Kategorie poetyki w czytaniu przestrzeni muzealnych

The article seeks to address the question of functionality of poetics in understanding the organization of cultural space such as a museum or art gallery. The author asserts that reading museum space can correspond with reading a continuous narrative which includes all art collection, or that it can be read as anthology of individual and varied pieces of art. The comprehension of a museum should also involve the understanding of its contextual elements such as the symbolism of its architectural design or location. The author analyzes twosituations: when the buildingis designed to function as museum and when the museum building has been adapted for this purpose. This latter function may pose a challenge as in this case its past will remain present and will interfere with the new narrative.