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Museum and natural lighting: Composing identity through light

Thymaki Angeliki, Kytaki Emmanouela

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This thesis investigates the role of natural light in museum design,focusing on its capacity to shape spatial composition, enhanceexhibitions, and generate immersive, experiential environments. Tracingits historical use from the symbolic and religious connotations of ancienttemples to its contemporary application in museum architecture, thestudy highlights natural light as both a functional and artistic element.Emphasis is placed on its use as a design tool that affects atmosphereand perception through architectural strategies such as skylights, lightwells, and reflective surfaces. The interaction between natural light andmaterials particularly glass and stone is examined for its capacity toanimate space and evoke emotional responses. Through the analysis ofcase studies including the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Chichu ArtMuseum in Japan, the thesis explores how light mediates therelationship between architecture, visitor experience, and thesurrounding natural environment. Ultimately, the research argues thatmuseum design transcends structural concerns, positioning natural lightas a critical medium that bridges past and present, the tangible and theintangible, and enhances the museum's role as a site of cultural andsensory engagement.

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