Space Rewritten - an exploration of spaces at the Tycho Brahe Museum

Abstract: In this thesis I use the text Mythic, Aesthetic and Theoretical space by Ernst Cassirer to reflect on the Tycho Brahe Museum, Ven. Questions asked, are if conflicting spaces can be seen at the site and if one space can subjugate another. It is also discussed if there exist other spaces than mythic, aesthetic and theoretical. The thesis begins with a short reflection on the definition of the concept of space. The definition of mythic, aesthetic and theoretical space by Cassirer is discussed. The site of the museum is described by going through the layers of sediment that it consists of, and which spatial parts it can be divided into at present. The features of the museum are discussed in context of Cassirer´s text. How the area once was constructed and destructed is discussed and how it today is reconstructed. It is discussed how it is reconstructed into a marked site and a space the influences of simulacra. The impact of duality in nationality as well as that of gender is reflected upon. An alternative space, economic space is suggested. The space of economy moving into the museum and the economic space in form of a heterothopia, the fair in relation to the museum is discussed. It is also suggested that spaces not only can challenge each other, fuse even subjugate one another but also fuse.