Museums as Art

Last week, we talked about museums, the buildings that house art. To me, a museum can be art, considering it is a building, which is a creation, that has a style and a public appeal. The museum, both inside and out, is an artwork itself, with all of its designs and unique shapes that it may have. Unlike the artworks that it contains, a museum is public art, since it is available for everyone to see. It is also functional art, since it serves a purpose.
It is almost appropriate that a building that houses art be art itself.  When a person looks at the outside of the museum, they are looking at art itself.  The outside can make them wonder what kind of art is inside of it.