MuCEM – Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et du Méditerranée

Organized in 4 so called singularities the exhibition addresses the topics agriculture, the three monotheistic religions, citizenship and human rights as well as seafaring. Architecturally, the extensive space is determined by the strongly pronounced girders of the pre-fabricated concrete ceiling and by a continuous view of the diaphanous facade structure. The exhibition design envisages a careful visitor guiding system largely engendered through furniture and stores. Simultaneously, the spatial expanse remains uncompromised in the visitor’s appreciation.

The scenography equipment and the lighting alike connect to the ceiling coves, unfolding between the ceiling’s concrete girders. These molded grooves house arching brackets that support both, rails for stores or artwork and lighting elements. Track projectors connect directly to these arching brackets by fashion of a modified luminaire base. These projectors can be positioned freely on every arch and their location can be fully adapted to their orientation and beam angle. The electrical connection with the concealed 3-phase-track occurs through a modified adapter with extended cable. The LED projectors can be focused between 10° and 65° half-beam angle and are dimmable through an on-board rheostat. Barn doors at the projector’s orifice allow for a luminous orchestration of specific exhibits and limit light scallops on the girder flanks.

Thus, a large part of the exhibits is illuminated from the ceiling. Yet, individual show cases are fitted with additional lighting features. Table showcases, for example, contain prominent exhibits that are treated with light from the flanks of the encasing. For this purpose, LED light strips have been concealed behind a frosted glass cover. Similarly, the busts in the “Mur des Portraits” (portrait wall) are illuminated by lateral concealed LED lines.