Chishang, Taitung · Art museum

Chishang Barn Art Museum

Name: Chishang Barn Art Museum
Address: 6 Zhongxi 3rd Road, Chishang, Taitung, Chishang, Taitung, TW

A short station walk into Taiwan's photographic memory.

Children gathered in front of a television whose back faces the camera; the supplied print reproduction includes a colour scale. — In front of the First TV
Liu An-Ming · 1962
Liu An-Ming, In front of the First TV, 1962. Published by Chishang Barn Art Museum.
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Look at the faces and the street while the screens stay out of view.

In the museum's 2026 exhibition 《我們台灣》, children watching television and a cinema beside a harbour fill the photographs. The museum is a six-minute walk from Chishang station.

A monochrome waterfront street, with a ship behind a cinema, overhead wires and someone pushing a small cart. — Harborside Movie Theater
Cheng Shang-Hsi · 1960
Cheng Shang-Hsi, Harborside Movie Theater, 1960. Published by Chishang Barn Art Museum.
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Get there

6 Zhongxi 3rd Road, Chishang, Taitung ↗

Directions in Google Maps ↗

Public transport

Walk about 430 metres and six minutes from Chishang railway station. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Walk from Chishang station ↗Museum exhibition and visitor information ↗

Sources

Chishang Barn Art Museum: current exhibition ↗ — Dates, curator, work catalogue and photographs
Museum news and visitor information ↗ — Current programme, opening hours and admission

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Look at the faces and the street while the screens stay out of view.