Museum Space

Where Architecture Meets Museology

Kali Tzortzi

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Routledge
15 December 2017

Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Museums & museology; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

Museums are among the iconic buildings of the twenty-first century, as remarkable for their architectural diversity as for the variety of collections they display. But how does the architecture of museums affect our experience as visitors? This book proposes that by seeing space as common ground between architecture and museology, and so between the museum building and its display, we can illuminate the individuality of each museum and the distinctive experience it offers - for example, how some museums create a sense of personal exploration, while others are more intensely didactic, and how the visit in some cases is transformed into a spatial experience and in other cases into a more social event.

The book starts with an overview of the history of museum buildings and display strategies, and a discussion of theoretical and critical approaches. It then focuses on specific museums as in-depth case studies, and uses methods of spatial analysis to look at the key design choices available to architects and curators, and their effects on visitors’ behaviour. Theoretically grounded, methodologically original, and richly illustrated, this book will equip students, researchers and professionals in the fields of architecture, museum studies, curating, exhibition design, and cultural studies, with a guide for studying museums and a theoretical framework for their interpretation.

By: Kali Tzortzi
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 439g
ISBN: 9780815399360
ISBN 10: 0815399367
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 15 December 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kali Tzortzi is Assistant Professor in Museology at the University of Patras, Greece and lectures in the MA Museum Studies at the University of Athens, and in the MSc Management of Cultural Units in the Hellenic Open University.

Reviews for Museum Space: Where Architecture Meets Museology

'The book is an excellent and timely contribution to an important critical debate in museum studies and architecture: how to conceptualise and analyse the architectural organization of display spaces in museums and the movement of visitors within them. Tzortzi's exploration of the syntactic analysis of museum space stands as the most accessible and reader-friendly account of this important method. This book is required reading for anyone interested in understanding and analyzing museum space.' Christopher Whitehead, Newcastle University, UK 'Kali Tzortzi's book develops a strong theoretical approach to contemporary museums and offers a deep insight into the questions related to architecture, exhibition settings, and museological strategies, highlighting the importance of the spatial organization of museums in shaping visitors' experiences. This coherent and well-balanced investigation, supported by the analysis of several case studies, will be of great interest to designers, museum professionals and scholars.' Luca Basso Peressut, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy