The typology of this thesis will be a modern art / design museum with a civic and education emphasis. The design will feature galleries, classrooms and workshops, hospitality spaces, and include flexible design strategies that will allow the space to accommodate a wide array of events. The museum will also feature and improve the current park located at the site using design strategies to increase usability. I will be using a combination of tactics during my research. A combination of case studies, a site visit, as well as visiting as many museums as I can. Can we create a new method of engaging our communities by communicating artistic importance and human scale within a design focused on civic and recreational typologies.