Permanent exhibition Museum of Literature

The winning competition proposal for the new permanent exhibition of Museum of Czech literature actualizes the principles of long-term exhibitions through the needs of a contemporary visitor. Individual themes of the exhibition are architecturally articulated into the spaces of a 1920s villa. By removing the doors a fluid space is created. Dramaturgy of the visitors’ movement determines spatial ratios, floor heights, widths or narrowness of passes, materials, color and lighting schemes. Each theme has a specific visual / architectural code, developing the substance of the topic and creating a logical sequence of the exhibits. The code is inscribed in the video projections in the hallway where all the themes meet. Projection areas serve as a space for contemporary interventions or expansions of the more traditional exhibition areas through temporary shows.