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For the first time, Director Wes Anderson has opened his archives, releasing thousands of film props\u2014kept in storage for nearly thirty years\u2014for a major retrospective at the Design Museum in London, scheduled from November 21st, 2025, to July 26th, 2026.<\/p>\n
The exhibition will chart the evolution of Anderson\u2019s films from his first short and feature films in the 1990s, up to his most recent productions. The monumental candy-pink model of the Grand Budapest Hotel \u2014 that was used to capture the building\u2019s fa\u00e7ade for the 2014 film \u2014 will be one of the largest and most recognisable items in the exhibition. Spanning over 3 metres in width, the model will be one of over 700 objects on display, which will collectively illustrate Anderson\u2019s meticulous craft of filmmaking.<\/p>\n
Items will range from original storyboards, polaroids, sketches, and famed costumes worn by much-loved characters, to stop-motion puppets, miniature models, paintings, props, and even Anderson\u2019s handwritten notebooks.<\/p>\n
The show will follow a broadly chronological survey of his career, with each section dedicated to one of his films. It will begin with 1996\u2019s Bottle Rocket \u2014 Anderson\u2019s first feature film \u2014 right up to his Oscar-winning short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) from the anthology collection The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More.<\/p>\n
Highlights include the vending machines from Asteroid City (2023), the FENDI fur coat worn by Gwyneth Paltrow as Margot Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and the original stop-motion puppets used to depict the fantastical sea creatures in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). Also on display will be Boy with Apple, the \u2018priceless Renaissance portrait\u2019 that is unexpectedly inherited by Ralph Fiennes\u2019 character Gustave H in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).\u00a0<\/p>\n
In reality, the painting is a contemporary work by British artist Michael Taylor, and was commissioned by Wes Anderson specially for the film. The painting will be shown alongside Fiennes\u2019 Gustave H concierge costume, as well as the coat, dress, and accessories worn by Tilda Swinton\u2019s character Madame D, the wealthy aristocrat who is the original owner of the painting in the film.<\/p>\n
The sections devoted to the stop motion films Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) and Isle of Dogs (2018) delve into Wes Anderson\u2019s highly crafted miniature worlds. Visitors will discover a large selection of original puppets in various scales, including Mr Fox (voiced by George Clooney) wearing his signature corduroy suit and show dog Nutmeg (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) alongside the meticulously built miniature sets.<\/p>\n
Scroll down to see some of the props from the forthcoming exhibition. <\/p>\n
\tSoir\u00e9e VIP de l\u2019exposition Wes Anderson<\/p>\n
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Model of \u2018The Grand Budapest Hotel\u2019<\/p>\n
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Max Fischer\u2019s \u2018Rushmore\u2019 Swiss Army knife.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Richard Round-Turner. \u00a9 the Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Tracy\u2019s puppet (detail), Arch Model Studio, \u2018The Isle of Dogs\u2019.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Richard Round-Turner. \u00a9 the Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Miniature washing machines, \u2018The Isle of Dogs\u2019.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Richard Round-Turner. \u00a9 the Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Richie Tenenbaum poster, \u2018The Royal Tenenbaums\u2019<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Richard Round-Turner. \u00a9 the Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Sam Shakuski\u2019s Scout kit, \u2018Moonrise Kingdom\u2019<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Roger Do Minh\/The Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cFranc\u0327ois Voltaire\u201d suitcases of the Whitman brothers. Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. \u201cwildlife\u201d print designed by Eric Chase Anderson. \u2018The Darjeeling Limited\u2019<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Richard Round-Turner. \u00a9 the Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Miniature model of a train. \u2018The Darjeeling Limited.\u2019<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Richard Round-Turner. \u00a9 the Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Miniature motorcycle of Mr. Fox, Arch Model Studio, \u2018Fantastic Mr. Fox.\u2019<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Richard Round-Turner. \u00a9 the Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Rat puppet, Arch Model Studio, \u2018Fantastic Mr. Fox.\u2019<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Roger Do Minh. \u00a9 Wes Anderson\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Wes Anderson\u2019s personal notebooks from \u2018The Royal Tenenbaums\u2019<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Richard Round-Turner. \u00a9 the Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Miniature model and sign of the train, \u2018The Darjeeling Limited,\u2019 and blackboard depicting the Solar System, \u2018Asteroid City\u2019.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Richard Round-Turner. \u00a9 the Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Vending machines, Atelier Simon Weisse, \u2018Asteroid City\u2019<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Roger Do Minh\/The Design Museum\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u2018The French Dispatch\u2019 magazine<\/p>\n
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Boy with Apple (detail)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Searchlight Pictures\/Charlie Gray\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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