Enjoy 2 free articles a month. For unlimited access, get a membership now.

Megalithic Museum in Mora - Portugal

P-06 Atelier + Site Specific

SAVE SUBMISSION

1 / 10

Designer
P-06 Atelier + Site Specific
Client
Mora Town Hall
Floor area
750.00 ㎡
Completion
2016

The exhibition design was developed in close partnership with Site Specific Arquitectura studio, and the museum building was designed by CVDB Arquitectos.

The main concept was the tridimensional build up of a scenography inspired by the technical markings made by archaeologists. The idea was to mimic the excavations' shapes and the terrain slope, in order to define exhibition zones, and also the circulation zones between them. This scenography gave origin to four exhibition zones:

First, Presentation, introduces the visitors into the exhibition and can also be used as auditorium.

Second, Life, has two separate compartments that resemble to dwellings. These compartments are used to explain the life of man during this historical period.

Third, Death, has a circular shape, inspired by the interior space of a dolmen. There are also two niches containing a realistic model of the kind of constructions made at this time and also a realistic figure of a man of this historical period.

Fourth, Beholding, has a closed room (for video projections), and also a stair access, to the more elevated level of the wooden structure.

Throughout this scenography, the visitor can find some displays with objects and also some interactive multimedia installations. The surrounding black walls have graphic communication.