Just as the sequential photographs by Eadweard Muybridge heralded a shift of perception, enabling the observer to comprehend moving objects, so UN Studio's Mercedes-Benz Museum opens up a new way of viewing objects in a museum. The new building resembles a camera obscura through which the visitor can study objects, motion, history and space.
The road to this museum for the twenty-first century was remarkably straightforward. Mercedes-Benz wanted to display its historic collection ...