Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart 博物館展覽設計 by Ralph Appelbaum Associates is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.
銀室內· 2025
Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart 博物館展覽設計
Client: Ralph Appelbaum Associates
A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 室內 Category
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About Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart 博物館展覽設計
斯圖加特自然博物館（Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart）係一個為德國斯圖加特自然歷史博物館兩個中央展廳而做嘅展覽設計。兩個展廳都以進化同生物多樣性為主題。喺進化展廳入面，六個主題島嶼陳列住大型歷史標本，環繞住中央嘅多媒體互動枱排列。海洋展廳沐浴喺藍色燈光之中，按海洋棲息地劃分，由海岸伸延至深海。一個鰮鯨嘅剖面模型上面投射住影像。嚟自昔日庭院嘅自然日光經過過濾同染色處理。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀獎
Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart 博物館展覽設計是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart 博物館展覽設計將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart 博物館展覽設計是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart re-opened its two central exhibition halls dedicated to the overarching themes of evolution and biodiversity. In Evolution Creates Diversity, six thematic islands with spectacular specimens radiate around a central media table where visitors explore evolutionary concepts, while Immersion in Diversity immerses visitors in a captivating underwater environment exploring the topic of marine biodiversity.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 660 square metres
- Tags
- Natural History, Environment, Biodiversity, Science, Museum, Gallery
- Production Technology
- The design approach leverages the power of the building’s former courtyard spaces as iconic day-lit halls, and re-utilizes the Museum’s large historic specimens in dramatic new presentation within an immersive scenographic setting filled with intuitive interactive learning tools for exploring complex scientific concepts. The atmosphere of each of the two halls is very different, but each corresponds with the interpretive goals of the museum. The Ocean Hall is completely bathed in dynamic blue light and enables immersion in diverse marine ecosystems. In the Evolution Hall, with a green glowing forest canopy, radially-arranged pedestals and polygonal showcases with carefully poised specimens capture the attention of the visitors. Each island focuses on one aspect of the evolution, and features specimens, information graphics, and digital and analog interactives. A large-scale multimedia table at the center allows groups and individuals to gather and interact in a game-like setting.
When designing the media, care was taken to use the media elements in a very targeted and limited way. The two main media productions are the video projection on the cutaway model of the Sei Whale, which brings new life and purpose to an existing historical attraction. The other main media production is a game to help explain the processes of evolution. Both form the centerpieces of each gallery, but the media production itself does not visually dominate the overall experience. - Design Challenge
- Biodiversity and evolution are fundamentally important topics for a modern understanding of the world and its many lifeforms. The exhibition aims to no longer present the topics in a textbook-like, instructive manner, but to become more engaging and transparent in the expression of their impact and interrelations. The new exhibitions are conceived in the spirit of public understanding of science, where not only Results and Truths are presented, but Ways and Processes of gaining scientific knowledge are demonstrated. This is especially important with regard to expressing the importance of natural history collections for current and historic research.
- Inspiration
- Once courtyards of the castle, both exhibition halls were formerly outdoor spaces, filled with natural light and connected to the surrounding environment. Instead of blocking the natural light we embraced it, filtered and colored it to create a dynamic and immersive scenography of light. The Ocean Hall is dominated by a cutaway model of a sei whale, and the Evolution Hall by a large-scale taxidermy of an African elephant bull and European forest elephant.
- Project Duration
- This project started in March 2021 and opened to the public on February 17, 2023 at Schloss Rosenstein in Stuttgart, Germany.
- Operation Flow
- The design of the Ocean Hall and the Evolution Hall aims to create a stunning spectacle that stirs the imagination and feelings of wonder and awe. Each room delivers an immediate visual impression and can be experienced as a ‘big idea’ before diving into secondary and tertiary levels of content.
The Ocean Hall as an experiential space which primarily explores diversity and ecosystems. Designed as a space to explore and discover, the hall is organized by habitats, from sea shores to shallow reefs, to the open waters of the oceans and into the depths of the deep-sea bottom. Along the way, information is conveyed through traditional graphics, as well as models, touchable objects, and digital and analog interactives. At the center of the room, the iconic Sei Whale with a projected multimedia show narrates how a single creature’s biology and lifecycle relates to the entire ecosystem or marine life.
On the other hand, the Evolution Hall places the focus on the myriad of factors influencing evolutionary processes. Evolution itself is explained in the simplest terms via a media-based game at the center. Each topic 'island' is part of a larger whole, but has its own interpretive messaging structure. In addition to the primary text, further information is conveyed in the form of analog and digital interactives, interactive information graphics, and hands-on objects. - Team Members
- Creative Director: Tim Ventimiglia
Project Manager: Sebastian Scheller
Lead Physical Designer: Sara Omassi
Graphic Designer: Hannah Wohlleb
Graphic Designer: Katharina Buchhauser
Content Developer: Anne-Maike Ewert - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Daniel Stauch, Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, 2023.
Image #2: Photographer Daniel Stauch, Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, 2023.
Image #3: Photographer Daniel Stauch, Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, 2023.
Image #4: Photographer Daniel Stauch, Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, 2023.
Image #5: Photographer Daniel Stauch, Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, 2023.
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