Mayor's Residence Art Salon Introduction
The Mayor's Residence was built in 1940 and features a combination of tatami rooms and Western-style furniture, resembling a contemporary art museum, representing a blend of Japanese and Western styles. Before 1994, nearly all mayors lived here, and after Mayor Huang Ta-chou moved out upon completion of his term, it has remained unoccupied. Following the establishment of the Taipei City Cultural Bureau, the residence was outsourced for operation and opened to the public, transforming it into a cultural center focused on literature, history, and philosophy, hosting various exhibitions and activities, as well as offering courses for public learning. The Mayor's Residence includes a cultural restaurant, a performance hall, a small VIP meeting room, a Japanese-style lecture hall, a life arts museum, a sunlit reading room, and approximately 100 pings of outdoor plazas in the front and back yards. The cultural restaurant is a popular spot, bustling with patrons in good weather, featuring signature dishes such as roasted lamb shank and German pork knuckle, as well as a Mayor's Residence set meal and business lunch with a rich variety of flavors, including a thoughtfully prepared vegetable baked rice for vegetarians. The sunlit reading room specializes in poetry collections, making it the only place in Taipei dedicated to selling poetry, encouraging everyone to engage with this cultural space to enrich their souls.
