The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (國立臺灣美術館, Guomeiguan for short) is the country's national museum of Taiwanese art, and it costs nothing to get in. It opened in 1988 and holds about 19,000 works, shown in 15 galleries through changing exhibitions, with an outdoor sculpture park around the building. The whole site covers about 10 hectares.
- Hours Tuesday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00; Saturday and Sunday 09:00 to 18:00
- Closed Mondays, Lunar New Year's Eve, the first day of the Lunar New Year, and typhoon days
- Entry Free
- Address No. 2, Sec. 1, Wuquan W. Rd., West District
- Getting there Bus 159 from HSR Taichung Station; bus 75 or 56 from MRT Nantun Station (Green Line, 113)
What is inside
- The galleries. Galleries on three floors, numbered by floor (101 to 107, 201 to 205, 301 and 302), plus U-108, a space for immersive digital art. Shows change through the year, so check what is on before you go.
- Taiwan Children's Art Base (臺灣兒童藝術基地). A hands-on art space on B1 that opened in September 2022, next to a picture-book area for children under 12.
- The sculpture park. Outdoor sculptures on the lawns around the museum, free to wander.
- The rest. A VR gallery on the 2nd floor, an art library on the 3rd, a sunken garden on B1, and cafes including a branch of Chun Shui Tang (春水堂) on B1.
Good to know: on election day, Saturday 28 November 2026, the museum opens only from 13:00 to 18:00. Holidays from Tuesday to Sunday are normal opening days, but a Monday make-up holiday is not.
Getting there
- HSR From HSR Taichung Station: bus 159 to Tuku Parking Lot (土庫停車場(國美館)), about 20 minutes. The same bus goes on to the National Museum of Natural Science and Taichung Park.
- G From the MRT: Nantun Station (Green Line, 113), then bus 75 or 56 to the museum (美術館(五權西路)), about 10 minutes.
- TRA From Taichung Station: bus 75 to the museum (美術館(五權西路)), about 15 minutes. From Wuquan Station, bus 89 to the same stop, about 10 minutes.
The museum is the southern end of the Calligraphy Greenway, a park strip that runs about 3.6 km north to the National Museum of Natural Science. Shenji New Village, with its small shops and weekend markets, is close by in the same part of town. → West Taichung
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Sources
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts: visitor information, about the museum, floor guide, transport, election day notice and Children's Art Base opening. Bus 159 stops from Taichung City Bus. Calligraphy Greenway length from Taichung Tourism. Checked October 2026.