In Taichung, even the door is in the comic
NANO HERO's painted door panels lead into the National Taiwan Museum of Comics, where exhibitions occupy the former prison staff's buildings.
Look Three Small · October 19, 2026 · Taichung
We share the same sun: the front of the door
NANO HERO · 2026
NANO HERO, We share the same sun, a record of his 2026 on-site creation at the National Taiwan Museum of Comics. Photograph published by the artist. Editorial use.
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Follow a comic off the page, then explore the museum's old buildings.
On one side of NANO HERO's door panels, Toby splits and multiplies against a gold ground. The reverse carries an EXIT sign and a little framed face.
The Toby King artist made this double-sided work, We share the same sun, during his 2026 on-site creation at the museum. His OBJECTS series includes doors and windows whose thickness, position and history are part of the artwork. A lion window,《獅子窗戶》, made in 2019 for a Kaohsiung space with roughly twenty layers of paint and epoxy resin, later moved whole to the museum's service centre in Taichung.
The museum's East Side Park occupies the former Taichung prison staff quarters around Linsen Road. Walk between the old buildings for comics exhibitions and reading spaces. The former staff bathhouse now hosts a comics-bathing exhibition, combining Taiwanese comics with the building's bathing history.
The other side of the same door
NANO HERO · 2026
The reverse of NANO HERO's We share the same sun, photographed during its 2026 creation. Photograph published by the artist. Editorial use.
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Get there
Public transport
From Taichung's city-centre railway station (TRA), allow about 25 minutes on foot: 1.5 km.
Sources
- Museum: October 24 closure ↗ — Park closure and cancellation of the day's Golden Comic Awards activities
- Golden Comic Awards: typhoon arrangements ↗ — Activity changes tied to Taichung work or school closures
- Ministry of Culture: Golden Comic Awards exhibition and activities ↗ — Exhibition dates, buildings and October 23–25 activities
- Golden Comic Awards activities and registration ↗ — Session times and registration
- National Taiwan Museum of Comics ↗ — Current exhibitions, hours, address and contacts
- NANO HERO: TOBY KING OBJECTS ↗ — Both sides of the door, the 2026 on-site work and the lion window's relocation
- Museum Instagram ↗ — Free admission during the opening trial and Monday closure
- Taichung Cultural Heritage: prison staff bathhouse ↗ — Bathhouse history and current visitor hours
- DGPA: 2026 public holidays ↗ — October 26 observed holiday, used with the museum's holiday opening policy