The Tainan Art Museum (TAM; traditional Chinese: 臺南市美術館; simplified Chinese: 台南市美术馆; pinyin: Táinán Shì Měishùguǎn) is an art museum in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.
臺南市美術館 | |
 Tainan Art Museum building 1 | |
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Former name | Tainan Police Department Tainan City Police Department |
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| Established | 27 January 2019 |
| Location | West Central, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°59′26.9″N 120°12′13.1″E / 22.990806°N 120.203639°E |
| Type | art museum |
| Director | Pan Kai (潘襎) |
| Architect | Sutejiro Umezawa (building 1) Shi Zhao Yong, Shigeru Ban (building 2) |
| Public transit access | Tainan Station |
| Website | Official website (in Chinese) |
History
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Planning for the museum began in 2010. The museum was opened to the public on 27 January 2019 with some exhibitions opened in October 2018.[1] The museum's founding chairman, the artist Chen Huei-dung, died on 1 November 2024 at the age of 86.[2]
Architecture
editThe museum consists of two main buildings. The museum building 1 was constructed with ochre yellow tiles in Art Deco architecture style.[3] It spans over an area of 1,024 m2. It was designed by Sutejiro Umezawa. The building was constructed in 1930 originally as the Tainan Police Department.[4][3] It is the earliest existing police station building in Taiwan.[5] After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, it was renamed to Tainan City Police Department. The police department moved out of the building in 2011.
The museum houses multipurpose theater, children's art center, artist exclusive gallery, collection, restoration and an art research center, the first of its kind in Taiwan.[1]
The museum building 1 consists of 16 galleries and the museum building 2 consists of 17 galleries. The museum building 2 spans over an area of 2,960 m2. It was designed by Shi Zhao Yong and Shigeru Ban. The building was designed with the shape of Delonix regia.[1]
Transportation
editThe museum is accessible within walking distance southwest of Tainan Station of Taiwan Railways.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Introduction". Tainan Art Museum. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Wang, Pao-er; Chang, Jung-hsiang; Lo, James (2 November 2024). "Tainan Art Museum founding chairman dies at 86". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Tainan City Art Museum Building 1 (Former Tainan City Police Department/ Former Japanese Colonial Time Tainan Police Agency)(台南市立美術館一館(原台南市警察局/原日治時台南警察署))". Travel Tainan. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Yuchen, Chen (27 November 2019). "Weddings might help popularize museums". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Morgan, Scott (5 October 2018). "Tainan Art Museum to open to the public in December, establish Taiwan's first painting restoration facilities". Taiwan News. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
External links
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- Official website (in Chinese)