DISNEY The Art of Telling Timeless Stories

MUDEC, Milano September 02, 2021 - February 13, 2022

Telling timeless stories succeeding in enchanting the public is considered a true art, but behind the artistic result lies years of creative exploration, generally unknown to those that enjoy these stories. “Disney. The Art of Telling Timeless Stories”, at the MUDEC of Milan from the 2nd September to the 13th February 2022, is an exhibition that will illustrate this creative process to visitors. Once upon a time there was Walt Disney, a pioneer in the art of animation. His innovative, creative approach to storytelling created some of the most beautiful and famous films of the 20th century including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and Fantasia. The exhibition features precious original works from the films of Walt Disney Animation Studios, including Hercules, The Little Mermaid all the way to Frozen 2, created by the artists and filmmakers deeply inspired by Walt’s legacy. The exhibition will illustrate Walt Disney’s masterpieces to visitors by bringing back the stories - that are familiar to all of us in the Disney version– to their ancient origin of epical tradition: these are the myths, the medieval legends and the folklore, the fables and fairytales that have been for centuries the archetype narrative heritage of the different cultures of the world, a true melting pot between the various continents. These will also be the thematic sections of the exhibition, in which the most famous stories from which Disney’s films derive find their place and are presented in a narrative interpretation through the exhibition of the preparatory sketches which focus on the characters, the settings and narrative plots. ▲