Department of Cultural Affairs

Building Name: Home Village—Home Village Story Museum 

Opening Date: October 2022

Cultural Property Type: Historical building

Phone: (02) 2365-2530

Address: No. 1, Lane 131, Yongchun Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100

Website: Home Village Fan Page https://homevillage.taipei/

About the Site

Home Village is located along Yongchun Street next to the Xindian River. It was originally planned for use as a park during the Japanese colonial period; after the Second World War broke out, it was converted into a base for the Japanese Artillery Regiment barracks. The Nationalist government took over the defunct Japanese government’s public land after retreating to Taiwan, and the building was used as a communications repair workshop for the Combined Logistics Command. Some of the communications repair staff began moving into Home Village. The residents of the military villager rebuilt and added to the wooden Japanese colonial buildings and post-war repair workshops, turning them into residences. In 2015, the four buildings in Home Village were registered as historic buildings.

At the end of October 2022, the first building to be restored by the Taipei Department of Cultural Affairs was opened, and the Home Village Story Museum was established as a site for exhibitions, guided tours, and seminars. In the future, the historical space will integrate its former identity as a military village with the history of Home Village in order to communicate the importance of preserving military village culture through experimental art, exhibitions, performances, and workshops. It will also highlight community sentiments with the surrounding Tingzhou Road, National Taiwan University, Treasure Hill, and the various cultural facilities and resources of Chengnan, transforming the space into an education-friendly shared learning base, preserving the soul of military villages amid greenery and red brick walls and keeping the spirit of shared learning alive.

[Visiting Hours]

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed: Monday

Transport Information: Exit Taipower Building Station Exit 1, walk along Xinhai Road in the direction of Tingzhou Road Section 3 to the Substitute Military Service Center, turn into Tingzhou Road Section 3, walk down Lane 24, Tingzhou Road Section 3, and turn right to arrive at Home Village.