ABSTRACT
This chapter also presents the architecture of museums and art centers, but this time it concentrates on the adaptation of existing buildings, especially those of post-industrial and residential character, for the needs of art institutions. In many cases, despite the ambition to erect new buildings, taking over existing buildings proved to be the only option for undertaking or continuing operations. The key to discussing museums in repurposed buildings is typology. I have identified fourteen types: 1) the power plant, heating plant, transformer; 2) the factory/plant; 3) the mine; 4) buildings related to transportation; 5) the mill; 6) the shipyard; 7) the brewery; 8) the exhibition pavilion; 9) the palace, castle, and residence; 10) the tenement house and villa; 11) defensive and military architecture; 12) religious architecture; 13) the bath; and 14) the swimming pool. The reference points for Central European institutions are those created in the West, with the prominent presence of the plants and factories echoing the Tate Modern.
