- Chinese Name: 林之助紀念館
- Located At: Taichung City (Central Taiwan)
- Year of Establishment: 1941
- Did You Know That…?
- The Memorial Hall was originally a faculty dormitory of the National Taichung University of Education. After World War II, Lin served as a fine arts professor at the university, and the dorm became Lin's personal studio and residence for sixty years.
- English Address: No. 158-162 Liuchuan W. Road Section 2, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- Contact Number: +886-4-22183652
- Website:www.linchihchumemorial.com.tw
About the Artist
Late Taiwanese artist Lin Chih-chu devoted his life to raising the status of eastern gouache, which is also known as dis-temper or glue-color painting. Moreover, in the decades since the end of Japanese rule, he had been at the forefront of efforts to preserve and promote this unique and culturally significant style of painting … (read more)
About the Museum
Lin Chih-chu Memorial, a classic architecture of Japanese official residence style, was registered as a Historic Monument by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taichung City Government in 2007. It officially opened to the public in 2015 to commemorate the master of eastern gouache painting.