THE BOTANICAL

MUSEUM OF LEVANT.

 

The site is located in the neighbourhood of Jabal Al Lweibdeh in Amman, Jordan. It was an old park that was used by the local community during different times of the day. One of the main objectives of the project were to maintain the park for the local community,to keep the visual identity and feel of the site and to avoid obstructing the view of the center of the neighbourhood. The concept of the museum was to re-assemble Levant which was a region that consisted of 4 countries ( Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria), to end the typical stereotypes about each country in the Middle East world and to remind people that they were all from the same place once. These 4 countries grow many similar plants, thus they connect through Flora. The museum has 4 strips of gardens, each strip resembles a country. The symbol plant of the countries is planted in the middle of the strip,Cedar Trees are the national symbol for Lebanon, Black Iris for Jordan, Poppy flowers for Palestine and Jasmine for Syria growing the shared plants in them. Beneath the gardens lies the museum, which includes exhibitions and interactive spaces that displays different kinds of information about the Flora of Levant.

SITE PLAN

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Walking through the pathways in the gardens, you can see small screens in front of each plant displaying different information about the plant, such as its scientific name or from which kingdom do they belong to .  The visitor can smell, touch or see the plants and then continue their Journey to the underground Museum to learn more about the plants.

 
FORM GENERATOR

FORM GENERATOR

  • GROUND FLOOR

    As you enter the museum through the ramp you will find the reception and ticketing area followed by a ramp that leads to the exhibition spaces in floor -1. The exhibition spaces underneath, connects the two buildings underground together, this leaves you exiting the exhibition spaces through a ramp in the second building.

  • LEVEL -1

    As you follow the ramp heading to the exhibitions you will reach the first exhibition space, The herbarium. Then you will find yourself in the aroma exhibition followed by the uses of plants exhibition which has digital screens showing the different uses of plants . Lastly the personality quiz exhibition , leading you to the lifts and stairs and the exiting ramp which has a flower installation around it.

  • The herbarium

    It stores a collection of preserved plant specimens in a dynamic container that can be pulled in and out.

  • The personality quiz

    After the long journey in the museum, a fun quiz on an interactive screen can be done. A set of question regarding your personality will be asked, and the screen will tell you which type of flower you are regarding the quiz result

  • The Aroma exhibition

    It has flasks with different aromas and fragrances depending on the type of plant, to stimulate the visitor’s senses.

  • The flower installation

    Leaving the museum through the ramp, you will find lit up LED flowers everywhere around you, to end your experience in an unforgettable.

  • the gift shop

    Exiting the exhibitions, you will find the gift shop. The shop is a dynamic platform that has different products every month, the concept behind the shop is to sell products that are either made or extracted from plants or plants in pots. For example, organic skincare or freshly squeezed olive oil.