Artistic and Architectural Attractions in West Central District, Tainan

Tainan Art Museum 2

Tainan has a 400-year history of cultural development, having gone through the Dutch, Zheng, Qing, Japanese and Nationalist periods. It has a strong cultural heritage and has preserved rich cultural assets. The Tainan Museum of Art II is committed to the development of the exhibition, collection and research of Tainan and Taiwan’s modern and contemporary art.

The establishment of the Tainan West Central District Art Museum Attraction not only represents a benchmark for the city and country’s cultural level, but is also an indispensable part of urban development. The second art museum was designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. The main body is transformed from Tainan’s characteristic poinciana into a pure and strong pentagonal shape. In order to adapt to Tainan’s climate, scientific research was conducted to create a geometric structure to adjust the green energy of the building space. When the sun shines on the roof at different angles, it will present light and shadow like light shining through leaves. The second art museum has been in operation since 2019 and is still a holy place for Instagram check-ins and photos in Tainan, especially the LUMIERE beauty on the 5th floor. At the Time Restaurant and Bistro, you can feel the sunlight pouring down from the glass curtains, surrounded by art, and savor the humanistic aesthetics and the intersection of light and shadow.