Designing Museum of Anthropology with Attitude of Preserving Regional Indexes in Hormoz Island

Abstract

Various geographical regions in Iran can be appropriate subject for study in the field of anthropology museum. This research addresses anthropology study and museum design in Hormoz port. Designing anthropological museum in Hormoz port can be a step in identifying and preserving the regional indexes in this area. In this museum, various valuable parts can be shown such as clothing style, architectural type and art and a lot of cultural and historic identity symbols and regional indexes. Thus, the main question of this paper is: how can one achieve an appropriate solution for anthropology museum building design by relying on regional indexes? On anthropology museum, by establishing appropriate solution and regional people participation, who show interest in promoting and preserving their own regional culture, these museums can be established easier than common museums. In this paper, given the wide range of study in theoretical basics and framework, descriptive-analytical as well as analytical and comparative methodology is used. Therefore, this study offers design solutions based on regional culture preservation.