Art Education

Play Space Plug-in

Date

Permanent

Location

Every corner of Taichung Green Museumbrary

Play Space Plug-in
Activating every corner of Taichung Green Museumbrary
with interactive learning experiences for all ages!

As Taiwan’s first cultural institution to integrate an art museum and a public library, Taichung Green Museumbrary is shaped by architectural ideas of flow, encounter, and integration. By weaving together the distinct qualities of a museum and a library, the building becomes a cross-disciplinary environment where knowledge and perception are explored side by side.

The original architectural design included a dedicated Play Space for children’s education in the museum and a Children’s Reading Area in the library. Through a rethinking of the overall spatial strategy, new possibilities emerged. Play Space was transformed into a Collection Learning Space, and the Play Space Plug-in initiative was launched. This project extends children’s education beyond a single room, embedding it throughout the entire institution and reimagining it as an inclusive platform for visitors of all ages. Through hands-on, interactive learning tools, audiences are invited to experience the museum beyond looking—engaging with art through the body, the senses, and active participation.

In today’s art museums, visitors are no longer limited to passive viewing. Participation, dialogue, and self-expression have become essential pathways to learning and engagement. Developed through Design Thinking and a children-centered approach, Play Space Plug-in brings together artists and specialists with extensive experience in children’s education and interaction. The learning kits were tested with five different age groups—from families and teenagers to adults—ensuring that each tool’s content and format supports meaningful participation across generations.

The program features three permanent learning kits and two exhibition-based kits:
1. Permanent kits are integrated into public areas throughout the Green Museumbrary, responding to the building’s architecture and the museum’s collection.
2. Exhibition-based kits are developed in dialogue with special exhibitions, offering visitors alternative and playful ways to engage with exhibition themes.

The visual identity of Play Space Plug-in draws inspiration from the iconic image in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince—is it a hat, or a snake that has swallowed an elephant? The learning kits are intended not only as platforms for understanding the Green Museumbrary’s architecture, the museum’s collection, and exhibition content, but also as invitations to imagination and artistic exploration. The three permanent kits and two exhibition-based kits are each given nickname-like subtitles—Forma, Coco, Luma, Ditto, and Ziggy—bringing the tools closer to visitors while echoing the unique qualities of each corner they inhabit.

Leaflets for the current Play Space Plug-in are available at the 1F Information Desk, the Museum B2 Information Desk, and the 5F Information Desk. Visitors are warmly invited to follow the guide, explore every corner of the Green Museumbrary, discover each learning kit, and complete every mission along the way.

Supervisor: Cultural Affairs Bureau, Taichung City Government

Organizer: Taichung Art Museum

Curatorial Team: HIDE & SEEK AUDIOVISUAL ART

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