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Classic Disney Exhibition Opens at Peoria Riverfront Museum
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Cinderella and Peter Pan: The Classic Disney Collection of Steve Spain opens March 15, 2025
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Steve Spain, longtime classic Disney collector and Peoria Riverfront Museum member, during a previous exhibition at the museum.
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PEORIA, Ill., March 13, 2025—The classic Disney collection of Steve Spain returns to the Peoria Riverfront Museum, pairing for the first time, two of Walt Disney’s animated feature films from the classic Disney collection of Steve Spain, “Cinderella” (1950) and “Peter Pan” (1953).
Cinderella and Peter Pan: The Classic Disney Collection of Steve Spain, opening March 15, 2025, highlights a rare selection of 30 key-matched backgrounds and cels, watercolors, porcelains, and sketches. It offers a compelling behind-the-scenes look at the two films and provides insights into their conception and production.
The exhibition includes a career-spanning selection of classic Walt Disney ephemera and a newly acquired work from “Brave Little Tailor” (1938), recently added to the Steve Spain Collection.
“With the help of the extraordinary collection of Steve Spain, the Peoria Riverfront Museum has become one of the great museums in the nation for celebrating the creative genius of the Illinois-born Walt Disney, particularly from the classic era,” said John D. Morris, Peoria Riverfront Museum president and CEO.
The exhibition is in conjunction with the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s annual Disney Fest in May 2025, utilizing the largest film society screen in the nation. The event has attracted renowned personalities, such as Disney author J.B. Kaufman, documentarian Ted Thomas, the son of Disney animator Frank Thomas, and writer, producer and director Jeffrey Sherman, the son of Robert B. Sherman and nephew of Richard M. Sherman, the legendary Sherman Brothers Disney songwriting duo.
Award-winning Disney author Mindy Johnson returns to the museum later this spring for a special presentation. The museum plans to host community favorites such as Disney Trivia, Dinner and a Movie, a speaker series, and more.
Cinderella and Peter Pan: The Classic Disney Collection of Steve Spain is sponsored by Visionary Society, Friends of Art, IL Arts Council.
Visit www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org for more information.
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The Peoria Riverfront Museum is the only multidisciplinary institution of its kind in the nation combining art, science, history and achievement. The museum is dedicated to using its collections, exhibitions, film planetarium and programming to tell the stories that build confidence; create a culture of lifelong learning; and unleash the full talent and genius of every individual.
Contact Melody Konrad, Peoria Riverfront Museum assistant director of marketing and communications at MKonrad@peoriariverfrontmuseum.org.
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