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05/12/2026

Nitrate film is beautiful, rare, and disappearing.

Hear Senior Projectionist Spencer explain why, then catch a screening before it’s gone for good.

🗓️ May 14 at 7:30PM
🎞️ NIGHT AND THE CITY in 35mm nitrate

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What’s a shark hunter without his signature hat? Join costume designer and Academy member Tracy Tynan for a 30-minute to...
05/11/2026

What’s a shark hunter without his signature hat?

Join costume designer and Academy member Tracy Tynan for a 30-minute tour exploring how the costumes in Jaws helped define each character aboard the Orca, followed by a brief Q&A.

🗓️ May 16 at 2:00PM
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For film lovers from head to toe, check out a few new arrivals at the Academy Museum Store. 🛍️ acadmu.se/OscarsEmbroider...
05/08/2026

For film lovers from head to toe, check out a few new arrivals at the Academy Museum Store.

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The future of animation looks a lot more interesting when more voices are in the room 💭Join us for Community Conversatio...
05/08/2026

The future of animation looks a lot more interesting when more voices are in the room 💭

Join us for Community Conversation: Representation in Animation as Angela M. Sanchez and Austin Faber explore the past, present, and future of representation in animation and uplifting underrepresented voices behind the scenes.

🗓️ May 15 at 12:00PM
🎟️ acadmu.se/CommunityConversation

05/08/2026

Forget brunch, take mom to Amity Island. Watch actress Julia Butters and her mom Lorelie Hill Butters dive into Jaws: The Exhibition together 🦈

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Academy Museum Digital Engagement Platform for Jaws: The Exhibition is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Technology solutions generously provided by Christie®.

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon is an exhibition that will celebrate Marilyn Monroe—born Norma Jeane Mortenson—as a visio...
05/08/2026

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon is an exhibition that will celebrate Marilyn Monroe—born Norma Jeane Mortenson—as a visionary actor and image-maker, examining the many facets of how she created and shaped her public image in the context of the classical Hollywood studio system.

Featuring hundreds of original objects, from posters and photographs to rarely seen personal materials, plus an extensive display of Marilyn Monroe’s screen-worn costumes including designs by Orry-Kelly for SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) and the iconic pink dress by William Travilla from GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953).

🗓️ May 31, 2026–February 28, 2027
🎟️ acadmu.se/MarilynMonroe

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon is made possible by CHANEL. Additional support provided by ICON COLLECTION™ with the generous loans of objects. Generous support provided by Dave and Tara Dollinger, and Kimberly V. Strauss. Academy Museum Digital Engagement Platform supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with this vibrant collection of animated,...
05/07/2026

Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with this vibrant collection of animated, documentary, and narrative short films.

In person: Academy Governor Chris Tashima and filmmakers Andrew Ahn, Nazrin Choudhury, Jon M. Chu, and Arthur D**g

🗓️ May 13 at 7:30PM
🎟️ acadmu.se/AsianAmericanShortFilms

05/07/2026

May 10 at 2:00PM | TERMS OF ENDEARMENT in 35mm

When the mama bear claws come out 👹

Catch Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks film starring Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito and John Lithgow, winner of Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture at the 56th Academy Awards.

🎟️ acadmu.se/TermsOfEndearment

Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.

BEARING WITNESS: 10 FILMS BY KEVIN JEROME EVERSONFrom drive-ins to distant skies, Kevin Jerome Everson’s shorts capture ...
05/06/2026

BEARING WITNESS: 10 FILMS BY KEVIN JEROME EVERSON

From drive-ins to distant skies, Kevin Jerome Everson’s shorts capture the rhythms and experiences that shape Black life in America.

Experience 10 short films from the filmmaker created across his two decades of visionary cinematic work.

In person: filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson

🎟️ acadmu.se/BearingWitness

Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.

May 9 at 2:00PM | GRAND GUIGNOL SILENT SHORTSParis’s infamous Theater of Horrors lives on. Experience the legacy of the ...
05/06/2026

May 9 at 2:00PM | GRAND GUIGNOL SILENT SHORTS

Paris’s infamous Theater of Horrors lives on. Experience the legacy of the Grand Guignol in brand-new 4K restorations with all-new music.

In person: Bret Berg, head of theatrical, AGFA

🎟️ acadmu.se/GrandGuignol

Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.

Your favorite movie started with a blank page ✍️Join us for our Curator’s View Tour: Screenwriting and explore the art o...
05/06/2026

Your favorite movie started with a blank page ✍️

Join us for our Curator’s View Tour: Screenwriting and explore the art of cinema storytelling in conjunction with our newest gallery, Screenwriting: Takes on LA Noir.

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🗓️ May 13 at 12:00PM
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