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The Tainan Art Museum (TAM; ) is an
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West Central District West Central District () is a district located in the center of Tainan City, Taiwan. It is home to 76,983 people. History The district was founded on 1 January 2004, which merged with West District and Central District.. This district was t ...
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Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a 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" for its over 200 years of his ...
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History

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.


Architecture

The museum consists of two main buildings. The museum building 1 was constructed with ochre yellow tiles in
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architecture style. 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. It is the earliest existing police station building in Taiwan. 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. 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
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. The building was designed with the shape of Delonix regia.


Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance southwest of
Tainan Station Tainan () is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Situated in centre of the old town square of Tainan, Tainan Station is the main station of the city and also one of the major stations along the western ...
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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* {{Authority control 1931 establishments in Taiwan Art museums and galleries in Taiwan Art museums established in 2019 Museums in Tainan Former police stations in Taiwan