Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei. The building of the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (MOCA Taipei) is itself a municipally designated historic monument of great historical value. The building of the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (MOCA Taipei) is itself a municipally designated historic monument of great historical value. Completed in 1921, this building originally served as the "Jiancheng Elementary School" during the Japanese colonial era, exclusively for the education of Japanese children and a few elite Taiwanese students. Its architectural style is distinctive, featuring a red brick facade, elegant vertical strip windows, a wooden roof structure, and a black-tiled Western-style pitched roof. After 1945, the building was repurposed as the Taipei City Government's administrative offices, playing a central role in driving Taipei's municipal development for decades. It wasn't until 1994, when the Taipei City Government relocated to the new municipal center in Xinyi District, that this building was relieved of its duties. In 1996, the former Taipei City Government building was designated as a municipal historic monument, and based on the policy of reusing historic sites, a new transformation plan was initiated. The museum was initially named "Taipei Second Art Museum," but after being spun off from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM), it was officially renamed in 2000 and officially opened as "Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei" on May 26, 2001. For the first seven years after its opening, it operated under a "publicly managed, privately operated" model, with the Contemporary Art Foundation promoting dialogue between Taiwanese and international art scenes. Since 2008, the Taipei City Cultural Foundation has taken over its operations, continuing to integrate
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