Asia Museum of Modern Art
24°02′49.5″N 120°41′17.5″E / 24.047083°N 120.688194°E
Asia Museum of Modern Art | |
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亞洲現代美術館 | |
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General information | |
Type | Museum |
Location | Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan |
Construction started | 24 January 2011[1] |
Opening | 24 October 2013 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Floor area | 4,111 m2 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Tadao Ando |
Website | |
Asiamodern.asia.edu.tw |
The Asia Museum of Modern Art (Chinese: 亞洲現代美術館; pinyin: Yàzhōu Xiàndài Měishùguǎn) is a museum in Wufeng District, Taichung, Taiwan. The museum is located at Asia University.
History
The groundbreaking ceremony for the museum construction was held on 24 January 2011. On 4 September 2013, the museum was officially named the Asia Museum of Modern Art or Asia Modern in short. After years of construction, the soft launch of the museum was held on 21 September 2013. The museum was officially opened on 24 October 2013 in a ceremony attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, Taichung Mayor Jason Hu.[2]
Architecture
The museum was designed by architect Tadao Ando with a triangular shape of structure. The museum interior covers an area of 4,111 m2 with additional surrounding grounds measuring 19,840 m2. The museum building consists of three floors, which houses café, shop and lecture hall on the ground floor and art galleries on the upper and top most floor.
See also
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References
- ^ "History of Asia Modern". Asia University Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016.
- ^ "AU Celebrates Grand Opening of University Museum of Art". Asia.edu.tw. Retrieved 22 July 2016.