  This paper presents an intelligent user interface model dedicated to the
exploration of complex databases. This model is implemented on a 3D metaphor :
a virtual museum. In this metaphor, the database elements are embodied as
museum objects. The objects are grouped in rooms according to their semantic
properties and relationships and the rooms organization forms the museum. Rooms
organization is not predefi-ned but defined incrementally by taking into
account not only the relationships between objects, but also the users centers
of interest. The latter are evaluated in real-time through user interactions
within the virtual museum. This interface allows for a personal reading and
favors the discovery of unsuspec-ted links between data. In this paper, we
present our model's formalization as well as its application to the context of
cultural heritage.
