Hualien city · Art museum
Hualien Art Museum
Collection displays and changing exhibitions beside the sea.
Circling Home
2026
Wu Ching-Ju, Circling Home poster. Hualien County Cultural Affairs Bureau, 2026.
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About 4.8km by taxi from Hualien station; allow 15 minutes.
At 4 Wenfu Road, Hualien Art Museum reopened after renovation in February 2024. Local and visiting artists take turns in the first-floor galleries, while Topologies of Beauty, the permanent collection display, holds the second floor. Since you've come to the seaside part of town, spare a little of that sea-breeze time for sculpture and painting.
Open Tuesday–Sunday 09:00–17:00; closed Mondays, national holidays and announced changeovers. Admission is an agreeable NT$20, concessions NT$10; Hualien residents and other eligible visitors enter free. A paid ticket also gets you into the nearby Stone Sculpture Museum that day. Check the museum calendar for exceptional closures before setting out.
Hualien Art Museum gallery I
Historical photograph
Hualien Art Museum gallery I. Historical photograph: Hualien County Cultural Affairs Bureau.
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Get there
Public transport
About 4.8km by taxi from Hualien station; allow 15 minutes.
Sources
- Exhibition and artist tour ↗ — 2026 dates, 43 works, free opening day and artist tour
- Hualien Art Museum ↗ — Museum, collection display, tickets and hours
- Closure calendar ↗ — 2026 closures and the shared museum ticket