Happiness Science and Museum Design: What Positive Psychology Reveals About Joyful Spaces
I. The Photograph You Will Not Remember A visitor stands in a gallery. She has spent twelve minutes in the space. Her phone has produced
May 16, 2026
The Architecture of Inclusive Experience is the MME’s exhibit design research series. Reports examine specific practitioners and institutions whose approaches to immersive experience have something to teach — and develop original theory on how designed environments produce emotional and perceptual states. The series draws on neuroscience, empathy research, and cultural analysis to argue that designing for the full range of human experience from first principles produces better outcomes for every visitor — not as accommodation, but as architecture. The Emotional Score, The Held Note, The On-Demand Oracle, and The Archipelago of Reflection are among the frameworks developed here. The senses research, currently in development, represents the series’ most substantial contribution to the field.
I. The Photograph You Will Not Remember A visitor stands in a gallery. She has spent twelve minutes in the space. Her phone has produced
Second of eight reports in the MME Sensory Design Research Series Section I — How Spatial Sense and Proprioception Work The Proprioceptive System: An Overview
Fifth of eight reports in the MME Sensory Design Research Series Section I — How Smell Works The physiological path smell travels is unlike any