The Train of Animals

As before, I see in the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle in Paris a blueprint of scenographic design – an ideal example of scenography.

Here, architecture, scenography, content mediation and visitor guidance form a symbiosis. The main production is “The Train of Animals,” which defines the central atrium. The single object is an eloquent exhibit and, at the same time, an integral part of a large-scale production.

More than 20 years ago, Roberto Benavente redeemed what scenography should be able to do: give contents a form in space and sustainably inform and enthuse the audience with a narrative. Good scenography combines logic and magic.

KEY DATA

PLACE Paris, France

PROJECT REALIZED IN 1994

PROGRAM Museum

RECOMMENDED BY Prof. Uwe R. Brückner

IMAGES

Emmanuelle Blanc, Daniel Stauch