EXAMINATION OF SPATIAL FLEXIBILITY AND ACTUAL EXAMPLES IN MUSEUM BUILDINGS

In this thesis, the changes in the operation of museum buildings over time and its effects on the developments in the museum architectural design were examined. Firstly, types of musium buildings are classified and described chronologically after that selected examples from Turkey and the world were analyzed in terms of the horizontal and vertical flexibility of interior space, added new locations and museum morphology in chronological order. As a result, it was concluded that the developments in museum management changed the museum design. Storing and exhibiting in the first museum samples were found to be static museology. In addition to this, in today’s museums, it is seen that temporary exhibitions, courses and meeting places are added to the museum spaces. It is concluded that with these changes, old museum types have become the meeting point of cultural centers, social centers, the art galleries and the urban population at the present time.