"As the idea of the museum slowly took shape, I dreamed of preserving some of the intimacy I had enjoyed with the works of art. I came up with the concept to which architect Renzo Piano responded brilliantly: we would rotate the works of art.

We would show only portions of the collection at a time, but displayed in generous and attractive space. The public would never know museum fatigue and would have the rare joy of sitting in front of a painting and contemplating it." - Dominique Menil -

The Menil museum is wonderfully illuminated with natural light. The roof is made of "leaves" of glass-reinforced concrete; these act as a kind of brise-soleil diffusing the light.

In 1995 Piano and the artist himself joined in creating a permanent Cy Twombly installation, The Cy Twombly Gallery in order to exhibit some 35 paintings and sculptures on the grounds of the Menil Collection.

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