Small on the outside but huge inside. A museum must be big. On the inside. A museum must be bright. On the inside. The Museum of Art Education is a small museum that is huge on the inside. Resting against the hillside, its undulating form hovers above the ground. It is intriguing in its elegance and in its mystery. Nothing is obvious in this little building. The public entrance is reached after passing around the form of the building and experiencing a forced, all-absorbing compression before then being released into a vast space the full height of the building, where a snaking ramp links all the floor levels. This practice of compression and release is constant throughout the visit and this diversity in the routes and interconnection of spaces makes this small building vast on the inside. Its volume is equally challenging. From the exterior, it seems suspended above the ground as it undulates in its metal cladding, which reflects the ever-changing daylight making the form move and transform. Incessantly. On the inside, the introspective calm of the exhibition spaces contrasts with the movement of visitors circulating in the huge void. Dynamism is taught via art. Size does not matter but a museum must have a big soul.
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