REDESAIN MUSEUM JAWA TENGAH RONGGOWARSITO DI KOTA SEMARANG DENGAN PENDEKATAN PENGALAMAN RUANG

Abstract

The Redesign of Museum Central Java Ronggowarsito is motivated by implementation mismatches of its vision and mission to increase the appreciation of culture, raise awareness of the community, providing a source of cultural learning fun, provide excellent service, and being a pride for Central Java. The mismatch is accompanied by the low response and lack of enthusiasm of Semarang residents to visit the appreciation place of cultural heritage. The number of visitors doesn't significantly rise throughout the last 20 years. Design issues are important aspects in improving visitor attraction, the provision of services in aspects of visual and spatial experience that can not be conveyed properly to visitors at the Museum of Central Java Ronggowarsito. The Redesign method is POE (Post Occupancy Evaluation) on the conditions and elements of the existing museum, with a redesign strategy that emphasizes the concept of sequence and flow of visitors in the museum. The concept of zoning is key points in the implementation of the space experience in setting based on three major themes, in order to facilitate the visitors in the museum complex reading program. The space experience approach is chosen to support the process of appreciation of culture with fun and interesting way in accordance to the vision and mission of the museum, so it can be community's pride and become a major historical tourist destination of the Central Java which said in RKPD Semarang City 2015. The space experience approach also aims to support interaction among the visitors to the museum and its collection.