Taichung’s new ‘Museumbrary’ expands Taiwan’s culture credentials – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
A new art museum fused with a library is scheduled to open tomorrow in Taichung, the biggest city in inland Taiwan, in a building designed by the prize-winning Japanese architecture practice SANAA.Known as the Taichung Green Museumbrary, the pairing is an ensemble of airy white boxes of varying heights. It consists of eight interconnected structures: three for the Taichung Art Museum, four housing the Taichung Public Library, and one that will be used as offices. The sprawling 58,000 sq. m project is located in the city’s 67-hectare Central Park, within a decommissioned military airport.