Project
Exposition “Planet Ocean” of the Museum of the World Ocean, first phase
Category
Best Implemented Project of Temporary or Permanent Museum Exposition
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The museum space is designed according to the principles of museum scenography under the narrative of a “ship of science.” From the entrance, visitors encounter elements that immerse them in the ship’s reality: the café is a wardroom, the souvenir shop is a boatswain’s store, the notice board is a logbook, the cloakroom is a hold, and so on.
Visitors move through the “ship’s decks” — thematic laboratories with unique designs, each exploring the World Ocean from its own perspective: the Baltic Sea Lab, Life Lab, Water and Air Lab, Technology Lab, Space and Earth Lab, Beauty Lab, the “Great Ocean” hall, a library, a large-scale aquarium exhibition, and a cinema-planetarium screening 360-degree full-dome films.
The exposition strikes a balance between scientific accuracy (with input from 30 experts) and engaging visitors in the process of discovery in the format of an exploratorium. Around 300 interactive exhibits and installations were developed specifically for the Museum of the World Ocean, including the 16-meter “Wave” screen and the 3-meter-diameter “Globe” sphere screen.
Location
1v Peter the Great Embankment, Kaliningrad, Russia
Project implementation year
2025
Project website
https://world-ocean.ru/
Extra visual materials
Video about the first-phase exposition https://vk.com/video-210998511_456239442
Renderings of unfinished laboratories https://disk.360.yandex.ru/d/TlIqsyRXHXfbWA
Photographs of the first-phase exposition https://disk.360.yandex.ru/d/KI0GWRRomACpkw
Applicant
Museum Scenography Bureau “Metaforma”
Museum Scenography Bureau “Metaforma” is an interdisciplinary team from St. Petersburg that has been creating expositions for museums, businesses, and society for more than 5 years. The founders are guided by the principles of museum scenography — a systemic, comprehensive approach to exposition design that aligns all aspects of a project (design, media, etc.) with the narrative so that the entire space conveys the intended ideas without breaking the integrity of perception.
Author of the project
Museum Scenography Bureau “Metaforma”
Photo
Ivan Sorokin
Customer
Public Law Company “Unified Customer in the Construction Industry”
Other participants
General contractor — Stroymonolitservice
Aquarists / Aquarium technology — Aqua Logo Engineering
Status of the project
Implemented
