DISNEY - DISNEY MUSEUM TO OPEN IN SAN FRANCISCO

DISNEY MUSEUM TO OPEN IN SAN FRANCISCO

Walt Disney's family plans to open a museum about the legendary filmmaker's career in San Francisco on October 1. In a statement, Disney's daughter -- and the museum's founder -- Diane Disney Miller said, "My father's name is probably one of the most well-known names around the world, but as the 'brand' or trademark has spread, for many, the man has become lost." The museum will display some of Disney's first animation drawings, including the origins of Mickey Mouse. It will also house his numerous Oscars as well as the original model for Disneyland. In an interview with Reuters, Walter Miller, Disney's grandson, said, "Perhaps my grandfather's greatest gift, without question his greatest pleasure, was to bring imagination to life. ... He never lost that childhood sense of wonder and of curiosity."

18/06/2009