Mayor's Residence Art Salon Introduction
The Mayor's Residence was built in 1940, featuring tatami mat rooms and Western-style furniture, resembling a contemporary art museum with its "Japanese-Western mixed style." Before 1994, nearly all former mayors lived here; after Mayor Huang Ta-chou moved out upon leaving office, it became uninhabited. Since the establishment of the Taipei City Cultural Affairs Bureau, it has been managed by an external organization and opened to the public, transforming into a cultural and artistic center focused on literature, history, and philosophy, hosting various exhibitions and activities, and offering courses for the public to learn. The Mayor's Residence includes an arts restaurant, a performance hall, a small VIP meeting room, a Japanese-style lecture hall, a living arts museum, a sunlit reading room, and approximately 100 ping of outdoor plazas in the front and back yards. The arts restaurant is a popular spot, always packed with outdoor seating when the weather is nice, serving signature dishes such as roasted lamb shank and German pork knuckle, along with a set meal from the Mayor's Residence and business lunch options, offering a rich variety of flavors, including a thoughtful vegetarian baked rice option. The sunlit reading room specializes in poetry collections, being the only place in Taipei dedicated to selling poetry, encouraging everyone to engage with this cultural space to nourish their souls.
