Spatial Dialogues between Exhibited Interiors and Cultural Exteriors: How Local Museums Connect to the Community

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Author list: Nuttinee Karnchanaporn, Chanida Lumthaweepaisal

Editor list: Editor-in-chief: Paramita Atmodiwirjo (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)
Co-Editor-in-chief: Yandi Andri Yatmo (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

Editorial Board Members:
Suzie Attiwill (RMIT University, Australia)
Markus Berger (Rhode Island School of Design, USA)
Jill Franz (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Edward Hollis (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Christine McCarthy (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Kristanti Dewi Paramita (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

Managing Editor:
AA Ayu Suci Warakanyaka (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

Web Editor:
Mikhael Johanes (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)
Arif Rahman Wahid (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

Editorial Office:
M. Mirza Y. Harahap (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)
Afifah Karimah (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)
Rini Suryantini (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

Publisher: Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia

Publication year: 2023

Volume number: 6

Issue number: 1

Start page: 43

End page: 62

Number of pages: 20

ISSN: 26146584

eISSN: 2615-3386

URL: https://interiority.eng.ui.ac.id/index.php/journal/article/view/258

Languages: English-United States (EN-US)

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Abstract

Local museums can no longer simply wait for visitors to come and see their exhibited interiors. They are tasked with community engagement and cultural continuity. They must remain relevant to their communities, but how? Recently, local museums, especially those promoting local history, have struggled to relate to rapidly changing and diverse communities. To ensure museums are community-centred spaces, this research suggests that their spatial components need rethinking. While exhibitions in local museums should be designed through a collaboration and co-creation process between museum staff and locals, semi-outdoor and exterior spaces could be organised to host community gatherings, cultural events, and public conveniences. The paper explores the spatial dialogue between exhibited interiors, semi-outdoor multifunction spaces, and cultural exteriors of four local museums in Thailand, including how they build communities and support cultural heritage. The paper elucidates that while the exhibited interiors of these local museums represent pride in treasures of the past, semi-outdoor multipurpose spaces and cultural exteriors support heritage continuity. With a combination of the three spatial components: exhibited interior, semi-outdoor multifunction space, and cultural exterior, local museums can look forward to a promising future.

Keywords

community, interior-exterior connection, local museum