The Water Museum visitors receive thought-provoking exposure to water, including innovative methods of water treatment, water experiments, inventions, installations, and teaching, that reveal the value of pursuing water conservation. The museum expresses serious environmental concerns about pollution and depletion of drinkable water resources on our planet.The application of sustainable practices such as the sun-adaptive envelope, water filtering, rainwater harvesting, and geothermal systems is an important part of the museum's function and design.