12 May at 15:00 CEST.

This webinar presents an in-depth reflection based on case studies from museum and heritage projects. It focuses on dramaturgical thinking, spatial storytelling, and the translation of complex source material into forms that are readable and meaningful for visitors. The session will concentrate on the design process: how meaning is structured, where key decisions are made, and how content, space, and visitor movement are composed into a coherent narrative experience.

Drawing on three concrete projects – the exhibition for the Museum of Františkovy Lázně, the interpretive concept for Arnold’s Villa in Brno, and a narrative space developed through the spatial translation of a sociological survey – the session illustrates different starting points and working methods. The case studies demonstrate specific tools used to transform historical archives, architectural heritage, and abstract research data into spatial dramaturgy and scenographic language.

Barbora Klapalová is an architect, scenographer, and exhibition designer based in the Czech Republic. She is the founder and art director of Play to Lift, a studio focused on storytelling through space and narrative exhibition design. Her work combines architectural thinking, dramaturgy, and visitor-centred interpretation, with a strong emphasis on process, structure, and the emotional readability of space. Her projects include exhibitions and interpretive concepts for the National Museum and the Museum of the City of Prague, among others. Barbora also teaches exhibition design and museum studies at Charles University in Prague. If you wish to take part in the webinar, please register here at least one hour before the webinar begins. ***Please register using the same email address associated with your IE membership.***