Sheltering Sky Gallery
Fig.6: The art studio on the top
- Address: No.111, Sec. 1, Huanhe N. Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City 103
- Hours: Fri, Sat 14:00-17:00 (Class) Tue-Sat 11:00-17:00 (Gallery)
- Phone: (02) 2558-5789
Dadaocheng is a simple and unsophisticated place, which affluent in elegant art ambience. Like its name, Sheltering Sky Gallery is locating on the rooftop. The gallery is endowed by an artist, Ying-Ping Bao, providing art enthusiast a place for their art creation. The Gallery also offers various courses of painting techniques. The Gallery also held plenty of exhibitions and symposiums on the first floor.
Fig.7: “The Memory of Dadocheng”, was completed in 2009 by the Sheltering Sky Gallery
The Sheltering Sky Gallery has created three incredible mosaic- tiled arts along Dadaocheng wharf’s walls. For the latest information about the class schedule, please contact the provided information for more details.
The Customs Museum
Fig.8: The entrance of the Customs Museum
- Address: No.13, Tacheng St., Datong Dist., Taipei City 103
- Hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00 (reservation advised)
- Phone: (02) 2550-5500 ext. 2212 or 2213
Founded in 1996, the Customs Museum has collected various artifacts, foreign souvenirs, and contraband goods from 150 years ago earliest. The Museum is dived to five sections, “Clearance Procedure”, “Anti-Smuggling”, “Maritime Light Towers”, “International Customs Administration”, and “Customs Documents and Artifacts”. When visiting the museum, don’t forget to check out the pagoda at the entrance. Total of 13 stories with 3 meters high, it is the representative treasure of the Customs Museum.