A museum that talks about people of the sea
Three museum atmospheres guided by a single desire: to be a museum for people. The tour is in three stages, divided among the three floors of the building dedicated to the permanent collection. Each ensemble takes on its own scenographic mode while maintaining a constant dialogue between objects and visitors as a common point. The staging also refers to the structure of boats. It divides the collection over the three levels deploying three interior landscapes.
The upper level: the belvedere
The highest level brings together the immediate horizons, the local territory and the people who live and work within it.
The ‘Faces of the Sea’ is a media mechanism that presents the faces of seafarers by temporarily associating them with the faces of visitors. This introductory experience heralds the spirit of the museography from the very beginning of the tour.
Functioning as a belvedere, the spaces are oriented towards the characteristic viewpoints of the area in relation to the themes addressed: the coast, the port, the city, the walled-city and the open sea. Their settings project the visitor's intimacy towards the immensity of the Malouin territory.
The middle level: the enhanced bridge
The middle level presents the horizons of elsewhere, characterised by a unique and open layout, with variations. Like the bridge of a ship travelling around the world, the scenography transports the visitor to distant lands, through a series of rooms specific to each destination. A giant planisphere presents historical maritime routes using a dynamic, interactive digital process.
The lower level: the immersions
The lower level presents immersions in a linear narrative where events follow one another: war, booty, heroes, sunken treasures. This sequence leads to a large immersive space dedicated to underwater archaeology.
