Academy Museum of Motion Pictures May the 4th Celebration Includes Star Wars Screenings and Special Events
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced a special day-long celebration for May the 4th, filled with Star Wars events and screenings.
What’s Happening:
- Los Angeles’ Academy Museum has plenty for Star Wars fans to check on on Sunday, May 4th – traditionally celebrated as Star Wars Day – with different options available throughout the day.
- A ticket to the overall event includes options like contributing to a collaborative Star Wars mural, a guided tour of the Museum’s Inventing Worlds and Characters: Encounters gallery (which includes all sorts of costumes and props from various genre films, Star Wars included), a Force show and demonstration, scientists using Star Wars to illustrate the importance of conservation, and more.
- One event, an R2-D2 Meet and Greet, does not require a ticket to attend.
- On the flip side, there are screenings throughout the day of three Star Wars films, representing each of the trilogies – the prequel trilogy’s The Phantom Menace, the original trilogy’s The Empire Strikes Back and the sequel trilogy’s The Rise of Skywalker – that require separate tickets from the overall event.
- For non-members, tickets to the Academy Museum’s May the 4th Celebration costs $25.00 for adults, $19.00 for seniors and $15.00 for students, while children may attend for free. The separately ticketed Star Wars movie screenings cost $5.00 each per ticket for each show. Tickets can be purchased at AcademyMuseum.org.
- Per the Academy Museum, the following are not allowed when dressing in costume at the event: “body paint, functional props or weapons, and/or full-face coverings. Guests in costume are subject to search at the discretion of Academy Museum staff at any time, and we reserve the right to refuse entry for any reason."
- Below is the full schedule of events.
10:30am–2pm | Community Mural (Drop In) | Disney Piazza
- Join the Dark Side or the Rebellion by adding colors and drawings on a collaborative mural inspired by the iconic characters of Star Wars.
10:30am–12pm | R2-D2 Meet and Greet | Sidney Poitier Grand Lobby
- Take photos with some of your favorite fan-built droids. General admission ticket not required.
11am, 12pm, 3pm, 4pm | Space and Beyond Tours | L3
- Travel among the stars in the Inventing Worlds and Characters: Encounters gallery located on Level 3. Explore strange lands—known and unknown—and dive into the world-building and character development of films that transport you into space and beyond. These 30-minute, educator-led tours will showcase objects on view and stories you can only find among the stars. Tours are subject to change.
11am | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) | David Geffen Theater
12–3pm | Save the Galaxy... with Cosplay for Science | Shirley Temple Education Studio
- Make the jump to hyperspace and join scientists as they talk about the importance of conservation on unique planets and the creatures that inhabit them through immersive Star Wars-themed activities.
1pm | Force Show and Demonstration | Sidney Poitier Grand Lobby
- Are you force sensitive? Come learn the ways of the force with an interactive performance by Skywalker Temple. All ages are welcomed.
2–4pm | R2-D2 Meet and Greet | Sidney Poitier Grand Lobby
- This is the second chance to take photos with some of your favorite fan-built droids. General admission ticket not required.
3pm | Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | David Geffen Theater
6pm | Museum Closes
7:30pm | Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019) | David Geffen Theater
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