Tarihi Yapıların Müze Olarak Yeniden İşlevlendirilmesinin Çağdaş Müzecilik Yaklaşımı Üzerinden Değerlendirilmesi: Samsun Kent Müzesi ve Panorama 1919 Müzesi

– The preservation of historical buildings is important issue for the transfer of cultural heritage to the future generations. However, it is not possible for these buildings to maintain their original functions in today’s world. For these reasons, historical buildings are generally re-functionalized as cultural and educational buildings. The museums, one of the cultural buildings, are among the most prominent and widespread uses coincided with the quality of the historical building. The museum design approach, which has changed in recent years, brings different perspectives to the adaptive reuse of historical buildings as museums. In this study, the interaction of the historical buildings having been used as museums with contemporary museology is discussed and evaluated through examples. The issues that need to be considered in the adaptive reuse of historical buildings are defined, the concept of museum and new museology approach are explained, and then the historical buildings that are functioned as museums are examined in terms of new museum understanding. Innovative approaches brought by contemporary museology to the function of historical buildings as museums are examined and evaluated through the example of Samsun City Museum and Panorama 1919 Museum. As a result of the research, it is seen that accessibility, participation and education issues are important in the understanding of contemporary museology, and these features have positive effects on the continuity of cultural heritage.