If you are a connoisseur of art and want to know more about Taiwan's art and culture Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung is the right palace for you. The museum is located at Gushan District in the northwest of Kaohsiung city. Founded by The Kaohsiung City Government in 1994, this museum is considered as one of the most important Kaohsiung Fine Arts Museums which showcases different aspects of Taiwan's fine art and culture. Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung is under care of Kaohsiung Bureau of Cultural Affairs since 2003.
Begin your Sightseeing in Kaohsiung with Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts. The museum built over 8.15 acres of land houses a wide collection of artifacts and sculptures made by well known artists as well as local artists. Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts in Kaohsiung is an extension of Neiweipi Cultural Park. The first phase of Neiweipi Cultural Park's construction ended in 1994. Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts was built in the first stage while the entrance plaza, sculpture park and ecology park were added later to enhance the attraction of the museum as a tourist site.
The museum can be broadly divided in 4 sections with each section housed in separate floors of the building. You will find a lobby, an open space containing a stationer, a service counter and computer information system installed on the first floor. Proceed to the Sculpture Hall which is considered as the core of the museum. The hall has connecting doors to many of the exhibition rooms in the museum. The hall mainly showcases a large collection of sculptures. A large skylight on the ceiling ensures enough daylight to make sculptures look more lively and animate.
Upstairs there are galleries exhibiting large art works on second floor. The third floor galleries at Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung display a valuable collection of calligraphy. Fourth floor galleries are temporary. These are arranged according to the need at the time of exhibition.
As you complete a guided tour of Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung there are a lot of things waiting outside for you. As you enter the periphery of the museum you can connect to the feeling of art at once. The surrounding area of the museum is beautifully designed with sculptures and plants to create a relaxing ambiance. There are open park walkways, a semi-circular outdoor plaza and covered walkways where visitors can stroll around and spent quality time. Also visit the Ecology park adjacent to Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung. The ecology park consists of a marshland, a lake with a small island, a forest, an observation platform and walkways.
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung opens at specific times except for Mondays and national holidays. With all the art collection and Ecology Park around the museum is certainly one of the most frequented Tourist Attractions in Kaohsiung.
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