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Displaying space ‘old versus the new’: A case study of the Owela Museum and the Independence Memorial Museum
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| author | Hangula, Erastus |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/128681 Displaying space ‘old versus the new’: A case study of the Owela Museum and the Independence Memorial Museum Hangula, Erastus Costandius, Elmarie Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Visual Arts. Museum exhibits -- Namibia Museums -- History -- Namibia UCTD Owela Museum (Namibia) Independence Memorial Museum (Namibia) Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The primary goal of this thesis is to investigate how displaying space influences genuine experiences and the creation of meaning in museums. Important considerations include how museum display space supports the exhibition and what the display space says to people that enter the museum to examine the objects. These concerns will be critically examined at two local historical museums: the Owela Museum, which has exhibits on Namibia's cultural and natural heritage, and the Independence Memorial Museum, which focuses on Namibia's anti-colonial resistance and national liberation fight. Both museums may be found in Windhoek, Namibia. The analysis approach for these two museums, the Owela Museum, and the Independence Memorial Museum will be based on first-hand observation of the museum's showing rooms. The researcher visited the museum's display areas multiple times and wrote down observations on the exhibits and his own impressions of them, paying special attention to the exhibits' lighting, colour schemes, and overall layout and display disposition in terms of material and volume. First-time museumgoers were interviewed to get their impressions of the institutions. Their findings are analysed considering the researcher’s personal accounts and experiences, which are subsequently discussed considering theoretical perspectives. The theoretical foundation draws from numerous disciplines' worth of study techniques. The most important ones are the architectural and art theories that can be applied to experience analysis and discourses on art history and art spaces, as well as the museological aspects of the museum experience, such as authenticity. Through careful examination of each museum, in turn, researchers see that there are commonalities between them despite their vastly different subject matters and methods of display. The conclusion is drawn on a broader scale after discussing the two museums and considering broader perspectives and ideas on exhibiting the design in museums. These discussions focus on the challenge of maintaining a sense of equilibrium and fairness in museum exhibitions and exhibits, drawing on participants' own personal experiences with both traditional and cutting-edge museum elements. According to the outcome of the research, the exhibition spaces of museums are intrinsically linked to the artefacts on display. Significance is derived from the interplay between the exhibition space and the displayed artefacts. Inappropriately sized exhibit rooms can leave museumgoers confused and dissatisfied. They can increase visitors' motivation to understand the exhibition context or prod them to imagine themselves in another time and place when they are in harmony with their surroundings. So, it is clear that exhibit space has a much larger impact on our experiences and interpretations than we might think. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen Afrikaanse opsomming beskikbaar. Masters 2023-02-16T06:17:26Z 2023-11-16T08:04:06Z 2023-02-16T06:17:26Z 2023-11-16T08:04:06Z 2023-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128681 en Stellenbosch University 72 pages : illustrations application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Museum exhibits -- Namibia Museums -- History -- Namibia UCTD Owela Museum (Namibia) Independence Memorial Museum (Namibia) Hangula, Erastus Displaying space ‘old versus the new’: A case study of the Owela Museum and the Independence Memorial Museum |
| title | Displaying space ‘old versus the new’: A case study of the Owela Museum and the Independence Memorial Museum |
| title_full | Displaying space ‘old versus the new’: A case study of the Owela Museum and the Independence Memorial Museum |
| title_fullStr | Displaying space ‘old versus the new’: A case study of the Owela Museum and the Independence Memorial Museum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Displaying space ‘old versus the new’: A case study of the Owela Museum and the Independence Memorial Museum |
| title_short | Displaying space ‘old versus the new’: A case study of the Owela Museum and the Independence Memorial Museum |
| title_sort | displaying space old versus the new a case study of the owela museum and the independence memorial museum |
| topic | Museum exhibits -- Namibia Museums -- History -- Namibia UCTD Owela Museum (Namibia) Independence Memorial Museum (Namibia) |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128681 |
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