History
The Taipei City Government Department of Cultural Affairs was Taiwan’s first dedicated local cultural affairs agency. After efforts by three successive mayors, multiple rounds of city council debate and negotiations, and the advocacy and support of cultural pioneers and experts, the department was officially established on November 6, 1999.
The department’s goals are “Integrating Culture into Everyday Life,” “Bringing Tradition into the Modern World,” and “Taking Local Culture to the Global Stage”. The department is committed to integrating culture with education, local communities, industries, and international exchange, and it is striving to become the nation’s first “people-centered cultural bureau,” one that supports the public rather than dictating cultural policies.
The department is structured as follows.
| Five operational divisions: | Cultural & Creative Development Division |
| Cultural Heritage Division | |
| Arts Development Division | |
| Cultural Resource Division | |
| Cultural Facility Division |
| Four administrative offices: | Personnel Office |
| Accounting Office | |
| Secretariat | |
| Civil Service Ethics Office |
| Six affiliated institutions: | Taipei Zhongshan Hall |
| Taipei City Archives | |
| Taipei Symphony Orchestra | |
| Taipei Fine Arts Museum | |
| Taipei Chinese Orchestra | |
| Taipei City Arts Promotion Office |
| Three administrative legal entities: | Taipei Music Center |
| Taipei Performing Arts Center | |
| Taipei Culture Foundation |
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