There’s something very comforting about revisiting the stories and characters that amazed and entertained you as a child.
When I visited ACMI’s Disney: The Magic of Animation exhibition in May this year, I felt like I had permission to be a child again. If only for a few hours.
I was able to catch up with my old friends Mickey Mouse and The Little Mermaid, to remember the stories that made me laugh and cry as a kid, and see the behind-the-scenes processes of some of the greatest storytellers of all time.
The exhibition features over 500 images from 1928 to the present day, including a world-first exhibit of artworks from 2021's Raya and the Last Dragon.
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The five sections of the exhibition each focus on a different era of innovation, from perfecting the technique of bringing two-dimensional drawings to life in the 1920s, to the creation of the first animated feature films in the late 1930s and 1940s, to the stylistic innovations of the post-war years, and finally the renaissance of the 1990s to the digital revolution and advances of today.
Here are 5 reasons you should go see ACMI’s Disney: The Magic of Animation exhibition this summer:
1. It’s like a trip down memory lane.
When you’re well into adulthood, you can forget the impact certain stories had on you as a child. The stories that made you laugh, and cry, and the tales that taught you about love and friendship and loss and grief.
