Lasting Legacy of Tim Burton: A Look at the Influence on History

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Tim Burton

A detailed timeline of the impact and legacy of Tim Burton across different fields.

Tim Burton is an American filmmaker and artist, known for his gothic horror and dark fantasy films, which popularized Goth culture in American cinema. He's received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award and nominations for Academy Awards, Golden Globe Award, and BAFTA Awards. Burton was honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice International Film Festival in 2007 and received the Order of Arts and Letters by the Culture Minister of France in 2010.

2007: Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

In 2007, Tim Burton was honored with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

November 22, 2009: Tim Burton Retrospective at MoMA

From November 22, 2009, Tim Burton had a retrospective at the MoMA in New York with over 700 drawings, paintings, photographs, storyboards, moving-image works, puppets, maquettes, costumes and cinematic ephemera.

April 26, 2010: End of MoMA Retrospective

The Tim Burton retrospective at MoMA in New York ended on April 26, 2010.

October 10, 2010: End of ACMI Exhibition

On October 10, 2010, the Tim Burton exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne ended.

2010: Order of Arts and Letters

In 2010, Tim Burton was given the Order of Arts and Letters by the Culture Minister of France.

October 31, 2011: "The Art of Tim Burton" Exhibition at LACMA Closes

The "The Art of Tim Burton" exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art closed on October 31, 2011.

August 5, 2012: "Tim Burton, the exhibition/Tim Burton, l'exposition" Closes

On August 5, 2012, The Tim Burton, the exhibition/Tim Burton, l'exposition closed at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, France. All of Tim Burton's movies were shown during the exhibition.

December 12, 2012: "Tim Burton at Seoul Museum of Art" Exhibition Opens

On December 12, 2012, the exhibition "Tim Burton at Seoul Museum of Art" opened in Seoul, South Korea, featuring 862 of Burton's works.

April 15, 2013: "Tim Burton at Seoul Museum of Art" Exhibition Closes

On April 15, 2013, the exhibition "Tim Burton at Seoul Museum of Art" closed in Seoul, South Korea.

August 8, 2014: "Tim Burton and His World" Exhibition Closes in Prague

On August 8, 2014, the exhibition "Tim Burton and His World" closed at the Stone Bell House in Prague, Czech Republic.

February 4, 2016: "Tim Burton and His World" Exhibition Premieres in São Paulo

On February 4, 2016, the exhibition "Tim Burton and His World" premiered at the Museu da Imagem e do Som in São Paulo, Brazil.

November 5, 2016: "Tim Burton and His World" Exhibition Opens in Hong Kong

On November 5, 2016, the exhibition "Tim Burton and His World" opened at Artis Tree in Taikoo Place, Hong Kong.

January 23, 2017: "Tim Burton and His World" Exhibition Closes in Hong Kong

On January 23, 2017, the exhibition "Tim Burton and His World" closed at Artis Tree in Taikoo Place, Hong Kong.

August 11, 2019: "Tim Burton and His World" Exhibition Closes in Brasília

On August 11, 2019, the exhibition "Tim Burton and His World" at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in Brasília closed.

October 2019: Lost Vegas: Tim Burton Exhibition Opens

In October 2019, Lost Vegas: Tim Burton, Burton's first exhibition in the United States in nearly a decade, opened at The Neon Museum in Las Vegas.