Japanese Exhibitions

From 2018 to 2020, 4 exhibitions took place across Japan continuing at the Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Koriyama City Museum of Art and Hamamatsu Municipal Museum of Art.

The exhibition displayed an extensive collection of Paddington memorabilia and archive documents, whilst touring seven key museums over two years.

Items on display included:

Original artwork by multiple Paddington illustrators
Film poster art
First editions of international Paddington novels
Film Fair set pieces and models
Film Fair stills
Copies of original reviews and letters
Sketches and storyboards
Vintage plush and toys

Exhibitions across Europe

Fans enjoyed discovering more about Paddington's story in Donostia Kulture in Spain (Nov 2018-Feb 2019) and Warsow Library in Poland (June 2019).

These exhibition presented a selection of Peggy Fortnum and Movie artwork, printed locally, alongside extracts from A Bear Called Paddington. Modern iterations of Paddington plush were also featured.

Movie artwork is additionally utilised in a dedicated children’s area, designed using standees to create a miniature London.