Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art

Located on Chang'an West Road in Datong District, the Taipei Museum of contemporary art was a school that Japanese could only study in during the Japanese occupation. Later, it was the residence of the Taipei municipal government. It was not until the government moved elsewhere that the Taipei Municipal Museum of art renovated and planned it. The Museum of art is a historic building with a red brick surface, a wooden roof truss, vertical long windows and a black tile sloping roof. Now here are all kinds of contemporary works of art. The library provides free voice guide download, free voice guide borrowing and other services. There are seminars, series speeches and workshops on weekends.

Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art

The Taipei Museum of contemporary art opened on May 27, 2002. Today's avant-garde and leisurely European style and the style of Japanese architects have shaped the unique fusion and charming appearance of the museum, which has become a new landmark on the humanistic ground of Taipei.

Historical evolution

Located on Chang'an West Road in Datong District, the Taipei Museum of contemporary art was a school for Japanese during the Japanese occupation "Jiancheng primary school" is also a school for a few outstanding children of Taiwanese to study in. When it was restored in 1949, the Taipei municipal government was set up here, which also made this building full of educational functions turn into a political one. In 1994, the Taipei municipal government moved into the new building. The construction and Reform Commission carried out renovation and planning by the Taipei Municipal Art Museum, planning that the facade of the building is the second Art Museum in Taipei The two wings of the museum are for the construction of secondary school buildings, and also for the creation of a consensus on the symbiosis of historic sites and schools.

In 1996, the building was rated as a "historic site" by the Taipei Municipal Bureau of civil affairs. In 2001, after being activated and reused, the Taipei Municipal Bureau of culture announced that the second Taipei Art Museum was officially named "Taipei Museum of contemporary art". Under the attention of the art circles at home and abroad, the "Taipei Museum of contemporary art" was opened on May 27, 2001. Today's avant-garde and leisurely European style and the style of Japanese architects have created the unique fusion degree and charming appearance of the Contemporary Art Museum, which seems to become a new landmark on the humanistic ground of Taipei.

characteristic

Taipei Museum of contemporary art perfectly combines art, historic sites and science and technology, bringing creativity into Taipei, art into the community, and science and technology into the new life of historical buildings. It has also created several titles of "Taiwan's first", the first art museum with "contemporary art" as its orientation. It is the first art museum with historic sites incarnated in Taiwan. In terms of operation, it is also the first one in Taiwan The first public and private art museum.

Respect the intellectual property rights of artists and copyright of their works. Except for public areas, photography is prohibited in the exhibition hall of Taipei Museum of contemporary art. If you need to take photos for teaching purposes, you should apply to the museum one week in advance and fill in the photo permission application form.

tourist guide

Taipei Museum of contemporary art, 39 Chang'an West Road, Datong District, Taipei

Opening hours: from 10:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday; ticket sales will stop at 05:30 p.m.; closed on Monday

MRT: take the "red line Danshui line" to Zhongshan station, then go along the MRT street to Taipei station, and take exit 3 or 4 of Chang'an West Road. Bus: take the city bus 216, 217, 218, 220, 224, 247, 260, 287, 310, etc., get off at Zhongshan market station, and then walk to it.

Service facilities: public service facilities: equipped with disabled ramp, barrier free toilet and elevator.

Equipment rental: provide voice guide, wheelchair and baby stroller borrowing services.

Cost profile: NT $50 for the special ticket; applicable to the general public and corporate groups

Free ticket; children under six years old accompanied by an adult, holding a child's passport, tourist guide certificate issued by the Tourism Bureau (with tour guide required), certificate of retired veterans, certificate of retired public education personnel, certificate of low-income households, certificate of respect for the elderly (aged 65 or above), one person with physical and mental disabilities and their guardian or necessary companion, staff and students of Jiancheng junior high school, member of ICOM International Museum, holding AICA National Museum Association Internationale des critiques d'art

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Address: 39 Chang'an West Road, Datong District, Taipei

Longitude: 121.51897841692

Latitude: 25.050744631136

Tel. + 886-02-25523720

Official website: http://www.mocataipei.org.tw

Tour time: 2 hours

Traffic information: get off from the MRT Danshui line to Zhongshan station, walk along the MRT street to Taipei station for about 5 minutes, and take the elevator from exit R4 of Chang'an West Road;

Bus: 216, 217, 218, 220, 224, 247, 260, 287, 310 to Zhongshan market station

Ticket information: NT $50 per person.

It is applicable to the situation of free tickets for tourists - children under six years old accompanied by an adult, or those holding a child's passport; one person with physical and mental disabilities and their guardian or necessary companion;

Tickets for various exhibitions - different exhibitions are regularly displayed in the museum. Some exhibitions are free of charge, while others require tickets. You can choose exhibitions according to your own interests. Ticket prices can be found on the official website or on-site announcement of the art museum.

Opening hours: 10:00-18:00 a.m. from Tuesday to Sunday; ticket sales stop at 17:30 p.m.; closed on Monday