Fangyuan Museum of Arts, Arts centre in Jiangjun District, Tainan, Taiwan
The Fangyuan Museum of Arts is an arts centre in Tainan that displays contemporary and traditional Chinese artworks across multiple gallery spaces organized within a four-section compound building. The facility brings together different exhibition areas that allow visitors to explore various artistic periods and styles in a single location.
The building was originally constructed in 1944 as the Suisheng Clinic under township leader Huang Ching-wu and served medical purposes for several decades. In 2008, entrepreneur Lin Chen-feng converted the entire facility into an art museum and gave it a completely new purpose.
The museum displays early Taiwanese ceramics and porcelain while presenting exhibitions that bring together local artists with international artistic movements. Visitors can experience how traditional craftsmanship and modern creativity speak to one another in these spaces.
The museum welcomes visitors with regular exhibitions and educational programs distributed throughout the year. Both permanent collections and temporary displays are accessible, so checking opening hours in advance is helpful.
The architecture blends Western design elements in the front section with a traditional Taiwanese Sanheyuan structure in the rear portion. Arched winding cloisters connect these two contrasting style areas.
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