Program Series: In-Gallery

Curator's View Tour: Amity Island Welcomes You

Assistant Curator Emily Rauber Rodriguez offers insights into the pre-production phase of the iconic film Jaws (1975).

Free with museum admission

Wed, Jan 21, 2026

Kids Voyage Through Jaws

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Steven Spielberg’s second feature as a director set the standard for edge-of-your-seat suspense and quickly became a cultural phenomenon. When the seaside community of Amity Island falls prey to a great white shark, the chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss), and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. A box office record-breaker as well as a Best Picture nominee, Jaws earned Oscars for its film editing, sound, and John Williams’s thrilling score.

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