Towards a Museum of Hope
Geneva, Switzerland
(Geneva) - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum (MICR) has
commenced its transformation and selected three internationally-renowned
designers for the new permanent exhibit. The current permanent exhibit, which
focuses primarily on the history of the Red Cross itself, will be restyled into
various thematic spaces that illustrate modern humanitarian action. The
renovation, expected to take approximately one year, will begin in June 2011.
The planned design for the new permanent exhibit includes an introductory zone and three thematic areas, entitled: "Defending human dignity", "Reconstructing the family link" and "Refusing fatality".
Brazilian architect and designer Gringo Cardia, known for both Rio de Janeiro's Oi Futuro and its Telecommunications Museum, is set to design the area focused on the defence of human dignity.
Francis Kéré of Burkina Faso, celebrated for his strong support of durable, modern architecture in Africa, will design a vivid, moving space dedicated to reconstructing the family link.
Shigeru Ban, a talented visionary in Japanese architecture and renowned for infusing his architectural works with poetry - such as the "Paper Arch" project at New York's MOMA or the Centre Pompidou-Metz - will focus on designing the area entitled "Refusing fatality".
"Throughout the past, mankind has always been willing to return to its roots and remain close to nature. That is still the case today. This reconciliation with the environment allows human beings to look forward and move towards a sustainable future. The exhibition accordingly aims to reveal the various aspects of this topic by involving the visitor on different sensory levels."
Francis Kéré
The planned design for the new permanent exhibit includes an introductory zone and three thematic areas, entitled: "Defending human dignity", "Reconstructing the family link" and "Refusing fatality".
Brazilian architect and designer Gringo Cardia, known for both Rio de Janeiro's Oi Futuro and its Telecommunications Museum, is set to design the area focused on the defence of human dignity.
Francis Kéré of Burkina Faso, celebrated for his strong support of durable, modern architecture in Africa, will design a vivid, moving space dedicated to reconstructing the family link.
Shigeru Ban, a talented visionary in Japanese architecture and renowned for infusing his architectural works with poetry - such as the "Paper Arch" project at New York's MOMA or the Centre Pompidou-Metz - will focus on designing the area entitled "Refusing fatality".
"Throughout the past, mankind has always been willing to return to its roots and remain close to nature. That is still the case today. This reconciliation with the environment allows human beings to look forward and move towards a sustainable future. The exhibition accordingly aims to reveal the various aspects of this topic by involving the visitor on different sensory levels."
Francis Kéré