Pingtung Art Museum Introduction
Pingtung Art Museum (formerly the site of the local government office) is oriented east to west and belongs to the first generation of post-war county-administered city government buildings, holding local historical significance. Designed and supervised by public office employee Lin Rongzhang, 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 in October 1953, until the city government moved to a new administrative building in July 2005. The original site was borrowed for five years by the County Cultural Affairs Bureau without charge, and renovations were carried out with assistance from the Ministry of Culture to convert it into an art museum. Earlier this year, as the lease expired, the public office resumed management, and the county government dismantled some interior facilities and all lighting fixtures. The public office is currently undergoing interior renovations, hoping to impress citizens upon reopening. The space of Pingtung Art Museum reflects early modern architectural characteristics, with its facade featuring rows of slender windows, and an awning added at the entrance to emphasize its role. The internal space, aside from tall columns, has no excess partitions, and the light introduced by the clerestory windows provides a better sense of openness. Currently empty, the interior of the Pingtung Art Museum reveals a ceiling structure built entirely of cedar wood beams, visible for all to see, complemented by round and square window grilles and column capitals in a Western-style leaf shape, enhancing the unique beauty of the museum's architecture amidst changing light and shadow.
