> The Cinematheque Francaise hosted an exhibition in 2009 that featured a variety of Tati memorabilia.

> The minimalist 'Arpel' family home was exhibited in 2009 at the 104 art center in Paris, France. Spectators could look but not touch or enter the exhibit.

> Tati once said that the sets and buildings featured in his films are the stars. The very "modern" but impractical structures antagonize the human characters. Even the landscaped greenery posing as plant-life is an absurdly stylized substitute for a natural environment.

> Tati was once a professional mime, and in his films he often uses physical comedy to explore the ways technology and modern architecture have progressed beyond the threshold of what is practical or harmonious for human use.