Enfilade of rooms
A sequence of rooms aligned so their doorways form a long visual axis.
Example
An enfilade helps orientation in a palace museum but can encourage visitors to walk past side rooms without noticing them.
Sources: louvre.fr
Related terms
Museum architecture
Former palace museum
A museum housed in a building originally designed for royal, aristocratic or state residence rather than exhibitions.
Paris museum spaces
Grande Galerie
The Louvre's long riverside painting gallery in the Denon Wing.
Museum architecture
Former railway station museum
A museum created inside a building originally planned for passenger rail travel.
Museum architecture
Adaptive reuse
The conversion of an existing building to a new function while retaining significant parts of its fabric and...
