By Editor Design.nl / 08-04-2009

Amsterdam-based designers Kossmann.dejong have won yet another design competition, this time for the exhibition interior of the new National Maritime Museum in Helsingør, Denmark.

The spectacular museum itself, with a floor space of 5000 m², was designed by the well-known Danish architectural firm, BIG. The museum will be located inside an old dry dock, only a stone’s throw from Kronborg Castle, better known as the castle of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, which has already been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Kossmann.dejong designed a ‘journey through space’ titled ‘Seafever’ for the new museum. The journey not only tells the story of Denmark’s maritime history in a visual and gripping fashion, but also deals with more universal themes such as the fear of the unknown, the desire to visit far-off countries, and themes connected to the sea such as sea monsters, tattoos, and scurvy.

The exhibition is cast in the form of a walk through a multimedia environment with stories told from different perspectives. The jury report stated: “A nice composite of dramaturgy, of emotions and moods. A pronounced focus on the use of images in order to tell stories without words… We think that Kossmann.dejong has the strongest point, both in relation to the public appeal, concrete storytelling and innovative form of presentation compared to what has otherwise been seen in Denmark.”

Kossmann.dejong recently won several other international competitions: they will design a themed pavilion for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai (approx. 15,000 m2), and they were recently awarded the order for redesigning the Florence Nightingale Museum in London.

The Maritime Museum in Helsingør is expected to open its doors in the autumn of 2011.

Main image and image: Artist's impression exhibition design by Kossmann.dejong
Image: Groundplan exhibition proposal by Kossmann.dejong

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