Walt Disney Family Museum

Educational programs are designed to amplify the museum's mission. They earn national recognition for effective delivery of steam (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) curriculum and for promoting creativity and hands-on skill building. In 2024, 4,710 school children and 2,310 chaperones toured the museum and participated in correlated studio experiences. Our educators also taught students virtually throughout the year and led virtual field trips to the museum, hosting 1,451 students and 50 chaperones in online visits by the end of 2024. Educators taught 6,732 children offsite at partner schools over the course of the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school year. This included teaching our animation certificate program, local residents of east palo alto, california at the epacenter art facility, and students in our distance learning program in new hampshire from new hampton school. Educators also provided in-house art classes and workshops for all ages, and summer classes for youth between the ages of 8 and 20. In addition, 1,670 students/guests, 5 years and up, attended studio classes related to art and animation and participated in summer classes, studio series, pop up studios, after school animation, animation intensives, drawing workshops, open studio sessions, industry paths sessions, and animation labs. An additional 504 students also participated in virtual classes and workshops.

The museum presents film screenings and live public programs, including talks, panel discussions, storytimes, community days, and workshops, to engage and serve diverse audiences with activities that support and amplify the museum's mission. Attendance at virtual special events topped 4,512 participants. Public programs were attended by 1,493 visitors in 2024. Public programs include films and lectures associated with walt disney, animation, imagineering, and related topics.