The museum is located in several buildings of the colonial period, and the conditions that existed there for the placement of collections at the beginning of the 21st century. did not meet the requirements of the time. Norten and his workshop TEN proposed a complex reconstruction project as a solution to the problem, including both the renovation of the interiors (including a complete technical re-equipment), as well as the construction of a new route for the inspection and the development of a general museographic approach.
But the most notable contribution of the architects was the creation of a terrace on the roof of the main building, from where views of the historic part of Puebla, where the Amparo Museum is located, open. Since there are no other panoramic points in this part of the city, this terrace will allow citizens and tourists to see the towers and domes of the surrounding churches for the first time - it was difficult to do this from narrow streets.
As for the museum itself, the architects added a new vestibule to it, which simultaneously connected and delineated three main sections of the collections: pre-Columbian art, works of the Baroque era and works by masters of the 20th century, for example, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Now you can easily both get into any of the thematic zones separately, and move between them.
Also, the public and "auxiliary" premises of the Amparo Museum are clearly separated, which should increase the efficiency of its work. In addition, the 400 million peso project included new halls for temporary exhibitions.
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