Because he was unwilling to accept loans from financial institutions for fear of interference in museum management, Ju put in a lot of footwork in his search for funding. When the money ran dry, as it did from time to time, his wife would advise him to "sit tight for a while." The resultant on-again, off-again project thus took 12 full years to finish.
不願意財團介入而影響日後經營理念的朱銘，四處籌款，真的沒錢時，朱太太就會提醒他「稍微擋一擋」，也是因為這樣停停做做，所以耗費十二年的時間來建館。