Taiyuan Museum of Art

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The Taiyuan Museum of Art is a contemporary art museum in Taiyuan, China, known for its striking, geometrically complex architecture designed by American architect Preston Scott Cohen.

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Taiyuan Museum of Art canonical 1
Taiyuan Museum of Art (design) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
contemporary art museum
cultural institution
architect Preston Scott Cohen
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
deconstructivism
category Art museums and galleries in China
Contemporary art galleries in China
Museums in Taiyuan
country China
designedBy Preston Scott Cohen
surface form: Preston Scott Cohen Inc.
floorCount multiple levels
genre contemporary art
hasCharacteristic geometrically complex form
large-scale cultural building
striking architecture
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFeature complex roof geometry
interlocking volumes
large interior atrium
hasLighting natural light integration
hasPart administrative offices
auditorium
education spaces
exhibition halls
galleries
public lobby
hasType non-profit museum
hasUse art exhibition
public museum
hasVisitorType art professionals
local residents
tourists
inception 2010s
isPubliclyAccessible true
languageOfSignage Chinese
English
locatedIn Taiyuan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Shanxi Province
locatedOnContinent Asia
materialUsed concrete
glass
steel
notableWorkOf Preston Scott Cohen
purpose promotion of contemporary art
public cultural education
regionServed Shanxi Province
Taiyuan
surface form: Taiyuan metropolitan area

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Preston Scott Cohen notableWork Taiyuan Museum of Art
Nanjing Performing Arts Center (design) relatedWorkByArchitect Taiyuan Museum of Art
this entity surface form: Taiyuan Museum of Art (design)