The main objective of the Museum of Civil Form is to help the general public, and the different groups of which it consists, to understand, appreciate, process, interpret, and enjoy the works of art held in the Museums permanent collection or included in temporary exhibitions. In an effort to meet this goal we at the Museum have provided you the following aides.

How To Move In The Museum

After entering the Museum a good visitor should to be mindful of the other visitors and the works of art located on walls and in the middle of rooms or not quite in the middle. Visitors should follow fluid paths or ways. The fluid path is the path that moves the visitor from one work of art to another and from one room to another in a kind of dance. One, two, three, one, two, three. Constant movement with proper pause and contemplation makes the visitors experience successful. For example, look at the following guides prepared by the Museums department of Public Awareness and Information:
Please take note of the legend. It explains all the shapes on the map.
Looking at Art In a Square Room

There are many galleries within the main structure of the Museum of Civil Form. Upon entering one of these galleries the visitor should be aware of the path he or she should follow when looking at the works of art. Looking at the map on the left one might feel intimidated or even frightened. All those squares, circles, lines, and six sided things is enough to scare anyone. Fear not, it's just a big room in the shape of a square. Notice the door at the bottom of the square. This is the entry. Follow the straight path to square A. From here one could move towards circle H, square B or just quickly leave through the exit on the right. Should you decide to move to circle H you should pause for two minutes. Two minutes is the proper amount of time one should spend looking at a hanging work of art that is approximately 48”x60”. From here move to circle G and pause two minutes. Now, carefully navigate your way to circle F. Watch that six sided shape on your right though. This is a dead zone and those caught standing in these areas will be asked to leave the Museum for loitering. Pause at circle F for four minutes. It's twice the size of the paintings near circles H and G. After spending four minutes at circle F move to circle E. Don't move back to square A because there are no arrows pointing that direction. Spend one minute looking at the work of art near circle E. It is half the size of works located near circles G and H and a forth of the size of the work located near circle F. After one minute look towards the exit on the right. Here stands a guard waiting to guide you to the next room. If however the guard sees a sense of bewilderment, or confusion in your eyes they will place you back on square A where you can try once more to get it right.
Looking at Art in a Non-Square Room

The inexperienced museum visitor must always remember that a room without any ninety degree angles is probably not a square. We at the Museum refer to this kind of room as a non-square room or a room that could be a square if it had ninety degree angles. Looking at the map to the right one first notices that this is a curved room. At the Museum of Civil Form there are four such rooms. There are no angles in these rooms and for some this can cause endless circling around one work of art. Notice the three doors. Two are entries and one is an exit. Always enter in the entry and leave at the exit. The exit is the one with the arrows pointing out instead of in. Upon entering the room the visitor should walk to square A. Once here get a good glance at sculpture A, B, and C. Start an oval* path around sculpture C. Walk around sculpture C one complete oval and immediately begin the oval path around sculpture A. After one full oval around sculpture A then its on to sculpture B. After sculpture B proceed quickly to the exit and into the next room.

*Repeatedly walking in an oval path has been know to cause feelings of euphoria followed by extreme nausea. The Museum recommends only one oval path around each work of art. The Museum is in no way liable for any oval paths beyond the recommended one oval path.
Please take careful note of the dead zones in the non-square rooms. The view from these spots may be tempting to the visitor but they are unauthorized by the Museum and those caught in these spots will be asked to leave for loitering.
We hope this information has been helpful.

Sincerely

Ed Billington

Department of Public Awareness and Information