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The Liu Chi-hsiang Art Gallery and Memorial Hall () is an art gallery and memorial hall in
The art gallery and memorial hall building used to be the house of
Liouying District
Liouying District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural district of about 20,503 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Liouying was org ...
, Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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History
The art gallery and memorial hall building used to be the house of Liu Chi-hsiang
Liu Chi-hsiang (: Korean: ''(류)유지상'' ; 3 February 1910 – 27 April 1998) was a Taiwanese painter. He was born in ''Ryūei'', Tainan-chō, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan). In 1923, Liu finished his Public School edu ...
, a local painter. It was later abandoned for several years. The building was renovated extensively by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Tainan City Government
The Tainan City Government () is the municipal government of Tainan, Taiwan. It was formed after the merger of Tainan County and Tainan City in December 2010. Its chief administrator is the directly elected Mayor of Tainan.
Administration ...
over two years at a cost of NT$23 million. It was finally opened to the public in late 2018.
Architecture
The art gallery and memorial hall is housed in a 2-story building. It also features a coffee shop house in a single-story building in front of the art gallery and memorial hall building. The building used to be Liu's studio.Transportation
The building is accessible within walking distance west of Liuying Station of Taiwan Railways.See also
*List of museums in Taiwan
This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres.
Kaohsiung City
* Chung Li-he Museum
* Cijin Shell Museum
* Fongshan Community Culture Museum
* Former British Consulate at Takao
* Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Rai ...
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