Walt Disney’s journey through Latin America, in an unprecedented exhibition of photos and sketches

On March 3, it opens in Buenos Aires Walt Disney and The Group: A Journey Through Latin America, presented by The Walt Disney Archives in conjunction with The Walt Disney Company Latin America Live Entertainment Team. This is the first exhibition dedicated to the research trip that Walt Disney made in 1941 through several Latin American countries with a select group of artists.

The exhibition is part of Disney’s celebration of its 100-year history and is presented in Arte x Arte with free admission, and features rarely-seen photos from the iconic tour led by Walt to meet the locals, experience the beauty of their lands, and celebrate their cultures in future Disney films.

The exhibition can be visited from March 3 to April 30Tuesday to Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Throughout the three-story tour of the gallery, the show invites audiences to meet select Walt Disney writers, graphic designers and musicians, while revealing how the tour was planned and executed. Those who visit the exhibition will be able to discover what the artists discovered and experienced in each of the destinations of the nine countries visited: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico, later reflected in two color films and creativity that celebrate the beauty and cultural richness of Latin America: Hi friends (Brazil, 1942 – United States, 1943) and the three gentlemen (Mexico, 1944 – United States, 1945). Both films are available on its platform.

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The exhibition includes around a hundred photographs, period audiovisual material, fragments of films, posters of the two films and more than thirty sketches inspired by the trip.

“For us it is important that the exhibition projects scheduled in our exhibition calendar are exceptional performances for their content, creativity, history and uniqueness, this is what we discovered in the exhibition Walt Disney and The Group: A Journey Through Latin America. The people who come to Arte x Arte You will see a rich archive of unique images they collected on this incredible journey through our region,” said Gaston Deleauartistic director of Arte x Arte.

While Ariana FernandezLive Entertainment Business & Strategy Director of The Walt Disney Company Latin America, said, “At The Walt Disney Company Latin America, we look forward to sharing this must-see exhibit with local audiences, and shed light on this very special journey. and the emblematic bond that united waltz disney and his team with the people and culture of our region. The sample is also part of the company’s global centenary celebrations, so it has even more special significance.”

It is also worth saying that Walt Disney and The Group: A Journey Through Latin America It was designed with the curatorial teams involved as an exhibition accessible to people with hearing, motor, visual and neurodivergent disabilities: it offers signage and audioguides in Braille, interpretation in Sign Language; It has ramps and elevators, a space for reduced stimuli, and a signage system with web-downloadable resources, so you can learn about the experience beforehand. It also has a trained team to provide support.

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“At the Walt Disney Archives, we are thrilled to share a series of photos that have transcended the boundaries of language and culture. This fascinating material tells the particular story of a group of artists who fell in love with lands far from their home and were inspired to create films that celebrate the friendship they found there.” Becky ClineDirector of the Walt Disney Archives.

* Art x Art. Lavalleja 1062, C. A BA

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