Introduction to Administration area

➢ Every museum consists of an administration area which manages

the functioning and nature of the museum, including technical
functions and managing events and functions.
➢ Area distribution of these two areas - The administration areas

accompanies around 7%-9% of the total built area of the museum.

Components of an Administration Area

➢ Staff rooms
➢ Director General’s Office
➢ Curator Room
➢ Meeting Room
➢ Staff Rest Room
➢ Security Monitoring Room
➢ Server Room
➢ Store
➢ Pantry
➢ Executive Staff Room
➢ Smart Conference Room
Administration Area - Area Standards Administration area accounts for 9%
of the total built up area in the
museum

User’s purpose in the administration area

User Activity Spaces

Administration Office work and Office room and server room

and service area’s monitoring
staff

Services Maintenance room, janitor

room, HVAC room, high tension
control room

Meetings Meeting halls, seminar halls,

conference rooms

Retiring Staff Rest’s room

Beverage and food Pantry

Source - Thesis Report on National Museums, comparative
study from different indian museums
Sanitation Staff washrooms
 LIGHT AND LIGHTING Lighting Requirements
● Working lights - used during installation,
cleaning, maintenance etc.
➢ Museum lighting is a complex subject. It important concept particularly in ● Emergency lights - used for safety purpose at
the art museums and heritage museums. entrances.
● Display lights
Rules for lighting process in museums
Recommended Light Standards
● For office - 300 ambient, 500 task
➢ Direct sunlight should not be used on the collective items as the direct UV ● Demonstration halls - 500/300/100
radiations can significantly provide damage to the collective items. ● Workshop - 200/500/750
➢ Light doses standards are set, for sensitive materials like paper, textiles, etc
is 50 lux and for materials like woods, oil paint etc is 200 lux.
➢ Human eye has a limited ability to adjust different levels of brightness and
contrast, so lighting should be in such a manner that it solves this problem.

Type of collection Dosage Notes

(kilolux-h)

Objects sensitive to light like, 200 Usually only possible to achieve Image source - Neufert Architect’s Data, 2nd Edition
drawings, wallpapers, paintings etc with artificial lighting.

Oil and tempera paintings, undyed
lacquer, etc
Objects insensitive to light like,
metals, glass, ceramics etc.
650 If a daylight component is used great Focus of lighting depending
reduction of UV is necessary. upon the type of collective
item.
950 Higher dosage of light is possible
but usually unnecessary.

Image source - Thesis Report on National Museums

Source - The Metrics Handbook, Architect’s Handbook
ACOUSTICS AND ZONING
➢The transport or the penetration of sound can be controlled by
providing surface or subsurface or sound proofing materials.
Various sound frequencies can be controlled by different methods.
➢Low frequency sounds can be prevented by - using structural mass

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➢Middle frequency sounds can be prevented by - using diffusing and
absorbing materials.
➢High frequency sounds can be prevented by - eliminating small scale
air gaps in windows, doors, partition walls.
Sound proofing materials for ceilings are as follows
➢Gypsum false ceiling
➢Acoustics ceiling tiles
➢Mineral fibre ceiling tiles
Sound proofing materials for floors are as follows
➢Cork flooring
➢Wooden plastics composite flooring (WPS)
➢Rubber flooring
➢Vinyl tiles

Source - The Metrics Handbook

MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION
S.NO MUSEUMS MATERIALS

National Museum, Delhi
➢ Interior are done with the shape with the help of the woods.
Glass and stones for interior.
➢ Flooring is used in marble, and the wood, different floor colours
and rendering is done to avoid monotony.
➢ Aluminium is used in many sections such as bronze and coin
gallery.
➢ Building construction material - high strength R.C.C and red
sandstone.

2. Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum, ➢ Building construction material - steel tubes, fabricated steel
Bhopal roads.
➢ Walls stone - local stone, and left exposed stone and crushed
stone.
➢ Roofing - half round tiles, galvanized sheets and concrete.

3. Bihar Museums ➢ Exterior is characterised by extensive weathering steel, a

durable material that complements the exterior looks.
➢ Also supplemented with stone, terracotta, and glass finishes.

Source - Thesis report on National Museums