The 100-year-old Taichung State Hall will be fully open from tomorrow. View all exhibitions and schedules at once

Taichung State Office resumes its century-old glory. (Photo by reporter Huang Xulei)

After six years of renovation at a cost of NT$655 million, the Taichung State Hall, a national monument, will be officially unveiled tomorrow (15th). The Cultural Affairs Bureau will simultaneously launch two special exhibitions including the Mayor’s Invitation Exhibition "Special Exhibition Paying Tribute to Senior Taichung Artists" and "Taichung State Hall Past and Present". A snail market and street performance will also be held on weekends and holidays.

The Taichung State Office was built in 1913 and was designed by the Japanese architect Moriyama Matsunosuke. It has a history of 113 years. More than 190 employees of the Central City Cultural Bureau have moved into the office on August 31. Public spaces such as the lawn outside the Cultural Bureau’s official office and the A and B exhibition halls will be opened on Thursday.

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The Cultural Affairs Bureau said that the first "Special Exhibition to Pay Tribute to Senior Taichung Artists" brings together the works of nine senior Taichung artists, including Liao Chi-chun, Ye Huocheng, Zhang Xiqing, Lu Futing, Chen Tingshi, Chen Huoqing, Lin Baojia, Lin Zhizhu, and Chen Xiayu. The works are diverse and will be on display until December 24.

"Taichung State Hall Past and Present" reviews the historical development and restoration process. The exhibition period will be until January 8 next year. Next year, the A and B exhibition halls have allocated 17.1 million yuan to host 9 exhibitions, including the Taichung Ceramics Research Exhibition, the Taiwan and Macao Watercolor Exchange Exhibition, and the Taichung Photography Senior Research Exhibition. The exhibition halls are almost full.

In order to open up a century-old new look, the State Hall will successively hold the State Hall Jazz Session, TCOD Taichung Original Pop-up Exhibition + Cultural and Creative Design Joint Exhibition, and the Grand Ceremony of Keeping the Universe - Old Objects Ceremony from the beginning of October. On the weekend (17th to 18th), there will be Made in Taichung - Little Snail Market, and the Taichung Heritage Day event will be held until October 31st.

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