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The Walt Disney Family Museum is gearing up to open its doors in early October after several years of meticulous planning and lobbying by several of Disney's children and grandchildren.
The museum will tell the story of Walt Disney, who raised animation to an art and transformed the film industry, leaving one of the world's largest entertainment companies as a legacy.
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The museum's collection of three historic San Francisco Presidio buildings are renovated former military barracks, a gymnasium and a supply shed. The buildings house 10 linked galleries, a 114-seat screening room, learning center, museum store and cafe.
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An exact scale model of Disney's Epcot and Pirates Bay.
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Samples of original pigments used to color animation keyframes.
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An original two-story camera that allowed Walt Disney unprecedented control of depth of field in his animations.
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Executive Director Richard Benefield heads the new Walt Disney Family Museum.
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Some of the Academy Awards Walt Disney won over his career (including his specially-made one for
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs).
David Rockwell heads the museum's interior and exhibition design.
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Models and sketches for
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs.
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Staff at the new Walt Disney Family Museum.
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Another look at the interior.
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Sketches of the landmark animation "Steamboat Willie."
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Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt Disney, and Walter E.D. Miller, grandson of Walt Disney and president of the Walt Disney Family Foundation at the structure's preview.
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The world's most famous mouse.
Posters for Disney movies at the new Walt Disney Family Museum.
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Architect Jay Turnbull from Page & Turnbull coordinated renovating the former military barrack, gymnasium and supply shed in San Francisco's historic Presidio into the three building Walt Disney Family Museum.
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A close-up of one of many texts on display.
