"For nearly thirty years, Wes Anderson has preserved thousands of objects from every film he has made, a habit that began after discovering that all the items created for Bottle Rocket (1996) had been dispersed by the production company. From Rushmore (1998) onward, he has acted as the custodian of each crafted element, making sure that even the most fleeting on-screen objects were kept intact."
"More than 300 pieces not shown in Paris have been added for the London edition, offering an expanded, behind-the-scenes reading of how Anderson constructs his distinct visual worlds. Across the exhibition, visitors encounter original storyboards, polaroids, sketches, and Wes Anderson's spiral-bound notebooks filled with handwritten ideas and scene studies. The chronological layout traces his evolution from the 1990s through The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) and The Phoenician Scheme (2025), with each film occupying its own section."
Wes Anderson: The Archives at the Design Museum presents more than 700 objects spanning 30 years of filmmaking, including storyboards, costumes, notebooks, miniature sets, and props from The Phoenician Scheme (2025). A monumental candy-pink model of the Grand Budapest Hotel greets visitors. The display stems from Anderson's practice of preserving items from every film since Bottle Rocket (1996), with the filmmaker acting as custodian of crafted elements. The Design Museum and la Cinémathèque française secured access to the archive. The London edition adds over 300 pieces not shown in Paris and arranges each film in its own chronological section.
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