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AtthePradoMuseuminMadridvisitorscanpeerintothepastinanewexhibitof19thcenturyphotographs,whichshowartworkscrammedonthewallswherevertheywouldfit.Lithographs,paintingsandplanschartthehiggledy-piggledydevelopmentofoneofEurope'
sbest-lovedart-treasuretroves.
Similarly,London'
sBritishMuseumopenedanewEnlightenmentGallerythisyeartocelebratethehistoricroleofmuseumsascentersoflearning,displaying—amongotherthings—intricatecatalogsof17thcenturybotanicalspecimens.
Whilesuchexhibitsenshrinethepast,ambitiousnewplansforthefuturearetransformingthedustyhallsofsomeofEurope'
smostreveredgalleries.InGermany,Spain,ItalyandBritain,museumsarescramblingtocreatebigger,more-dazzlingexhibitionspaces,smartnewrestaurantsandshops,studycentersandinvitingpublicareas.
Thepushreflectsashiftinhowthepublicregardsitsartisticinstitutions."
Peoplewantmorethantheold-stylemuseum,"
saysJohnLewis,chairmanoftheWallaceCollection,agalleryof17th-and18th-centurypaintings,porcelainandfurnitureinLondon,"
Wearedriventobecomemoreanarmoftheentertainmentandeducationindustriesratherthantheacademicinstitutionsweusedtobe."
Newgallerieswillincreasethemuseum'
scurrentexhibitionspacetomorethan160,000squaremeters—notincludingthe13,000squaremetersforcafeterias,restaurants,theatersandoffices,alllinkedbytree-linedpaths.
NoEuropeanmuseumexpansionismoreambitiousthanBerlin'
srestorationofMuseumIsland,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteinthecitycenter.The$2.1billionprojectslatedforcompletionin2015aimstoturntheislandintothelargestartcomplexinEurope,coveringallthemajorculturesinsixmuseumsfilling88,000squaremeters.
TheAlteNationalgalerie,anornateclassicaltemplebuiltinI866,reopenedtwoyearsago,displaying19th-centuryartists,includingGermanRomantics.RenovationoftheneighboringBodeMuseum,withitscollectionofMedievalandRenaissanceart,iswellunderway,andtheNeuesMuseumisbeingrebuilttohouseEgyptianandprehistoricworks.
ThereareevenplanstoreconstructtheadjacentHohenzollernPalacetoshowcaseBerlin'
sextensivecollectionofnon-Europeanart.AndBritisharchitectDavidChipperfieldhasbeencommissionedtocreateastrikingnewentrancetothewholecomplex.
TheseinstitutionsarehopingtorepeatthetriumphofLondon'
sTareMuseum,whichspent$243milliontoconvertadisusedpowerstationintoagalleryofmodernart.WhentheTateModernopenedin2000,directorSirNicholasSerotadescribeditscreationaspartofa"
seachange"
inculture,withvisualartsbecomingthemostpopularcreativemedium.Hisremarkhasprovedamazinglyprescient:
in2002,thetoptwoattractionsamongforeigntouriststoLondonweretheTateModernandtherefurbishedBritishMuseum.AyearaftertheTateModernopened,itsimpactonthelocaleconomywasestimatedatnearly$200million—farhigherthanthe$42milliontheMcKinseyconsultingfirmfirstestimatedthemuseumwouldcontributewhenitdevelopedthebusinessplanin1996.
Smallergalleries,too,arehopingtocashin.ItalianCultureMinisterGiulianoUrbaniplanstotransformFlorence'
scharmingUffiziGalleryintoaworld-classculturaldestination.Whencompletedin2006,the"
nuovoUffizi"
willaccommodate7,000visitorsdaily,nearlydoubleitscurrentcapacity."
WewillsurpasseventheLouvre,"
predictsUrbani.
Expansionhelpsshowoffprizedworkstomaximumeffect.InBerlin,collectionsdividedbetweeneastandwestGermanyarebeingunited,andexpandedgalleryspacewillallowthemtobeshowntogether.TheUffizirenovationwillenablesomeofthemuseum'
smostfamouspieces,byGiottoandCimabue,nowscatteredthroughoutthebuilding,tobedisplayedtogetheratthesecond-floorentrance.AtthePrado,anewlecturehallandtemporaryexhibitiongalleriesmeanthepermanentcollectionwillnolongerhavetobepartlystoredwhenshort-termtravelingshowscometotown.
Somepuristsopposetheideaofturningmuseumsintoglitzyconsumercomplexes."
Myreservationiswhetherwelosethatcalmandthatmomentofreflection,thatsenseofcivicspace"
saysTristramHunt,authorof"
BuildingJerusalem:
TheRiseandFalloftheVictorianCity."
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∙B.showthedevelopmentofthemuseum.
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∙D.exhibitsome17thcenturybotanicalspecimens.
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