Wes Anderson, The Archives at the Design Museum offers an immersive journey through the carefully constructed worlds of one of contemporary cinema’s most distinctive filmmakers.
Spanning more than three decades of work, the exhibition reveals the extraordinary level of detail behind Anderson’s visual storytelling, bringing together notebooks, annotated scripts, storyboards, costumes, puppets and handcrafted props drawn directly from the director’s personal archive. From Bottle Rocket to The Phoenician Scheme, the collection traces the evolution of a cinematic language defined by symmetry, colour, precision and deeply collaborative craftsmanship.
This exhibition brings together artefacts from Anderson's archive for the first time, taking you on a behind-the-scenes journey through his work and distinctive approach to visual storytelling. Shining light on the craft of filmmaking, it paints a picture of the working methods and artistry of one of contemporary cinema's most visionary filmmakers.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
This is an adventure Steve Zissou
Bottle Rocket Storyboards
How does an asshole like Bob get such a great kitchen? Dignan
Fantastic Mr Fox
Excuse me, am I being flirted with by a psychotic rat? Mrs Fox
The Darjeeling Limited
How can the train be lost? It's on railsJack
Isle of Dogs
Don't ask me to fetch that stick Chief
Asteroid City
20 years passed at the speed of a dream General Gibson
The French Dispatch
Try to make it sound like you wrote it that way on purpose.Arthur Howitzer Jr.
