Revitalization of The Indonesia Karst Museum

Abstract

The Indonesia Karst Museum is one of the educational centers on the karst ecosystem that has high scientific and ecological value. However, in recent years, the museum has experienced a decline in the number of visitors due to a less attractive user experience. This results in the museum area facilities not functioning as they should. Conventional methods of presenting information make the museum feel static and less impressive to visitors. Therefore, a design approach is needed that can increase visitor engagement and experience in a more interactive and immersive way. This study aims to revive the Indonesian Karst Museum through the integration of storytelling and an adaptive reuse approach. Those are applied to create an interactive, adaptive space that supports deeper visitor exploration. Meanwhile, adaptive reuse is applied to preserve the good elements but also increase the value of the building. The methods used in this study include analysis of the existing conditions of the museum, literature studies related to user experience in educational spaces, and exploration of storytelling and adaptive reuse as a design approach. The results of this study are expected to produce a museum design concept that is not only more visually attractive, but also more functional and immersive, so as to increase visitor interest and involvement. Therefore, the Indonesia Karst Museum can once again function as an effective education center, while also becoming a more innovative and sustainable environmental conservation-based tourist attraction.