How can museums feel more accessible? Allow users to create their own journey

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Architect, Interior design
Client
Municipality of Waalwijk
Exhibition Design
Identity and Wayfinding
Cultural Heritage Researcher
Lotte Zaaijer
Constructor
Civic Architects ditched the traditional closed-off format of institutions for the Schoenenkwartier Shoe Museum in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, in favour of a more user-driven expe
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