Day Trip in Kaohsiung City: Exploring New Urban Aesthetics, where Art and Architecture Meet Harbor Area.

Kaohsiung is a travel symbol for many Taiwanese, with its harbor, industrial, and military cultures. Recently, Kaohsiung’s new harbor aesthetics has brought more art ideas into the city. For newcomers, you can follow the attraction of art and space, and enjoy Kaohsiung’s art and architecture skyline!

 

A Guide to Explore Kaohsiung Art Life with Museum Building

Taiwan has many city-based urban curations, and Kaohsiung has its own aesthetic buildings and art activities. I like to recomment you to start from East to West area of Kaohsiung, first you can catch up with Taiwan’s international-level works such as Weiwuying National Arts and Culture Center, and visit Dadong Cultural Arts Center to learn some professional knowledge.

Then move to West area such as Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts and ALIEN Art Centre to pick an art field that I am interested in! When sunset comes, you definetly come to Kaohsiung Music Center / Wave Tower, to immerse yourself in the art and nature both inspiration.

 

Recommended itinerary and route

Morning: Kaohsiung Weiwuying National Arts and Culture Center>Dadong Arts Center>Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts

Afternoon: ALIEN Art Centre>Kaohsiung Music Center / Wave Tower>Kaohsiung Public Library

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9:00 a.m. Dadong Arts Center

The Dadong Arts Center has a huge transparent hot air balloon canopy, bringing different light, air flow and color. The traveler standing under the ball looks small, but still excited and has room for improvement. The Dadong Arts Center is a multifunctional art center.

I like its art library, which has more than 100,000 books and multimedia from various countries, covering movies, music, drama, dance, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, and crafts. You can pick a favorite art work and book the audio-visual room, and enjoy an afternoon alone. If you wait until evening, you may also see the film lights and water dance fountain show.

 

11:00 a.m. Kaohsiung Weiwuying National Arts and Culture Center

The Kaohsiung Weiwuying National Arts and Culture Center is like a white spaceship landing on the grass, bringing amazing art inspiration to people. Inside the Weiwuying building, it is a semi-open public space, but it blocks the road noise, and the music hall, opera house, performance hall, theater, exhibition hall, etc. enhance the acoustic effect, affecting the audience’s different experiences.

The Weiwuying building also keeps the Kaohsiung shipbuilding elements, such as draft scale, ship welding marks, ship steel plate, etc., and Asian elements. Travelers, show your observation and find them!

 

13:30 p.m. Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts

The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts is in the north, and it has been open for nearly 25 years. It is the oldest, but also the cradle of many Kaohsiung artists.

The Kaohsiung Fine Arts Museum is not as new as the new building, but the public art works, sculpture park, children’s art museum, and the exhibition topics inside and outside the museum always interact with people. As a senior, the Kaohsiung Fine Arts Museum is inclusive, bringing art to life, and making people want to go and get close.

 

15:00 p.m. ALIEN Art Centre

Contemporary art influences people, such as pop music, drama and film, which extend to the home and street. ALIEN Art Centre combines contemporary art with different senses, visions, lights, music, fragrances, furniture, etc., through the space layout, showing a different cross-time and space ensemble, dislocation or parallel extension, giving new life to art works.

Multimedia sound and light and cross-carrier interaction are also creating a new culture. For people who love contemporary film and music works, coming here will make you see the works from a different perspective.

 

17:00 p.m. Kaohsiung Music Center / Wave Tower

The Kaohsiung Music Center has a unique hexagonal roof and glass curtain, adding a new look to the harbor. It connects the Kaohsiung Port, the Wave Tower, the Coral Reef Space, the Dolphin Trail Space, and the Whale Bank Platform, as if bringing the underwater world to the shore, creating a magnificent stage on the sea.

With the bay as a backdrop, the Kaohsiung Music Center can play the unique music of Kaohsiung Harbor, and it is the busiest and most lively outdoor art venue. Sometimes it is fireworks, sometimes it is a light show, and now it is a water balloon installation art co-created by LINE stickers and six creators.

 

19:00 p.m. Kaohsiung Public Library

The Kaohsiung Public Library is inspired by a big tree and a gift box. The huge skylight makes a spacious and bright reading space.

The library has 8 floors and one million books. Turf and plants create a natural atmosphere. You can read the classics or feel like in the forest. It is an ideal place to enjoy books and art, and to relax. Also, after a day of absorbing art energy, Kaohsiung Public Library is a good place to calm down.

 

Walking along the coastal trail, the Kaohsiung harbor is sparkling, and elegant and sleek streamline buildings are reflected by the warm sun and sea water. The sea breeze blows away the heat, and also brings many colorful art exhibitions and performances.

Looking at “LOVE” landmark and night view on photo, I suddenly want to take a tour of Kaohsiung’s art and architecture one more time!