Calm Morning: The Iron Giant

Calm Morning: The Iron Giant

Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of The Iron Giant (1999).

The Iron Giant (1999)

Calm Mornings are a free program with the purchase of general admission. Museum admission for children ages 17 and under is always free.

We invite visitors to our Calm Mornings program on Saturday, January 25, from 9am to 1pm, with a character design and storyboard workshop inspired by The Iron Giant (1999). ASL interpretation will be provided.

SCHEDULE:

9–10am | Early Gallery Access Explore the Inventing Worlds and Characters: Animation and Effects galleries in our Stories of Cinema exhibition on Level 3, where sound and lighting adjustments will be made for a more sensory-friendly viewing experience.

10–1pm | Family Workshop Visit the Shirley Temple Education Studio on the museum’s Lower Level for a character design and storyboarding family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of The Iron Giant (1999). Families can design their own robots and stories inspired by The Iron Giant!

In addition to the Calm Mornings program, we encourage visitors to attend our accessible, open-caption screening of The Iron Giant at 11am in the Ted Mann Theater. The screening is part of our weekly Family Matinees film series. A separate admission ticket is required.

The Shirley Temple Education Studio will remain open during the screening as a space for relaxation and continued art-making until 1pm.

If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email museumeducation@oscars.org.

Academy Museum accessibility initiatives are made possible in part by the Ruderman Family Foundation. Calm Mornings is also supported in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

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