Author: Santina Di Salvo
Affiliation: POLIS University
The Musée de Cluny serves as an innovative museum, embodying a vision of "context-aware museum development." This paper explores the seamless integration of technological elements and cultural values in the presentation of this historic private residence. A thoughtful approach to lighting considerations for both indoor and outdoor spaces is evident, where light serves as a nuanced symbol, fostering opportunities for heightened understanding and critical engagement with the environment.
In the early years of the 13th century, the University of Sorbonne established itself in what would become the Latin Quarter in Paris. The Abbots of Cluny in Burgundy, like many others, sought to establish a school and a pied-à-terre. The college, built in the second half of the 13th century, was located on the current site of Sorbonne, the pied-à-terre near the baths. At the end of the 15th century, Jacques d'Amboise, abbot of Cluny (1485-1510), decided to rebuild the Parisian abbey near the baths.