Program Series: In-Gallery
Curator’s View Tour: Aboard the Orca
Dive beneath the surface and behind the scenes of Jaws (1975) and Jaws: The Exhibition with Jenny He, senior exhibitions curator.
Free with museum admission
Wed, Jul 22, 2026
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Inside Jaws: Sound Mixing with Peter Devlin
Production sound mixer and Academy Governor Peter Devlin gives a 30-minute tour examining the art and science of sound mixing in film. He also explores the sounds of the adventure classic Jaws (1975), from its realistic and natural sounds to its unforgettable score.
Stay for a brief Q&A with Devlin after the tour.
Screenings
Jaws in 4K
Steven Spielberg’s second feature as a director set the standard for edge-of-your-seat suspense and quickly became a cultural phenomenon. When the seaside community of Amity Island falls prey to a great white shark, the chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss), and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. A box office record-breaker as well as a Best Picture nominee, Jaws earned Oscars for film editing, sound, and John Williams’s thrilling score.
On the occasion of Jaws: The Exhibition—the largest mounted exhibition ever organized around Spielberg’s film, experience the movie before diving into the collection. The museum’s first of this scale focused exclusively on a single film, the exhibition features scene breakdowns, interactive experiences, behind-the-scenes stories, and more than 200 original objects, many never before seen on public display, and follows the structure of the film, taking visitors from the opening credits to its gripping conclusion.
Jaws: The Exhibition is curated by Jenny He, senior exhibitions curator, and Emily Rauber Rodriguez, assistant curator, with Alexandra James Salichs, curatorial assistant, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
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In-Gallery
Inside Jaws: Production Design with Joe Alves
Production designer, director, and Academy member Joe Alves gives a 30-minute tour, diving into the creativity of the production design of Jaws (1975). The tour also explores the many elements that went into his vision for this the Oscar®-winning film from Universal Pictures.
Stay for a brief Q&A with Alves after the tour.
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Tours
Jaws: The Tour
Join museum educators Thursdays through Sundays for 30-minute guided tours of the Jaws: The Exhibition.
Accessibility Programs
ASL Interpreted Tours
American Sign Language (ASL) tours of select galleries are always offered at noon on the same day as our monthly Calm Morning program and accommodative Family Matinee film screening. Join a museum educator and ASL interpreter to experience cinema’s wide-ranging contributions to the world.
If you are interested in learning more, please email us at museumeducation@oscars.org.
Accessibility Programs
ASL Interpreted Tours
American Sign Language (ASL) tours of select galleries are always offered at noon on the same day as our monthly Calm Morning program and accommodative Family Matinee film screening. Join a museum educator and ASL interpreter to experience cinema’s wide-ranging contributions to the world.
If you are interested in learning more, please email us at museumeducation@oscars.org.
Accessibility Programs
Visual Description Tours
On the last Friday of every month at 2pm, a museum educator offers a visual description tour in a select exhibition.
This 30-minute verbal overview, crafted for visitors who are blind or low vision, is a way of using words to represent the visual world, helping people form mental images of what they cannot see. All are welcome to join this gallery conversation.
If you are interested in learning more, or would like to book an individual visual description tour, please email us at museumeducation@oscars.org.
Tours
Jaws: The Tour (En Español) | Tiburón: la recorrido
Join museum educators on the first Saturday of the month for a 30-minute guided Spanish-language tour of the Jaws: The Exhibition.
In-Gallery
Inside Jaws: Production Design with Joe Alves
Production designer, director, and Academy member Joe Alves gives a 30-minute tour, diving into the creativity of the production design of Jaws (1975). The tour also explores the many elements that went into his vision for this the Oscar®-winning film from Universal Pictures.
Stay for a brief Q&A with Alves after the tour.
In-Gallery
Curator’s View Tour: Marilyn Monroe
An assistant curator offers a rare look into the life of a Hollywood icon.
Conversations
Gallery Spotlight | Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon
Costume and textile conservator Melinda Kerstein and Icon Collection Co-Founder Bryan Johns explore the legacy of Marilyn Monroe through her iconic onscreen looks.
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Close-up Tours: Hollywoodland
Museum educators offer a deep dive into the fascinating history of the Hollywood studio system.
In-Gallery
Close-Up Tours: Marilyn Monroe
Museum educators lead 30-minute guided tours exploring the career of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Through her films, costumes and more, this exhibition, titled Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon, uncovers the woman behind the carefully crafted image.
Tour guides use voice amplifiers to enhance sound accessibility.
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email museumeducation@oscars.org.
In-Gallery
Inside Identity: Artistry of Makeup with Tym Shutchai Buacharern
Academy member and makeup artist Tym Shutchai Buacharern appears in our dynamic and colorful Identity gallery to explore the art and science of cinema makeup. See how a makeup artist can transform an actor into a character, a hero into a villain, and more.
Stay for a brief Q&A with Buacharern after the tour.
In-Gallery
Inside Jaws: Sound Mixing with Peter Devlin
Production sound mixer and Academy Governor Peter Devlin gives a 30-minute tour examining the art and science of sound mixing in film. He also explores the sounds of the adventure classic Jaws (1975), from its realistic and natural sounds to its unforgettable score.
Stay for a brief Q&A with Devlin after the tour.
In-Gallery
Close-Up Tours: Marilyn Monroe (En Español)
Bilingual museum educators lead 30-minute guided tours exploring the career of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Through her films, costumes and more, this exhibition, titled Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon, uncovers the woman behind the carefully crafted image.
Tour guides use voice amplifiers to enhance sound accessibility.
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email museumeducation@oscars.org.
In-Gallery
Inside Bong Joon Ho: Creature Effects with Andrew Roberts
Visual effects supervisor and Academy Governor Andrew Roberts gives a 30-minute tour, revealing the ways visual effects can create or enhance on-screen creatures. The tour also features visual-effects creatures in notable Bong Joon Ho films: The Host (2006) and Mickey 17 (2025).
Stay for a brief Q&A with Roberts after the tour.