Wes Anderson at Cinémathèque Française

Client: Cinémathèque Française

Location: Cinémathèque Française, Paris

Year: 2025

Exhibition design, curatorial support and co-ordination of wider design team.

Our design adopted a cinematographic language, creating a theatrical experience through long, sweeping vistas animated by surprising reveals and intriguing cut-throughs. In juxtaposition, pockets of space off the central axis bring the visitor close to the objects and artefacts on display.

We selected a spectrum of red tones, starting bright and getting darker to create a sense of journey across the chapters of the exhibition. Along with evocative ambient lighting, the consistency and contrast provided by the singular colour helped dematerialise the space, heightening focus on the spotlit costumes, artworks, and objects of the film’s world.

The exhibition bears the mark of Wes Anderson’s hand, through his notebooks, journals, and photographs as well as his cinematic vision. Having built a close relationship with him and his team we were able to create a landscape that brings his universes together, celebrating their richness and diversity as it reveals their thematic overlaps and connections.