Dion Beebe.
In-Gallery
Curator’s View Tour: Screenwriting
Explore the art of screenwriting with a live presentation by a museum curator.
In-Gallery
Gallery Spotlight: Shaping Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital
explores the impact of the predominantly Jewish filmmakers who played a key role in establishing the American film studio system, transforming Los Angeles into a global epicenter of cinema.
Beth Kean, CEO of Holocaust Museum LA, and Warren Sherk, director of special collections of the Margaret Herrick Library, discuss the museum’s first permanent exhibition, highlighting new objects that showcase notable Oscar wins and the origins of motion picture history.
Moderated by Rachel Rosenfeld, associate director, Academy Collections Acquisitions.
About Gallery Spotlights
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.
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email
museumeducation@oscars.org
Tours
School Visits
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures invites you and your students to learn, discuss, and celebrate cinema through a school visit to the museum. School visits including school tours and self-guided group explorations
Workshops
In-Gallery
Calm Morning: Earth Month inspired by Studio Ghibli
Families are invited to a sensory-friendly, environmentally-inspired morning featuring a stop-motion animation workshop.
Workshops
Tactile Filmmaking Workshop: Direct-on-Film Animation
Make a camera-less movie by animating directly on 16mm film. Experiment with simple materials such as markers, tape, pushpins, and ink to create your own vibrant, moving-image collages on celluloid film. We’ll edit the individual strips together and screen them through a 16mm projector, creating a community-made film.
You’ll also use celluloid film strips to create a keychain to take home.
About Academy Museum workshops
All workshops are free with museum admission and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Museum admission is free for youth 17 and under.
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email
filmeducation@oscars.org
For Kids and Families
Drop-In Workshops for Families: Mini Food Prop-Making
Take inspiration from some of the tastiest moments in Studio Ghibli films during this fun family workshop.
For Teens
Drop-in Workshop for Teens: Editing
Not sure what a film editor does? A good one can change the entire emotional impact of a movie, affecting everything from pacing to the story beats themselves. In our latest workshop, teens can learn all about post-production editing in filmmaking, exploring how editors work with directors to bring together a solid vision. Our Education team also goes over the basics of editing software.
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email
museumeducation@oscars.org
About Drop-in Workshops for Teens
On the third Friday of every month, our Education team opens our learning space to teens, encouraging them to discover our exhibitions and screenings, explore the museum, hang out, and get creative.
Workshops
Tactile Filmmaking Workshop: Direct-on-Film Animation + Sound Bath
This Mental Health Awareness Month, take an opportunity to slow down, be present, and channel your creativity.
For Kids and Families
Calm Morning:
The Boy and the Heron
Create your own watercolor backgrounds inspired by the
The Boy and the Heron
, screening the same day in our Ted Mann Theater.
Book Signings
Book Signings
Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom
Book Signing with Author Jet Li
Martial arts legend and international movie star Jet Li signs copies of his insightful new book.
Fellowship Opportunities
Supported By
Academy Museum education programs are supported by Melina and Eric Esrailian, the Beverly, Donald, and David Kobrin Fund, Apple TV, Dr. Kathy Fields and Dr. Garry Rayant, Miryam and Robert Knutson, Ruderman Family Foundation, Snap Foundation, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.