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Museum für Kommunikation, Bern (CH)

The new permanent exhibition we designed for the Museum für Kommunikation in Bern plunges you into the fascinating, complex world of communication. Interactive installations, surprising collection pieces, large video projections, and museum staff as ‘communicators’ challenge you to think about what communication is. You become aware of your own communication, the influence of big data, and the effects of the communication revolution we are in the midst of.

Project photography: Thijs Wolzak and Beat Schweizer

Location

Bern (CH)

Client

Museum für Kommunikation

Year

2017

Surface

2000

Status

Permanent

Role

Concept, Spatial design, Graphic design, Art direction

Team

Michel de Vaan (lead), Mark de Jong, Pauline Fer, Robin Schijfs, Serena Bigatti, Sietske Sips, Wendy Soek, Nienke van de Berg

Engineering, build and hardware

Bruns BV, Atatech, Atelier Lorraine, Aerocom GmbH

Media design

IJsfontein, Furbo, Cup

Light design

Mati AG

Film

VIA Projekte, Ton und Bild

Animations

TUMULT

Audio

Franz Szekeres Text / Stimme / Multimedia

Human contact as a starting point

For this assignment, the museum organized a pitch with the question: What is communication? We made videos with an actor who spontaneously enters into conversations with museum visitors, requiring them to communicate verbally or physically. This idea developed into the presence of real ‘communicators’ in the exhibition. They form the essence of the experience. They engage into conversation with you in all kinds of ways and at different moments. Not communicating is not an option in this museum. And that’s a good thing.

The whole museum is an exhibition

Initially, the assignment was to design an exhibition for part of the existing building. Instead, together with the client and architect, we made an exhibition for the whole building. We even involved the exterior.

Looking ahead

The new permanent set-up will remain in place for 15 years. That’s incredibly long for an evolving subject like communication. This naturally has an impact on the exhibition design. All the interactive elements are based on content that is timeless. The spatial design is modest and gives the museum the flexibility to make adjustments in the future.

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Maximizing interaction between and with visitors

This is the starting point for every part of the exhibition. In the form, materialization, and type of storytelling, we have done everything possible to bring visitors close to the subject. You are addressed personally everywhere and you sometimes need each other to move forward in the exhibition. For example, at the beginning of the exhibition you take a picture of yourself on the red carpet. Only much later will you find yourself among photos of all the other visitors. So, it’s all about you, but you are not alone.