The Walt Disney Family Museum was opened in October 2009 in San Francisco’s Presidio National Park.

Walt Disney is a famous American animator, film director, screenwriter, founder of the Walt Disney Company. He directed 111 films and produced 576 more, won 26 Oscar awards. In 1968 Walt Disney was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Congress – the highest award in the United States.

The museum of the classic of animation was founded by his daughter Diana Disney Miller. Here you can see an exhibition of personal belongings, documents, a collection of cartoons, sketches of drawings for them, a model of Disneyland and other exhibits. The building is full of modern equipment: 215 monitors for watching cartoons, sound equipment for listening to music for movies and a cinema hall for 120 people. The museum’s expansive lobby displays 248 Walt Disney awards.

The fascinating and inspiring story of Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse and other internationally recognizable characters. The museum shows Walt Disney’s successes, his disappointments, and his unyielding optimism. He took risks and influenced pop culture with animated and feature films, television programs, theme parks and new technologies.

The museum presents the technology, historical materials and artifacts he developed.

And there is also a store with a variety of toys, souvenirs from famous cartoons.

The back wall of the museum is made entirely of glass, which allows you to admire views of the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.