The Walt Disney Family Museum Announces New Exhibit: Disney Cats & Dogs
The Walt Disney Family Museum is bringing a new exhibition to the United States.
Disney Cats & Dogs, a traveling exhibition originally presented in 2021 at the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo, is going on a tour of the United States. The exhibit was originally presented by the Walt Disney Animation Research Library, Walt Disney Archives, and Disney Japan.


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Disney Cats & Dogs will explore the evolution and innovation of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ animal-inspired animation through the decades.
The exhibit will feature Disney stars such as Pluto, Lady and Tramp, Pong and Perdita, Olive, and Duchess. It will also highlight Disney sidekicks such as Lucifer from Cinderella and Percy from Pocahontas.


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What Will The Exhibit Hold
The extensive collection features over 300 pieces of reproduction concept sketches. It also includes paintings, model sheets, animation drawings, photographs, film, and digital artwork. A film that accompanies the exhibit will highlight how the character’s movements align with their personalities.


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The exhibition will also give visitors an insight into Walt’s love of animals. Walt was inspired by the animal friends he had in life, even as far back as the Alice Comedies in 1924.
“The wide array of drawings, paintings, photographs, and posters on view in Disney Cats & Dogs has been provided by the Walt Disney Animation Research Library (ARL) and Walt Disney Archives,” the museum noted.


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Where To See It
Disney Cats & Dogs will open to the public in The Walt Disney Family Museum’s Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall from Saturday, June 24, 2023, through Sunday, January 14, 2024.


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