Pingtung Art Museum Introduction
Pingtung Art Museum (formerly the old site of the county government) is oriented east and faces west. It is an example of post-war first-generation county-controlled municipal architecture, holding historical significance in the locality. Designed and supervised by Lin Rongzhang, a technician from the county government, the building measures 52 meters in length and 20 meters in width, covering an area of approximately 980 square meters. It was completed and opened to the public in October 1953, and remained in use until July 2005 when the city hall moved to a new administrative building. The original site was loaned to the county government's cultural bureau for five years without charge, during which it underwent renovations with funding from the Cultural Affairs Council to become an art museum. Earlier this year, after the lease expired, the county government reclaimed the site for self-management. The county government has since demolished some internal facilities and all lighting fixtures, and the city hall is currently undergoing internal renovations, hoping that the museum will impress the public upon its reopening. The space of Pingtung Art Museum exhibits early modern architectural traits, featuring a facade with rows of slender elongated windows, with an overhang added at the entrance to emphasize its role. Inside, there are no excessive partitions apart from the tall colonnades, and the light introduced through the row of windows creates a better sense of openness throughout the space. Currently empty, the museum showcases a ceiling structure composed entirely of cypress wood beams, clearly visible, complemented by round or square window grilles, and columns with leaf-shaped capitals in a Western style, enhancing the unique beauty of the museum's architecture as light and shadows vary.
