Pier-2 Art Center

The Pier-2 Art Center (traditional Chinese: 駁二藝術特區; simplified Chinese: 驳二艺术特区; pinyin: Bó Èr Yìshù Tèqū) is an art center in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.^[1]

Pier-2 Art Center
駁二藝術特區
General information
Type	arts center
Location	Yancheng, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°37′11.6″N 120°16′54.2″E
Completed	1973
Website
Official website

History

The arts center was originally an abandoned warehouse site due to Kaohsiung's shift from industrial city to service city. The warehouses were built in 1973. Due to the persistence of local artists, the area was finally released and remade to be an arts center. In 2006, the Bureau of Cultural Affairs of Kaohsiung City Government and under management of the Kaohsiung Pier-2 Art Development Association and Shu-Te University's art development workshop^[2] took over the center, starting a series of exhibitions.^[3][4]

On 9 March 2021 at 1:04 a.m., a fire broke out at one of the warehouse building of the center. The fire was extinguished two hours later which left the building with only its concrete walls and metal frames.^[5][6]

Buildings

Dayi Warehouse

P2 Warehouse

Penglai Warehouse

• Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Railway, located at Warehouse 7 and 8
• Art Plaza
• Bicycle Warehouse
• C1+C2 Warehouse (In89 Cinemax)
• C3 Warehouse
• C5 Warehouse
• Dayi Warehouse
• Moonlight Theater
• P2 Warehouse
• Penglai Warehouse
• Warehouse 9
• West Coast Bike Path^[7]

Transportation

The center is accessible within walking distance South West from Yanchengpu Station of Kaohsiung MRT.^[8] Since 2017, Dayi Pier-2 Station(駁二大義) and Penglai Pier-2 Station(駁二蓬萊) of Kaohsiung LRT pass through the Pier-2 Art Center.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
• Shu-Te University

References

1. "The Pier-2 Art Center". Kaohsiung Travel. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
2. "文化部-地方文化館". Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
3. "Pier-2 Art Center-About Pier-2". Pier-2.khcc.gov.tw. 2000-10-10. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
4. superspace.moc.gov.tw/en/local_culture_page.asp?rid=189
5. Wang, Shwu-fen; Hsu, Elizabeth (9 March 2021). "Fire destroys old warehouse at Pier 2 Art Center in Kaohsiung". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
6. Cheng, Ching-Tse (9 March 2021). "Major fire erupts at Kaohsiung's Pier-2 Art Center in southern Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
7. "Pier-2 Art Center-Open Spaces". Pier-2.khcc.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
8. "Pier-2 Art Center-Getting Here". Pier-2.khcc.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

External links

• Official website
• Kaohsiung Pier-2 Art Center draws record crowds
• The Pier 2 Art Center