West District, Taichung · National museum
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
The national museum on Wuquan West Road, with a B1 exhibition turning characters into a house, medicine-cabinet memories and giant embroidery.
Song Joo Yean's character house at the opening activity
Song Joo Yean
Work: Song Joo Yean, 文字屋：造字計畫. Image: ARTCO Kids report. Editorial use.
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Bring children to find characters and explore puzzle panels, or take your own time comparing collection works with new commissions.
NTMoFA is in Taichung's West District, open Tuesday through Sunday with free admission. U-108 SPACE supports immersive image, sound and live work, and may have entry conditions distinct from the museum's other galleries.
文字跑進作品裡了！ runs through August 29, 2027, in the B1 Educational Exhibition Space, free with no booking. New works by Song Joo Yean, Hu Qiren and Komiya Yukina respond to three works from the museum collection.
Hell Realm — performance view
Hank TSAI · 2026 · Performance inside U-108 SPACE
Hell Realm, performance view. Photo: Hank TSAI. Image supplied by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.
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Hell Realm — panoramic room
ANPIS FOTO · 2026 · 360-degree projection and spatial installation
Hell Realm, panoramic room. Photo: ANPIS FOTO. Image supplied by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.
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Get there
Public transport
From Taichung railway station, take bus 75 or 11 to the museum or nearby Dadun Cultural Centre, around fifteen minutes according to the museum. From HSR Taichung take bus 159 to Tuku Parking Lot; from TMRT Nantun take bus 56 or 75.
This stop is part of these guides
West District · NTMoFA to Calligraphy Greenway
Taichung date: art, small shops and a West District evening
- Afternoon into evening
NTMoFA closed Monday; shops and restaurants have separate opening days.
NTMoFA B1 · free, no booking · allow one to two hours
Taichung with children: a character house and a giant's clothes
- Half a day
Tuesday–Sunday; closed Monday
Sources
- NTMoFA: hours and typhoon closures ↗ — Museum closure on government disaster-suspension days
- Taichung: October 24 suspension ↗ — The actual full-day October 24 suspension
- NTMoFA: hours and admission ↗ — Opening hours, closed days, free admission and address
- NTMoFA: getting here ↗ — TRA, HSR and metro connections and bus routes
- Museum: B1 lettering exhibition ↗ — Dates and works
- ARTCO Kids exhibition report ↗ — Free walk-in access and activity tables