New book to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Walt Disney Family Museum

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To celebrate the museum’s 15th anniversary, a new book titled Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from the Walt Disney Family Museum will be released on October 1, 2024.

Book “Walt Disney Treasures” from the Walt Disney Family Museum

This new book by author Walter ED Miller and the staff of the Walt Disney Family Museum offers an in-depth look at the museum’s extensive collection of art and artifacts documenting the life and career of Walt Disney.

The book contains over 250 images from the museum’s collection, including artifacts that have never been shown to the public before.

Read the official summary of the book:

Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from the Walt Disney Family Museum tells the legacy of the legendary American artist, storyteller, filmmaker and visionary through iconic objects that represent his life and career. Through historical research, firsthand accounts and Walt’s own words, readers will discover the most treasured artifacts that tell the story of Walt Disney and his family, as well as the significance of each item to Walt’s personal and professional life. With more than 250 images from the collection and galleries of the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco and the Disney family archives – some never before seen publicly – readers will experience Walt’s story like never before.

Explore the book’s extensive sections that show the many facets of Walt Disney’s life:

· Heart: Walt as a family man

· Determination: his inexhaustible drive as a businessman and citizen

· Inspiration: Key figures, places and works that influenced Walt

· Animation: his pioneering work in the field of short and feature film animation into an American art form

· Innovation: his experimental and groundbreaking contributions to the art of live-action, animation and documentary film

· Creativity: Walt’s curiosity about miniatures, trains and more

· Imagination: Disneyland, EPCOT and more

· and legacy: awards and recognition he has received over the years

Readers of all ages and backgrounds will find something inspiring and entertaining within these pages: from personal ephemera such as Walt’s handwritten designs of EPCOT and the bronze hat he gave his wife Lillian for her birthday in 1941; to artifacts from Walt’s film, television and theme park ventures such as original animation illustrations for a variety of Disney cartoons and concept art for groundbreaking Disneyland attractions; to one-of-a-kind treasures such as Walt’s miniature steam engine, the Lilly Belle; and his individual, record-breaking collection of Oscars. Walt Disney Treasures is an essential volume for Disney fans and pop culture enthusiasts, as well as anyone interested in the life of a 20th-century icon.

The Walt Disney Family Museum is located in San Francisco, California. Pre-orders for the book are available here for $50 each.

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Cade Handley