Moving Pictures: A History of Hand-Drawn Animation, 1912 to 1990

Through animated film clips, interviews, and documentary footage, Curator of Exhibitions Jesse Kowalski will discuss how animated film evolved from its earliest stages—from experimental films to cartoon shorts from the 1930s through the 1950s and the transition to television and evolution of Saturday morning cartoons.

Learn about the people and studios behind some of animation’s most beloved characters, including Betty Boop, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, and The Flintstones. The laws, social changes, and evolution in technology that precipitated the move of animation from theaters to televisions to streaming video will also be explored.

Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission.