National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
| 國立臺灣美術館 | |
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| Established | 26 June 1988 |
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| Location | West, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Type | Fine Arts Museum |
| Visitors | 1,341,773 (2016) |
| Director | Hsiao Tsung-huang (蕭宗煌) |
| Website | www.ntmofa.gov.tw |
The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA; Chinese: 國立臺灣美術館; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Měishùguǎn) is a museum in West District, Taichung, Taiwan. NTMoFA was established in 1988, is the first and the only national-grade fine arts museum in Taiwan. The major collections are works by Taiwanese artists, covering modern and contemporary Taiwanese arts. The museum covers 102,000 square meters, including the Public Outdoor Sculpture park, marks it one of the largest museums in Asia.
Nation Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts was temporarily closed for renovation in 1999 due to the damage caused by the 921 earthquake and reopened in July 2004. From 2011 to 2016, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts attracted more than 1 million visitors each year.
The National Taiwan Museum was opened on June 26, 1988, under the auspices of the Taiwan Provincial Government’s department of education; it was originally named Taiwan Museum of Art. It was established under the policy to strengthened cultural development, on the basis of the needs of the people and recommendations from figures in the world of the arts, held by Taiwan Provincial Government.
NTMoFA was closed in 1999 for renovation, due to the damage caused by 921 earthquake. Later it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Council of Cultural Affairs (restructured as the Ministry of Culture on 20 May 2012), and renamed as National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, as Taiwan’s first and the only national-grade museum of fine arts. Since 2004, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts began to organize digital art related exhibitions, events and forums in addition to traditional exhibitions. Series of biennial exhibitions are also established since 2007, which expand networks for international cooperation, as well as expand the depth of dialogue in the art scene between Taiwan and the world.
With the building area of 37,953 square meters and outdoor courtyard area of 102,000 square meters, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts contains 16 galleries, plus a gallery street and main lobby in the 4-story-building, which composed a total exhibition area of 13,525 square meters, marks NTMoFA one of the largest art museum in Asia.
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