I visited the nottingham galleries of justice museum. It is an old museum built in the eighteenth century.. It has a good collection of justice related items ranging from journals to the first guns issued to the police. The architects name is James Gandom
The site was a law court before it was converted to the museum. It has a cols feeling and gives you the feeling of a highly structured environment. Built out of stone, it gives a very cold feeling to it. In the building you also see a lot of metal which adds to the cold nature of stone. The court roomed is very decorated in different types of wood carving. The richness of this carvings, gives a sense of power, control and fear.
The galleries furnitures are quite organised allowing space for people to pass through. IN some areas where the streak beet and breaking wheels were, which were capital punishment methods were quite tight. This helps the overall experience.
The areas are like a labyrinth. It is quite unclear on the passages and the ways to go at first. Because it is so quite this even becomes more fearful. There are passage ways that lead to another area and make it very easy for you to miss your way.
I think it is well organised for a museum. The spaces that are supposed to be packed together to enhance phenomenology are effectively done and so are the other spaces that show past papers of justice record.
The museum is in the weekdays crossing part of the lace market. This area has a lot of museums. The buildings around it too are classical architectural pieces. This makes it fit into its context.
The site was a law court before it was converted to the museum. It has a cols feeling and gives you the feeling of a highly structured environment. Built out of stone, it gives a very cold feeling to it. In the building you also see a lot of metal which adds to the cold nature of stone. The court roomed is very decorated in different types of wood carving. The richness of this carvings, gives a sense of power, control and fear.
The galleries furnitures are quite organised allowing space for people to pass through. IN some areas where the streak beet and breaking wheels were, which were capital punishment methods were quite tight. This helps the overall experience.
The areas are like a labyrinth. It is quite unclear on the passages and the ways to go at first. Because it is so quite this even becomes more fearful. There are passage ways that lead to another area and make it very easy for you to miss your way.
I think it is well organised for a museum. The spaces that are supposed to be packed together to enhance phenomenology are effectively done and so are the other spaces that show past papers of justice record.
The museum is in the weekdays crossing part of the lace market. This area has a lot of museums. The buildings around it too are classical architectural pieces. This makes it fit into its context.