Amy came along on my second visit to the Louisiana Museum, just north of Copenhagen. On the first trip I was a bit distracted by the art (which is a good thing), so this time I really focused on the design of the museum itself. The Louisiana is a fantastic place for many reasons but one of the things that works so well are the long, narrow passages that lead from gallery to gallery--open on one or both sides to the landscape. The plan is to take a photo of this same view on my next two trips to the museum--different seasons, time of day, weather, etc.
The underground wing of the museum is currently staging a very appropriate exhibition: Art Museum Architecture. Sound familiar? The exhibition is a very nice overview of the breadth of museums out there as well as the incredible range of architectural solutions realized and in process. There is of course a SANAA room, which happens to also be the brightest and most white of all the rooms in the underground exhibition area--no accident. I participated in a great seminar on the Japanese architects last quarter and this post is in tribute to Ken and the rest of the class. I will say that the University of Washington Henry Art Gallery SANAA exhibition guest curated by Ken Oshima was better! We had more models and objects, while the Lousiana has more photographs. There is a really nice model of the 21st Century Museum though...
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