The Power of Architectural models in Museums

• 영문명: The Power of Architectural models in Museums
• 발행기관: 한국박물관학회
• 저자명: Joohyun Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『박물관학보』제27호, 79~109쪽, 전체 31쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 역사학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.12.30

영문 초록

The architectural models in contemporary museums are recognized as essential elements in exhibitions. However, most of them are treated as one of many exhibition technique for the effective exhibition. This article argues that the architectural models in museums are not merely assist device of exhibition but have power to affect audience and museum environment as active subjects. For the types of architectural models in museums, there are architectural scale models to study architecture, doll houses as personal collections, and dioramas in historical and anthropological museums. Each model can wield the power to transfer knowledge, remind the personal memory, and preserve history when displayed in museums out of its original context. First, architectural models can exert power to instill knowledge in that scale models and doll houses of historic buildings are displayed in museums to transfer the historic information to the audience. Second, the power to preserve memory can also be found in the type of doll houses that remind the personal memory of childhood and eventually develop the collective nostalgia of the society. In addition, the architectural models to represent powerful buildings can be regarded as symbolic icons to have the potent power of the original buildings. Last, the power to recall the original context of historical and anthropological objects can be found in the models of the type of diorama when they are displayed together with such objects. However, the close relationship among the audience, collectors, and other objects are crucial for the architectural models in museums to exert power to instill knowledge, preserve memory and history, signify, and remind the original context of objects displayed together. Therefore, architectural models can have power when they relate to other subjects in the context of museums.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Types of architectural models in museums

Ⅲ. Power of architectural Models to instill knowledge

Ⅳ. Power of architectural models to preserve memory

Ⅴ. Power of architectural models as a signifier

Ⅵ. Power of architectural models to remind original context of objects

Ⅶ. Conclusion

키워드

museum exhibition architectural models doll houses diorama 뮤지엄 전시 모형 건축 모형 인형의 집 디오라마