Prometheusexpositieformat
Prometheusexpositieformat is a curatorial concept for organizing museum exhibitions around themes of knowledge, technology, and their social consequences, using the Prometheus myth as a symbolic through-line. The format aims to promote critical inquiry, inviting visitors to examine benefits, risks, and ethical questions associated with invention and power rather than presenting a linear triumph narrative.
Core principles include narrative layering that integrates myth, history, and contemporary case studies; the presentation of
Implementation typically follows a progressive journey through space and time, starting with mythic origins, moving through
Applications and reception: used in science, history, and literary museums, especially in Dutch- and Anglophone institutions