Use of user experience as a contextual tool in the design of contemporary museum spaces

Postmodern culture in the second half of the 20th century, thoughts and behaviors infuenced by digital technologies in the first half of the 21 st century; it has caused individuals to start consuming events, objects and concepts in a different context. This change, which can be observed in almost every field has opened the way to re- investigate the existence and the quality of the concept of space in different contexts. Space, which has ceased to be a concept adressed only be physical and perceptual classification has gained new dimensions as the other/third space with the expansions offered by today's ideologies. As an exhibition space working to serve the society, museum spaces also offer new contexts, new spaces and new experiences through them in order to strengthen the expression in both real and virtual environments within the scope of the developing space perception contemporary museums, which have become venues that focus on 'how' rather than 'what' to show compared to yesterday's perception, turned the exhibitions they host into a kind of experience space; this approach has enabled the representation types and techniques of exhibitions to diversified. This diversity emphasizes the importance of the concept of exhibition experience in real and virtual platforms where the exhibition exists. In this context, the study is structured on three main titles, 'The Concept of Space', 'Museums as an Exhibition Space' and 'Exhibitions as an Experience Space', with a general to specific flow. At the end of the study, there is an analysis section synthesized in parallel with the literature research.