Spatial history of the State Historical Museum, Russia: reflections and observations
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State Historical museumSpatial evolution Reflections and Observations
Anna MikhaylovaPhD candidate
University of Leicester
Research goals
• Theorize spatial transformations which took place at the SHM between the 1870s and the 1990s
• Bring Russian museum practices into international museological discourse
Facility Management
To support museum’s mission by:
• Keeping operations running smoothly
• Keeping collections and visitors safe
• Accommodating future needs
The Care and Keeping of Cultural Facilities: A Best Practice Guidebook for Museum Facility Management, 2014
Historical thinking+
Creative thinking
State Historical Museum (SHM)Red Square, Moscow
State Historical museum
(SHM)
SHM: collections
• Spatial history of the SHM
• the Entrance zone
• Lessons learned
1872 Polytechnic exhibition
Museological context
• No special governmental body to run and fund museums
• Private sector (merchants, nobility) established museums or donated their collections to cities
• By the end of the 19th century ~ 150 museums
Museum committee
• People with military background
• Historians
• Archaeologists
• Architects and artists
• Members of city council
Royal Family support
Urban context: the Red Square
• public space: – market
– religious ceremonies
– traditional fests
• political space: a part of the coronation ceremony
The Russian style
The Role of an architect
Vladimir Sherwood
The Polytechnic museum
SHM mission
To present Russian history in the most engaging way possible in order to help raise self-awareness of the Russian identity.
SHM spatial history
•Before the Revolution of 1917
•1st renovation: 1936-1938
•2nd renovation: 1987-1997
Renovation: 1987 - 1997
Re-opened in 1997
Entrance zone: “Paradnue seni”
Quiz on Facebook and VKontakte
#empty on Instagram
Instagram feed
#MuseumSelfie
Blog: museum architecture
Book on museum architecture and interiors
What’s next?
Lessons learned
• If interiors themselves become the priority, they will limit the way museum functions can be performed
• History as a subject really depends on the current political climate: museum building can be in danger
Lessons learned
• Pay attention to the institutional history
• Look around and learn from other projects
• Consider building/facility as a valuable resource which can support mission statement
Anna MikhaylovaPhD candidate