"The narratives built through design and architecture contain messages which intentionally and unintentionally influence society on a political and epistemological level. Museums’ design encourages specific forms of narrative, visitation, experience, and knowledge production. However, the underlying role of architecture is often absent from these debates as museum studies has cultivated a focus on the examination of specific exhibitions or modes of display. Narrative, ritual, interpretation, and experience all converge with the form, aesthetics and spatial arrangement of museums. This thesis will look at recent museum extensions to assess their pedagogical impact. How are contemporary renovations to museum architectures influencing the stories told by museums?"