CHILDREN’S MUSEUM RAVEN’S TOWER, MUELHAUSER, GERMANY – SITE + INSPIRATION THE SUBJECT OF HISTORY IS OFTEN ONE ASSOCIATED WITH CLASSROOM BOREDOM. RAVENS TOWER HOWEVER, IS ALL ABOUT CHANGING THIS PRECONCEPTION AND MAKING THE HISTORY IT WITHHOLDS AS EXCITING AND INTRIGUING FOR CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE. A TYPICAL MUSEUM NORMALLY KEEPS ITS HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS OUT OF REACH, TUCKED AWAY IN GLASS CABINETS OR SURROUNDED BY MULTIPLE SIGNS AND MUSEUM WARDENS SAYING ‘DO NOT TOUCH’. THIS IS WHERE RAVEN’S TOWER WILL BE DIFFERENT, THIS MUSEUM INSTEAD WILL SAY DO TOUCH, DO SMELL, DO LISTEN. IT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING THE AUDIENCE INVOLVED, INTERACTING WITH THE MUSEUM SPACE AND ENGAGING THEM AND THEIR SENSES. THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF THE MUSEUM WILL BE A FUN, SURPRISING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY A HIGHLY MEMORABLE ONE.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM RAVEN’S TOWER, MUELHAUSER, … · 2013. 8. 2. · children’s museum raven’s tower, muelhauser, germany – site + inspiration the subject of history is often
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM RAVEN’S TOWER, MUELHAUSER, GERMANY – SITE +
INSPIRATION
THE SUBJECT OF HISTORY IS OFTEN ONE ASSOCIATED WITH CLASSROOM
BOREDOM. RAVENS TOWER HOWEVER, IS ALL ABOUT CHANGING THIS
PRECONCEPTION AND MAKING THE HISTORY IT WITHHOLDS AS EXCITING AND
INTRIGUING FOR CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE. A TYPICAL MUSEUM NORMALLY
KEEPS ITS HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS OUT OF REACH, TUCKED AWAY IN GLASS
CABINETS OR SURROUNDED BY MULTIPLE SIGNS AND MUSEUM WARDENS SAYING
‘DO NOT TOUCH’. THIS IS WHERE RAVEN’S TOWER WILL BE DIFFERENT, THIS
MUSEUM INSTEAD WILL SAY DO TOUCH, DO SMELL, DO LISTEN. IT IS ALL
ABOUT GETTING THE AUDIENCE INVOLVED, INTERACTING WITH THE MUSEUM
SPACE AND ENGAGING THEM AND THEIR SENSES. THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF
THE MUSEUM WILL BE A FUN, SURPRISING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY A HIGHLY
MEMORABLE ONE.
INTRODUCING KLAUS
Ò MEET KLAUS A MEDIEVAL KNIGHT AND ALSO THE NEW REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE MUHLHAUSER MUSEUM’S LOGO. Ò KLAUS WILL BE ACCOMPANYING YOU
ALONG YOUR SENSUAL JOURNEY BACK THROUGH TIME INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE
MEDIEVAL ERA.
CONCEPT + SECTION
FLOOR ONE - SIGHT
Ò TOWN MAP Ò GIFT SHOP Ò 3 DIFFE-RENT TYPES OF TOWER Ò
TICKET OFFICE
FLOOR ONE VISUAL
TRANSPORTATION TUNNELS
Ò THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE CONTINUES INTO THE STAIRCASE’S. Ò EACH
STAIRCASE ‘TUNNEL’ PROVIDES THE CUSTOMER WITH AN INDICATION OF
THE
SENSE THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE NEXT. Ò THE SENSE OF
SIGHT IS DECREASED USING SUBTLE BLUE NOSING TO GUIDE THE WAY
IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE OTHER SENSE. Ò FOR EXAMPLE THE
STAIRCASE PRIOR TO THE FLOOR OF TOUCH WILL HAVE WALLS AND
HANDRAILS MADE OF CHAINMAIL AND MEDIEVAL COINS. Ò THE DARKNESS
OF THE STAIR ADDS MYSTERY AND SUPRISE TO THE CLIENTS
MUSEUM EXPERIENCE, TRANSPORTING THEM FROM ONE SENSE TO THE
NEXT.
FLOOR TWO - TOUCH
Ò MEDIEVAL ARMOUR/UNIFORM Ò MEDIEVAL HORSES AND SADDLERY
FLOOR THREE - SOUND
Ò ATTACK ON THE TOWN/DEFENCE Ò SOUND RESPONSIVE FLOOR TILES Ò
INTERACTIVE SIEGE WEAPONS
FLOOR THREE VISUAL
FLOOR FOUR - SMELL
Ò 4D CINEMA FEATURING KLAUS Ò WATCHMEN, STANDING ARMY,
MILITARY SERVICE Ò HISTORY OF INNER & OUTER WALL
