The Future Belongs to Those Who Can Make it a Reality

The article is devoted to the specifics of modern museums, positioning themselves as museums of the future. The author analyses this new format in the world of museums. The Museum of the Future in Dubai, created by Sean Killa with the participation of Killa Design, Buro Happold and Mattar ben Lahej, serves as an example. The author notes a particular interest in the construction of museums around the world. This arises from the unique purpose of such objects - their ability to become a symbol of the city and, in a certain sense, create its positive image in the public mind. Such prominent architects as Zaha Hadid, Peter Schweger, Aldo Rossi, Hans Hollein, Axel Schultes, Shigeru Ban and others paid attention to the construction of museums. Considering several relatively new museum buildings, the author identifies some general trends, among which, first of all, are the expressiveness of architectural images and a change in the museum concept. As a rule, there are no works of art in the museum of the future. The author believes that this is perhaps the most shocking moment experienced by those visitors who were hoping for a meeting with the classics or contemporary art. The traditional image of the temple of the muses and the national treasury has been replaced by a new museum, in which the priority is given to meeting with the event. Now the museum is a place of educational programs, an opportunity to test one’s creative abilities. The modern museum, which has chosen the position of interpreting the future, is a kind of intellectual, communicative, public centre with leisure services.