The World of Tim Burton
- Tim Burton, a world-renowned film director loved for his dreamy stories and bizarre characters.
- He is a world-renowned director for his unique fantasy films such as Scissors Hands, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- It is the largest scale world tour ever that led to a record 600,000 visitors.
It's the largest exhibition ever, with actual works and projects that we've worked on over the past 50 years in the footsteps of director Tim Burton. There are a total of 520 sketches, drawings, sculptures, movies and photos, and installations, including 150 works that will be presented for the first time at home and abroad.
For the first time, a new sculpture designed by Tim Burton will be unveiled for Korean visitors. It delivers a message satirizing society through rich imagination and fantasy centering on characters with scary and grotesque emotions. You can meet the characters in the movie realistically with colorful and rich multimedia.
Corpse Bride 2005
Tim Burton (Director, Artist, Illustrator, Writer, Photogragher)
Edward Scissorhands 1990
Beetle Juice 1988
section 1) Influence
Tim Burton is known for a wide range of creative activities and talent, and often artistically influenced by some people surrounding him.
section 02) Holiday
Tim Burton grew up in Burbank, California. While growing up there, he remembered his small and quiet hometown became festive and sparkly only during the Christmas season.
section 03) The Carnivalesque
Through the consistent theme “Carnivalesque” – at times comical and at times terrifying – Tim Burton created a unique genre combining humor and horror.
section 04) Figurative Works
Tim Burton’s personal figurative works include drawing from his early days and paintings that express his unique aesthetic.
section 05) The Misunderstood Outcast
Tim Burton was most and deeply interested in elements of being an outsider,
and the commonly recurring themes found in his artworks and films often include “the misunderstood outcast."
section 06) Film Characters
The fictional world and characters created by Tim Burton often provoke curiosity. This section describes how Tim Burton transformed paintings, videos, scripts, storyboards, and character models onto the film screen.
section07) Polaroids
Tim Burton has kept an oversized Polaroid series which he shot with a rare 20x24-sized instant camera during the period between 1992 and 1999.
section 08) Around the world
Be it on a sketch book, hotel notepad or paper napkin, Tim Burton spontaneously recorded his creative ideas and drew pictures small and big.
section 09) Unrealized projects
Not all projects Tim Burton pursued turned into films. Some were just ideas and others undeveloped, but they represent his artistic themes & inspirations and continuous research.
Tickets are available at the Ticket Office
Preschool children (aged 4~6)
Senior citizens (over 65)
Persons with disabilities (Level 4~6)
Veterans of national service merit
Free admission (Only 1 time per person)
Infants (under 48 months)
Persons with disabilities (Level 1~3, including one adult)
To receive a discount, a visitor is required to present the necessary credentials, such as student ID card, welfare card, etc.
Duplicate discounts can not be used at one time.
Group tours require advanced reservation. For a booking, call 02-325-1077.
DDP strictly abides by the preventive measures to control Covid-19 outbreaks. All visitors to the exhibition are required to wear a face mask. Visitors who are not wearing a face mask are not allowed to enter. In addition to wearing a face mask, all visitors are required to check their body temperature and use antiseptic handwash before entering. Visitors with body temperature higher than 37.5°C are limited to enter.
