National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts ( NTMoFA ; Chinese 國立 台灣 美術館 , Pinyin Guólì Táiwān Měishùguǎn ) is a museum in the western Xi Qu district of the Taiwanese city of Taichung . It was founded in 1988 and is the first and so far only national art museum in Taiwan. Including the sculpture park, which is located in front of the museum building, the area has a size of approx. 102,000 m² and is therefore one of the largest museums in Asia. The collection consists largely of works by contemporary artists from Taiwan.
history
On June 26, 1988, the Taiwan Museum of Art was opened under the auspices of the Education Department of the Provincial Government. It should serve to strengthen the cultural development of the city and serve the cultural needs of the population. Due to significant damage from the earthquake of September 21, 1999 (“ 921 earthquake ”), the museum was closed and renovated until July 2004. In the period from 2011 to 2014, the museum had more than one million visitors.
The museum was later assigned to the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and the Council for Cultural Affairs ( Ministry of Culture since 2012 ). It is Taiwan's first and so far only art museum of national standing. Since 2004, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts has organized traditional exhibitions as well as formats with a stronger digital focus.
building
The museum building has an area of over 38,000 m² on a plot of approximately 0.1 km². Overall, the museum offers an exhibition area of approx. 13,525 m² on four floors, which extends over 16 galleries, a gallery street and the main hall. This makes it one of the largest art museums in Asia.
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The main building breaks with classical architecture. With the open design of the museum, it is possible to integrate the surroundings into the exhibition halls. The museum and the surrounding park are connected to one another by means of a transparent corridor. Due to its architecture, the museum also invites the public to visit: In particular, the connection between the museum and other public facilities such as a café and library and the fact that it is embedded in the park also make everyday visits attractive.
A sculpture park is laid out around the museum, which contains 45 works and traces the development of sculpture in Taiwan. There are also 50 panels on display depicting classic calligraphy designed by well-known Taiwanese artists.
Exhibitions
An important role of the museum is to present the development of the arts in Taiwan. The exhibitions are therefore often geared towards this aspect. In addition, the museum focuses on internationalization and international artist exchanges. Since 2007, there have been several biennials designed to help expand the international network and make Taiwan's art scene better known. The Asian Art Biennial (founded in 2007), the Taiwan Biennial (since 2008) and the Contemporary Art Across the Strait Exhibition (since 2009) should be mentioned here.
With the Cultural & Creative Industries Development Plan funding program , the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts is also able to offer young artists a place to develop their creativity. Digital art formats are to be given special consideration and Taiwan is to be developed into an important global center for digital art. Since 2004 there have been various exhibitions and formats that have brought digital art from various countries to Taiwan. In 2007 the DigiArt (Digital Art Creativity and Resource Center) was also founded, which also aims to further develop digital art in Taiwan.
The museum's collection and exhibitions are constantly expanding on the basis of regional characteristics of Taiwanese art, but the museum is also interested in observing the Asian and international markets. Every year, works by young artists are included in the museum collection as part of the Young Artist Collection Project .
Other facilities
Library
The museum library has the task of collecting, processing and archiving art-related specialist literature and other materials and sources from Taiwan and other countries. In June 2014 the library's holdings comprised around 120,000 titles, including 80,000 books and almost 30,000 magazines. Readers also have access to the museum's Digital Arts Creativity and Resource Center , multiple video platforms, and a separate children's book section.
Family room
The museum has a special exhibition room for families with children. Here the children can come into contact with art haptically. Enriched by various activities that take up the concepts of the museum exhibitions, the children should be able to develop their creativity.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NTMoFA: Introduction , last accessed: November 27, 2017.
- ↑ NTMoFA: History , last accessed: November 27, 2017.
- ↑ NTMoFA: Architecture , last accessed: November 27, 2017.
- ↑ Li-Chuan Wu (ed.): National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts 2013. Taichung, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, April 2014.
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Coordinates: 25 ° 4 ′ 19 ″ N , 121 ° 31 ′ 28.6 ″ E