Academy Museum Youth & Teen Programs
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 6067 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Academy Museum Youth & Teen Programs include activities such as short films screenings, tours, live performances, Calm Mornings, early gallery access, and family workshops. The program also offers an Accessible Screening as part of the weekly Family Matinees series, drop-in sensory-friendly experiences where participants can examine movie props and other objects through touch, and ASL Interpreted Tours. Additional activities include guided bilingual and 30-minute guided tours of Jaws: The Exhibition, Visual Description Tours, live painting demonstrations, skating, music, book signings, screenings of short films selected by the museum’s Teen Council, and a 30-minute tour on visual effects and on-screen creatures followed by a brief Q&A with visual effects supervisor and Academy Governor Andrew Roberts.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Price: $5 for Accessible Screening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 4K; The program Disabilities, Representation, and Film 2026 is free with general admission ticket; A separate admission ticket is required for the Accessible Screening that is part of the weekly Family Matinees series; General admission ticket not required for the Jazz Hands For Autism live performance; Calm Morning: Costume Designs Inspired by Disability Pride Month is free
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is described as the largest museum in the world devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. The program includes a sensory-friendly Calm Mornings offering with sound and lighting adjustments, a sensory-friendly screening with open captions, dimmed lights, and lower volume for neurodivergent viewers, and a drop-in sensory-friendly experience with a speaker that allows visitors to feel mechanical vibrations from sound. ASL interpretation is available throughout the Disabilities, Representation, and Film 2026 day, and the program features a visual description tour of the Studio Ghibli’s PONYO exhibition and a Skate Hunnies Party on Wheels night of skating, music, and more at the Academy Museum.
Andrew Roberts is a visual effects supervisor and Academy Governor who participates in a tour and Q&A, and Ve Neill is a three-time Academy Award winner for Ed Wood (1994) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). Jazz Hands For Autism, which is part of the programming, provides music education, performance, and employment opportunities for musicians on the autism spectrum and has secured more than 200 job placements and engaged more than 15,000 people through live, virtual, and hybrid performances. The program materials are identified with ©2019–2026 Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Price: $5 for Accessible Screening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 4K; The program Disabilities, Representation, and Film 2026 is free with general admission ticket; A separate admission ticket is required for the Accessible Screening that is part of the weekly Family Matinees series; General admission ticket not required for the Jazz Hands For Autism live performance; Calm Morning: Costume Designs Inspired by Disability Pride Month is free
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is described as the largest museum in the world devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. The program includes a sensory-friendly Calm Mornings offering with sound and lighting adjustments, a sensory-friendly screening with open captions, dimmed lights, and lower volume for neurodivergent viewers, and a drop-in sensory-friendly experience with a speaker that allows visitors to feel mechanical vibrations from sound. ASL interpretation is available throughout the Disabilities, Representation, and Film 2026 day, and the program features a visual description tour of the Studio Ghibli’s PONYO exhibition and a Skate Hunnies Party on Wheels night of skating, music, and more at the Academy Museum.
Andrew Roberts is a visual effects supervisor and Academy Governor who participates in a tour and Q&A, and Ve Neill is a three-time Academy Award winner for Ed Wood (1994) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). Jazz Hands For Autism, which is part of the programming, provides music education, performance, and employment opportunities for musicians on the autism spectrum and has secured more than 200 job placements and engaged more than 15,000 people through live, virtual, and hybrid performances. The program materials are identified with ©2019–2026 Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
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