Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter will be featured in a conversation and a book signing on July 29 at the Academy Museum. (photo courtesy of the Academy Museum)

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures continues its extensive repertoire of public programming with an announcement of a new film series, public events and education programs to kick off the summer season. New programs feature a conversation and book signing with Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter on July 29; a conversation with 14-time Oscar-nominee and Governors Award recipient Diane Warren on Aug. 24, as well as in-gallery programming and family workshops in partnership with the Bob Baker Marionette Theater and the Los Angeles LGBT Center celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community throughout the month of June.

Film programming begins on June 1 with a spotlight screening of “Desk Set” (1957) starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, followed by a post-screening Q&A with author Claire L. Evans and associate director of reference and public services at the Margaret Herrick Library Elizabeth Youle. Limited film series begin on June 8 with A New Wave of K-Cinema: Korean Women Directors and June 10 with Summer of Music: Concert Films 1959-2020; July 6 with Regeneration, Remixed; July 20 with Dick Smith: The Godfather of Makeup; and July 23 with Silent Sundays. These series join the museum’s ongoing film series Oscar Sundays, Family Matinees, Branch Selects and Available Space. The Academy Museum also announced it will be screening Weekend Short Cuts: Looney Tunes Afternoons, a suite of classic Looney Tunes animated short films every Saturday and Sunday, June 2 through Aug. 26 at 3 p.m. in the state-of-the-art David Geffen Theater. Entry to Weekend Short Cuts is free with the purchase of a general admission ticket.

“We designed a season of public programming that complements what visitors encounter in our galleries. The museum is truly immersive for audiences; a place where people can come to interact with the many crafts of filmmaking; and a destination for people to watch, absorb, learn about and engage with movies, all at the same time,” said Amy Homma, chief audience officer of the Academy Museum.

Tickets for film screenings and public programs are sold separately and do not require general admission to the museum. All tickets are available through advance online reservations via the Academy Museum’s website at academymuseum.org/en /tickets. The Academy Museum is located at 6067 Wilshire Blvd.