Disney exhibit opens at New Orleans museum

[peaches magee]

For our New Orleans friends.... :)

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Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio
November 15, 2009 - March 14, 2010

The New Orleans Museum of Art will present Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio, a major exhibition featuring more than 600 original artworks that shaped legendary animated features including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.

Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio also will include artwork from the upcoming Walt Disney Animation Studios musical, The Princess and The Frog, an animated comedy from the creators of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, set in New Orleans and due for release at Christmas 2009.

"We are delighted to present this magical exhibition in New Orleans," said NOMA director E. John Bullard. "Children will love seeing their favorite Disney characters in a museum setting and adults will be taken by the technical skill and emotional depth reflected in these works. It was Disney animators who really led the way in the 20th century toward establishing animation as a serious art form."

Visitors to the exhibition will encounter themed rooms showcasing artwork related to specific animated features. Arranged chronologically by year of release, the rooms will feature, in order: Silly Symphonies, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and The Princess and the Frog. Film clips will accompany the artwork to demonstrate how individual sketches and paintings lead to a finished celluloid masterpiece. An adjacent Education Area will highlight Disney's long association with music and also will serve as a mini library for animation research and storytelling programs.

New Orleans Museum of Art http://www.noma.org

[HT_NSU]

Yep. Definitely hitting this up!

[peaches magee]

Pictures por favor :)

[HT_NSU]

Definitely.....if it's allowed. I know last time I went to NOMA it wasn't, but that may have just been because it was an ancient Egytptian exhibit. I know I won't make it this weekend, but as soon as I can I'll make it out there. I'm hoping I can get a group of my many Disney-loving friends to go and hopefully BigAl and his wife will come down to join us. :cross:

[peaches magee]

Yeah that's true I guess they don't always allow pictures. I hope so. Sounds like a great exhibit and it will be there awhile too.

[HT_NSU]

I'm really hoping they'll have some Disney prints or other exhibit merch in the gift shop! :happy:

....oh, and I probably should have mentioned that Blake can come too.....my bad. :look:

[peaches magee]

Haha... forgetting the "other" brother are ya? Oh there will be an uproar!
That would be nice to have some prints to go along with the exhibit :)

[BigAl_PT]

I got something in the mail from NOMA about the display. I'm definitely looking forward to checking it out.

[HT_NSU]

I was on my way to Bourbon Street last night for a bachelorette party and one of the buildings we passed (couldn't tell which because the limo driver was flying) had a huge advertisement for this on the side of the building. I tried to snap a picture, but we moved too fast. :(

[BigAl_PT]

I was on my way to Bourbon Street last night for a bachelorette party and one of the buildings we passed (couldn't tell which because the limo driver was flying) had a huge advertisement for this on the side of the building. I tried to snap a picture, but we moved too fast. :(
Uh, uh...NOT acceptable!! :nono:

[BlakeMP]

The New Orleans Museum of Art is currently hosting an exhibit called Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales From the Walt Disney Studio. HT told me about it a few months ago, and while we were originally planning a family outing like we did for the Christmas Carol Train Tour, my plans changed when my girlfriend Erin decided to come to town for a New Year's visit. I would have liked to see this with HT and BigAl, but Erin gets first dibs.

Anyway, this exhibit was created to coincide with the release of The Princess and the Frog, which of course is set in New Orleans. The exhibit takes up almost the whole first floor of the museum, with several galleries dedicated to the different animated fairy tales Disney has created over the years. It begins with a short film about the history of Disney animation and a message from John Lasseter, then you're given an audio tour guide device which you use to listen to narration about the exhibits. (The tour, incidentally, is narrated by "Big Daddy" himself, John Goodman.)

Each room of the exhibit is dedicated to a different project and features examples of just about everything you can imagine: concept art, background paintings, finished cels, promotional art, maquettes... even a display of the five-plane technique that was used beginning with Sleeping Beauty. As always with Disney, story is key. The exhibit presents you -- briefly -- an original version of each fairy tale, then explains the changes that were made for the animated version, how the characters were developed, and so forth.

The first gallery is dedicated to the early fairy tale shorts, including The Three Little Pigs, The Ugly Duckling, The Pied Piper and Mickey and the Beanstalk. After that, there is a gallery each dedicated to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. Then there are three smaller galleries for Princess and the Frog, focusing on the heroes, the villain, and the city of New Orleans. The exhibit ends with a gallery showing the modern animation techniques and a preview image of the next Disney fairy tale, Rapunzel.

I cannot recommend this exhibit enough. If you live near enough to New Orleans to come by, or if you'll be in town before March 14, you've got to come on in to NOMA and check it out. Erin and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Story]

Wow, that sounds so amazing! The fairy tales are a main favorite for me when it comes to anything disney. Wish i had a chance to see it, but glad to hear you enjoyed it! :thumbsup: