A museum is many things: a civic space; an apparatus for the display and care of objects; and a site where collective values are ongoingly negotiated. This seminar explores the history of the museum typology as it developed to serve these and other functions. Building upon established discourses and art practices informed by institutional critique, this seminar pursues new perspectives with the aid of a nearby case study: the Yale Center for British Art designed by architect Louis Kahn. Coursework combines scholarly readings, drawing, modeling-making, site visits, and meetings with museum architects and curators—culminating in design proposals for the YCBA’s interior Entrance Court. Organized to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Kahn building’s completion in 1977, the seminar will yield a public exhibition of student-designed projects that recognize the legacy and future possibilities of museum architecture at our present juncture.