In recent years, the government has paid increasing attention to the cultural and recreational needs of the citizens. The construction of related cultural facilities and venues has been issued, which initiates the trend of building nongovernmental cultural venues. As the construction of art museums is approaching the climax, various problems have also shown up. In this book, Lan Qingwei engages in a variety facets of art museum including it culture, consciousness, design, function and cultural creative economy. Based on the investigations and reflections on the world’s renowned art museums, Lan points out the misunderstandings held by the managers of art museums in China. In addition, Lan elucidates numerous links of art museums, including the design, collection, operation, research, and development not only from a perspective of culture in big but also within it the systematic operation. Profound in theories, this book features insightful views and classic case analyses, providing plenty of suggestions for the development of Chinese art galleries.