SDG 11.2.3 Public access to museums

SDG 11.2.3 Public access to museums

NCUE offers exhibition spaces such as the Yi-hui Hall (Baisha Art Center), Staff Dorms 1-6 (Hou Garden), the College of Extension Education (Arts and Culture Corridor), Hong-Dao Hall (You Yu Yi Gallery), and the University History Museum. These spaces are open to the public free of charge throughout the year, and various arts and cultural exhibitions are held regularly or irregularly, allowing the public convenient access to artistic and cultural activities. The newly established Alumni Hall in 2025 is set to be serve as an art exhibition and cultural display venue, showcasing artistic creations, historical photographs, and precious materials from alumni, faculty, and students. The Alumni Hall provides an exchange platform that carries NCUE's memories and creativity, functioning as a museum or gallery open to the public.

In addition, faculty and students from NCUE's Department of Fine Arts actively participate in off-campus art exhibitions. By organizing exhibitions outside the university, students are able to showcase their artistic works in various venues and promote the creation of fine arts to the community.

Summaries of NCUE's exhibition venues are as follows:

1. Yi-Hui Hall: Baisha Art Center

(1) The Baisha Art Center at NCUE has ample space and comprehensive facilities. It serves as a venue for students in the Department of Fine Arts to present their creations and exhibit their works. Considerable funds are allocated annually to purchase and update equipment and facilities to meet the needs of faculty and students for creation and exhibition. The center regularly invites external artists to exhibit various types of artworks and provides free tours for visitors from both inside and outside the university.

(2) Figures 1-3 show photos of the exhibition space of the Yi-hui Hall.

Figure 1. Yi-Hui Hall Exhibition Venue

Figure 2. Yi-Hui Hall Exhibition Venue

Figure 3. Yi-Hui Hall Exhibition Venue

2. NCUE Faculty Housing 1-6: Hou Garden

(1) NCUE Staff Dorms 1-6: Hou Garden was transformed from former faculty dormitories at NCUE's Jinde Campus into an alternative exhibition and performance space called "Hou Garden" in 2007. The area serves as a place that encourages experimental creation to promote arts and cultural exchange. Hou Garden is open to visitors from both inside and outside the university free of charge.

(2) Figures 4-5 show photos of the exhibition space of Hou Garden.

Figure 4. Hou Garden Exhibition Space Exterior

Figure 5. Hou Garden Exhibition Space Interior

(3) In 2024, a total of 12 exhibitions were held at the Baisha Art Center exhibition space and Hou Garden, including graduation exhibitions, experimental exhibitions, and departmental exhibitions. The exhibition schedules and details are shown in Table 1, with exhibition posters shown in Figure 6.

Table 1. List of Department of Fine Arts On-Campus Exhibitions in 2024

Session	Exhibition Period	Exhibition Name	Venue
1	2024/01/22-02/02	Traces of Consciousness｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts 2024 Annual Curated Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
2	2024/03/04-03/17	Along the Edge Project: Extraction	Hou Garden
3	2024/04/17-04/26	Tou Tou Li totally｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts Class of 2024 Graduation Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
4	2024/05/06-05/22	Contemporary Low-Energy Children	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
5	2024/05/29-06/14	NOFORMU1A "When the Exhibition Erases All 'Rules'"	Hou Garden
6	2024/06/13-06/20	Ping·Di｜2024 NCUE Department of Fine Arts Graduate Program Joint Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
7	2024/06/13-06/20	Miao｜Cross-Media Art Creation (II) Final Critique Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
8	2024/09/16-09/21	ㄐㄌ｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts Class of 2028 Freshman Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
9	2024/09/16-09/26	What's the Matter──NCUE Class of 111 MFA Creative Group Experimental Exhibition	Hou Garden
10	2024/09/30-10/16	Boundless—NTUA Doctoral Program Art Forum｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts 2024 Annual Invited Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
11	2024/10/26-11/22	Jinde Gathering Place: Sampling and Experimentation｜2024 Alumni Invitational Exhibition of the Department of Fine Arts, NCUE	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
12	2024/12/02-12/13	Think·Think｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts 30th Annual Departmental Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts

Figure 6. 2024/06/13-06/20 [Ping·Di｜2024 NCUE Department of Fine Arts Graduate Program Joint Exhibition]

(4) For more information on the exhibitions held by the Department of Fine Art, please visit the website: https://artwww.ncue.edu.tw/activity/list/2

3. Teaching Building: Arts and Culture Corridor

(1) To provide students with a space to exhibit their work, the College of Extension Education has set up the Arts and Culture Corridor on the sixth floor of the Teaching Building. Various artists are invited periodically to showcase their works, transforming the office area into a gallery. The Corridor is open to the public year-round free of charge.

(2) Table 1 lists the exhibitions held at the Arts and Culture Corridor in 2024

Table 1. Overview of Arts and Culture Corridor Exhibitions in 2024

Serial No.	Exhibition Period	Exhibition Name
1	2024.01.01-2024.12.31	Permanent Exhibition

(3) Exhibition Events

College of Extension Education’s Exhibition Information

Exhibition Period: 2024/1/1-2024/12/31

Exhibition Name: "Permanent Exhibition"

Venue: Arts and Culture Corridor, College of Extension Education

See Figures 7-8 for exhibited works.

Figure 7. Calligraphy Works Displayed in the "Permanent Exhibition" at the Arts and Culture Corridor

Figure 8. Oil Paintings and Photography Works Displayed in the "Permanent Exhibition"

4. Hong-Dao Hall - You Yu Yi Gallery

(1) The "You Yu Yi" art exhibition venue of the Department of Chinese is located on the third floor of the Department of Chinese building (Hong-Dao Hall). It is a small yet elegant horseshoe-shaped venue that has hosted numerous exhibitions of artistic works. These exhibitions have been well-received and highly praised by faculty, students, and visitors from outside the university. It is widely recognized as a quality space for relieving stress and elevating aesthetic appreciation.

(2) To enhance the cultural literacy of faculty and students, the Department of Chinese hosted two exhibition events in 2024, all of which were provided free of charge to the public. The exhibition schedule for the You Yu Yi Gallery of the Department of Chinese in 2024 can be found at:
https://chinese.ncue.edu.tw/front/You%20Yu%20Yi/news.php?ID=a6bb3fcbea5c8c7fef9eb08bc6a6f3b4183e7f62ee4401a612b1faeda2c9c2ec

(3) Figure 9 shows a photo of the exhibition space in the You Yu Yi Gallery.

Figure 9. Exhibition Area at the You Yu Yi Gallery

5. The University History Museum, established in 2011, displays videos and historical collections since the school was founded in 1971. It also stores items donated by overseas partnering schools. The museum manifests NCUE’s elegant and historical visage. The museum is open to the public all year round free of charge. Figures 10-13 show the photos from exhibitions in the NCUE History Museum.

Figure 10. Entrance of the Museum

Figure 11. University Anthem Display

Figure 12. The University’s Spirit and the Emblem

Figure 13. Guests Signatures and Valuable Collections

6. Alumni Hall

(1) The Alumni Hall is located on the fourth floor of the Baisha Administration Building, which can be reached by a short walk straight ahead from the university’s main entrance. Positioned directly across from the front gate, it symbolizes the enduring care and connection alumni have with their alma mater. This is not merely a physical space, but an important platform for fostering alumni sentiment and deepening social networks. In the future, the Alumni Hall will also serve as an art and cultural exhibition space, showcasing artistic creations by alumni and faculty-students, historical photographs, and precious materials such as alumni publications. It will become a venue where memories and creativity of NCUE converge. Much like museums or galleries that open their exhibition spaces to the public, the Alumni Hall will also act as a gateway for visitors to engage with NCUE's historical and cultural heritage. Through these visual narratives, it will evoke alumni emotions and collective memories, further strengthening the deep emotional bonds between alumni and their alma mater, while enriching the public's understanding and resonance with the development journey of National Changhua University of Education.

(2) Links to related news:

(a) https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20250727700098-439901

(b) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Nd7-pRqcc

(3) Photos of the Alumni Hall venue are shown in Figures 14-17.

Figure 14. Alumni Hall Entrance

Figure 15. Alumni Hall Corridor

Figure 16. Alumni Hall as Conference Room, and Its Display Area

Figure 17. Alumni Hall as Lounge Room and Its Display Area

7. Off-Campus Art Exhibitions:

In addition to hosting exhibitions on campus, the faculty and students of the Department of Fine Arts at NCUE actively participate in off-campus art exhibitions. In 2024, a total of 31 exhibitions were held off-campus, covering graduation works, USR ecological art projects, and thematic exhibitions in collaboration with enterprises and foundations. By organizing exhibitions outside the university, students are able to showcase their artistic works in various venues and promote the creation of fine arts to the community (Figure 18).

Among these, the NCUE Department of Fine Arts University Social Responsibility Implementation Project: "Ecological Homelands and Urban-Rural Sustainability: A Changhua Ecological Art Project," was selected through the O-Bank Education Foundation's "Star of the Levee 2.0" open call and received exhibition funding to organize the "Arctic Green Ark - Ecological Art Exhibition." During the exhibition period, the work "Eco Art & Eco Ark" created by NCUE Department of Fine Arts student Hsu Hung-Chi was acquired by the O-Bank Education Foundation for NT$200,000, marking a new beginning for the local ecological sustainability alliance between NCUE and the O-Bank Education Foundation (Figure 19). This has become an important case study for promoting local ecological and cultural sustainability development, advocating for sustainable urban-rural development and co-creating the future through "Ecological Cities."