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Visitor Flow and Exhibition Design at Musée Picasso

A behind‑the‑scenes look at how architecture and museography guide visitor flow and focus.

2/23/2025
12 min read
Baroque staircase as a circulation instrument

Flow design uses stairs, thresholds, and sightlines to choreograph attention. Rooms become chapters; landings, pauses.


Instruments

  • Sightline anchors
  • Threshold contrasts
  • Rest nodes

$$ \text{Focus Time} = \frac{A}{D} quad A=\text{artworks engaged},\ D=\text{distractions} $$

About the Author

Curatorial Team

Curatorial Team

As an art‑loving Paris flâneur, I created this guide to help visitors connect with Picasso’s works — from private notebooks and ceramics to audacious canvases and sculpture.

Tags

Exhibition design
Visitor flow
Sightlines
Architecture
Museography

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