On Stage Museumsausstellungsgestaltung by Skevi Farazi

On Stage Museumsausstellungsgestaltung by Skevi Farazi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Bronze in Innenraumdesign Competition Category.

BronzeInnenraum· 2020

On Stage Museumsausstellungsgestaltung

by Skevi Farazi

Client: THOC & Limassol Municipality

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Innenraum Category

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The Design

About On Stage Museumsausstellungsgestaltung

„On Stage“ ist die Dauerausstellung des Zypriotischen Theatermuseums. Die Ausstellung erkundet unterschiedliche Aspekte des Theaters über einen erlebnisorientierten Ansatz, bei dem die Grenzen zwischen Zuschauen und Agieren miteinander verschmelzen. Die Raumgliederung entfaltet sich in drei Teilen, gleich den Akten eines Theaterstücks. „Die Geschichte“ ist ein Durchgang, der als Filter des Wissens fungiert. Der Bereich „Die Mitwirkenden“ zeigt jene Bestandteile einer Produktion, die dem Publikum üblicherweise verborgen bleiben. „Die Aufführung“ ist der letzte Akt und offenbart das Ergebnis. Eine zentrale, diagonal verlaufende Vitrine teilt den Raum und leitet die Besucher.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

On Stage Museumsausstellungsgestaltung ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von On Stage Museumsausstellungsgestaltung wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. On Stage Museumsausstellungsgestaltung befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: 'On Stage' is the permanent exhibition of the Cyprus Theatre Museum. It aims to explore the different aspects of theatre in an experiential approach where boundaries of spectating and acting are intertwined. The exhibition unfolds in three parts: The History, a passage that acts as a filter of knowledge. The Contributors which showcases all aspects of the production which usually are unknown to the spectator. The Performance which as a final act reveals the final outcome.
Tags: theatre, museum, exhibition, interior, design, showcase, stage, contributors, space, curation
Production Technology: A central diagonal showcase splits the space in 3 sections and directs the visitors through wide and narrow paths, in a flow of pauses and transitions from one section to the other. It opens only to the final part and prevents thus the visual connection between the different sections.
The entrance to the museum creates a play of knowledge through the reflections of mirrors, where the spectator, the graphics and displays dissolve their actual barriers in space and time.
Design Challenge: The various materials of the existing space, such as natural stone on walls, timber roof, metal and concrete structures and big luminous windows needed to be approached with respect but on the same time without overshadowing the actual presentation of the exhibition items which demanded a dark space to allow them as such to be highlighted.
The aesthetic balance between the exhibition design and the actual display object which by itself is ‘flamboyant’ was constantly tested.
Research: An elaborate research was done on precedent examples, the new trends of museology and the ways of communicating the information with different media. Various display systems, materials and colour palettes were explored so that all items could be displayed in a balanced design.
The design was inextricably linked with the museological approach and developed in parallel with the exhibition material research until the final selection.
Inspiration: Having as a reference the magic one experiences when watching a theatrical performance, the design aims to create a narrative space which evolves gradually as a 'theatrical plot’ in different ‘acts’.
The transition from one section to the other is visually distinct allowing the surprise and the unexpected to escalate as in a theatrical play. Being on stage, backstage or in a dressing room were the main references for visual representations and interactive displays.
Project Duration: 2010-2012
Limassol - Cyprus
Team Members: Designer: Skevi Farazi
Museologist: Sofia Antoniadou
Graphic Designer: Marika Ioannou
Audiovisual: Nicoleta Kalatha
Lighting Design: Dakis Sevastides
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #2: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #3: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #4: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012
Image #5: Photographer Socrates Socratous, 2012