Layout and Facilities

Space in the Museum building was designed according to the function and efficent management of the specific areas,including the lobby,sculpture hall,sixteen exhibition halls,two muli-purpose rooms,and such public-access fa-cilities as the art library,396-seat auditorium,art resource classrooms,and multi-prupose rooms,Space was also designed for office administration and storage. Each entrance/exit is independent so that they can be efficiently controlled by need. The arrangement of exhibition space was designed with various activities inf mind as well as the flow and movement of visitors from one area to another.Exhibition and public spaces are clearly marked for ease and control of visitor traffic and flow. The idea behind the planning of the Museum building and space is as follows;

1.Lobby(North Main Hall)
The lobby serves as a control area to prevent crowding in the exhibition halls as well as an independent open area that includes all the manin public services of the Museum clearly marked,including the gift shop,education center,coat chek,and computer information system.

2.Sculpture Hall
The sculpture hall is the nucleus of the Museum space and also the area that all visitors must pass through to go to any other exhibition hall. For this reason,it serves as the central link and core of the Museum space. The hall ceiling reaches four stories in height and is fitted with UV-filtered skylights that allow sunlight in and give the space and sculptures there a sense of natural life.One end of the hall was designed with an extended balcony and stairs to allow visitors a bird's-eye view of the space from abobe.

3.Galleries 101,102, and 103
Located to the right of the sculpture hall,these galleries are suitable for gen-eral exhibition use.Since the space ismore-or-less independent,it is suited for the planning of special international exhibitions that require strict control of access and visitor traffic to ensure safety.

4.Galleries 104 and 105
Located behind and to the left of the sculpture hall,the ceilings of these two galleries are two stories high and were designed to accommodate works of unconventional size or format. A balcony and stairway provide visitors with an alternative view of the works on display.Although mainly devoted to sculptures,the galleries are suitable for other media as well.

5.Second-floor Galleries
The ceilings of the galleries on the second floor are 9 meters high and were designed to display large-size works.The UV-filtered skylights allow sunlight in and give the works sense of magnificence.

6.Third-floor Galleries
The galleries on the third floor are fitted with display cases and are divided into two large rooms and three smaller ones.In addition to exhibiting works from the Museum collection,galleries 301 and 302 were designed for the permanent display of calligraphy,while galleries 303 and 304 can accommo-date works that require special climate control.

7.Fourth-floor Galleries
The galleries on the fourth floor can be divided and partitioned according to display need and funcion to create different arrangements of space and size.

8.Basement-floor Gallery
The gallery can be divided and partitioned according to display need and func-tion create different arrangemets of space and size.