Fangyuan Museum of Arts

Coordinates: 23°11′57″N 120°09′26″E / 23.19917°N 120.15722°E / 23.19917; 120.15722

FANG-YUAN Art Museum
方圓美術館
General information
Type Art museum
Location Jiangjun, Tainan, Taiwan
Opening 24 November 2008
Website
www.fy-mofa.org.tw
Wall around the Fangyuan Museum of Arts.

The FANG-YUAN Art Museum (Chinese: 方圓美術館; pinyin: Fāngyuán Měishùguǎn) is an art museum in Jiangjun District, Tainan, Taiwan.[1]

History

The museum building was originally constructed in 1944 as the Suisheng Clinic of Huang Ching-wu, the former head of township in the area. In 2008, the building was purchased by an entrepreneur Lin Chen-feng. He then rebuilt it to be a museum of fine arts.[2]

Architecture

The building is a mixture of Taiwanese and Western architectural styles featuring the 4-section compound with corridors and arched winding cloisters.

Exhibitions

The museums displays pottery and porcelain which are commonly used in the early days of Taiwan.

See also

http://www.fy-mofa.org.tw/

References

  1. ↑ "方圓美術館". Taiwan: Tainan City Government Tourism Bureau. Retrieved 21 January 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ http://www.tainan.gov.tw/tainanE/page.asp?nsub=A7A100
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