crazy4wdw
04-09-2009, 09:18 AM
From the NY Times:
Museum Is to Show the Human Side of a Cartoon Titan
LOS ANGELES — The heirs of Walt Disney, angered by negative portrayals of him over the years, are preparing to unveil their response: a $112 million museum focused on his happy home life and artistic achievements.
The Walt Disney Family Museum, to be run by the former deputy director of the Harvard University Art Museums, Richard Benefield, will open in October in San Francisco. On Wednesday the institution will introduce its exhibition plans and holdings, which range from personal items (home movies never shown before) to “Steamboat Willie” animation cels.
Remainder of the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/movies/01disn.html?_r=2&ref=arts
Museum Is to Show the Human Side of a Cartoon Titan
LOS ANGELES — The heirs of Walt Disney, angered by negative portrayals of him over the years, are preparing to unveil their response: a $112 million museum focused on his happy home life and artistic achievements.
The Walt Disney Family Museum, to be run by the former deputy director of the Harvard University Art Museums, Richard Benefield, will open in October in San Francisco. On Wednesday the institution will introduce its exhibition plans and holdings, which range from personal items (home movies never shown before) to “Steamboat Willie” animation cels.
Remainder of the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/movies/01disn.html?_r=2&ref=arts