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A contemporary museum experience : the design of a new satellite museum for the Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria

Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2010.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/30284 A contemporary museum experience : the design of a new satellite museum for the Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria Konigk, Raymund sune.steyn@gmail.com Steyn, Sune-Marie Atrium Culture Contemporary Museum Exhibition UCTD Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2010. This dissertation originated from an interest in museum architecture and the desire to improve museum experiences for the inhabitants of Pretoria. The city is in need of a museum that does not distinguish between different cultures and backgrounds, and that provides an experience that a regular city user can relate to. This dissertation aims to address this need with the creation of a museum that relies on a chance museum encounter in an everyday place. This museum encounter will enrich people’s daily city experiences and provide opportunity for self-reflection and contemplation. The dissertation proposes a new satellite museum for the existing Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History as a method of exposing the public to this museum. This satellite museum will function as a branch of the larger museum. The aim of this satellite museum is to provide regular users of the city with an unexpected museum experience. This dissertation considers what a contemporary museum in the inner city of Pretoria should be in terms of function and architectural implementation. The document investigates contemporary trends in museum architecture and evaluates existing museums in Pretoria. It also includes an investigation into culture in South Africa and into the relation of the satellite museum to its context. The study concludes that a contemporary museum experience is one that facilitates continuous change, and provides a spatial experience that blurs the threshold between the new museum and existing public space. Architecture unrestricted 2013-09-07T18:36:47Z 2011-05-13 2013-09-07T18:36:47Z 2011-04-18 2010 2010-12-09 Dissertation Steyn, S-M 2010, A contemporary museum experience : the design of a new satellite museum for the Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria, MInt(Prof) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30284 > C11/38/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30284 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12092010-130741/ © 2010 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle Atrium
Culture
Contemporary
Museum
Exhibition
UCTD
A contemporary museum experience : the design of a new satellite museum for the Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria
title A contemporary museum experience : the design of a new satellite museum for the Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria
title_full A contemporary museum experience : the design of a new satellite museum for the Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria
title_fullStr A contemporary museum experience : the design of a new satellite museum for the Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria
title_full_unstemmed A contemporary museum experience : the design of a new satellite museum for the Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria
title_short A contemporary museum experience : the design of a new satellite museum for the Ditsong: National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria
title_sort contemporary museum experience the design of a new satellite museum for the ditsong national museum of cultural history in pretoria
topic Atrium
Culture
Contemporary
Museum
Exhibition
UCTD
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30284
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12092010-130741/