Part one starts with the general history of panoramas. First, the origins of the technique are being discussed, together with the possible inspirations and the specifications of the developed art form. Then, the study moves to list the still preserved 19th century panoramas. Furthermore, modern techniques of the 21st century panoramas are being discussed, as well as the contemporary ways of displaying the works.

Three case studies have been chosen to analyse the exhibition facilities, their compliance with the patent, and modern techniques for creating and displaying panoramic vistas. The first case study, the Thun Panorama by Marquard Wocher, has been chosen as an example of the oldest preserved panorama. The second one, the Raclawice Panorama, has been painted by the same artist as the object of this thesis-Jan Styka. The last case study is a contemporary, multimedia panorama of Pergamon, created by Yadegar Assisi.

The case studies are followed by a chapter dedicated to the Transylvanian Panorama, its author and connection with the chosen location.

The first part is then concluded with a solution on how to display a no longer existing painting using modern technology.

The second part of the thesis is devoted to the project of the Transylvanian Panorama Museum, which is an outcome to the conducted research.

1.4. The Digital Age

2. Case studies

2.1. Case study 1 - Marquard Wocher, Thun Panorama

2.2. Case study 2 - Jan Styka, The Raclawice Panorama

2.3. Case Study 3 - Yadegar Assisi, Pergamon

3. The Transylvanian Panorama

3.1. The artist

3.2. The painting

3.3. Why is it important for Tarnow?

4. Connecting tradition with digital in the case of the Panorama

PART II-THE PROJECT

1. Urban Context

1.1. Location

1.2. Access

1.3. Other museums and cultural facilities in Tarnow

1.4. Surrounding facilities

1.5. Surrounding natural environment

2. General concept

3. Design criteria

4. Form and function

5. Elevations

6. Greenery and urban furniture

Bibliography

Websites

PROJECT BOARDS

Museums in the digital age : museums and the development of active citizenship : NEMO 21st Annual Conference Documentation, Bucharest, Romania, November 2013. Berlin: NEMO, 2014.

„Panoramas and their inventor." The Leisure Hour 3 January 1856: 766-767.

Paul A. Zoetmulder Evelyn J. Fruitema. The panorama phenomenon: catalogue in shape of an illustrated historiography, Mesdag panorama in The Hague. The Hague: The Foundation for the Preservation of the Centenarian Mesdag Panorama, 1981.

Ralph Hyde. Panoramania! The art and Entertainment of the "All-Embracing" View. London: Trefoil Publications, 1988.

Stephan Oettermann. The panorama: history of a mass medium. New York: Zone Books, 1997.

WEBSITES

Circular painting: http://www.thun-panorama.ch/en/thun-panorama/circular-painting/

Architecture: http://www.thun-panorama.ch/en/thun-panorama/architecture/

Panorama; The Pergamon Panorama:

http://ww2.smb.museum/pergamon-panorama/index.php?node_id=5

General Jozef Bern: http://www.it.tarnow.pl/index.php/pol/Atrakcje/TARNOW/Zabytki-i-atrakcje/General-Jozef-Bem

[Reportaz] Plastikowa mozaika: http://ekierka7.pl/blog/?p=496

Alicja Majcher-Wegrzynek, Biografia Jözefa Bema: http://www.muzeum.tarnow.pl/artykul.php?id=3&typ=3

Alicja Majcher Wegrzynek: Jak szukatam pocietej Panoramy Siedmiogrodzkiej: http://tarnow.in/alicja-majcher-wegrzynek-jak-szukalam-pocietej-panoramy-siedmiogrodzkiej/

Wikipedia, Jozef Bern: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jozef_Bem

Dzieje Tarnowa: http://www.tarnow.pl/Miasto/Ciekawostki/Historia-miasta/Dzieje-Tarnowa