History
Preparation and planning for the Taipei Cultural Center began  in April 1961 and the center was formally established as the Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall in January 1964. Dedicated to serving the  citizens of Taipei City, the  Taipei Cultural Center has organized many social education activities with a range of  services which has constantly expanded over the past few years.With the establishment of the  Cultural Bureau on  November 6  1999, the Center was transferred from the  Education Department to the Cultural Bureau, and has begun to focus more on  promotion of art and cultural activities. In the future, the Taipei Cultural Center pledge  to continue to provide the best service possible for the  citizens of our city.

•In April 1961 the Taiwan Provincial Government set up a preparatory committee under the Education Department of the Taipei 
   City Government to take charge of the establishment of Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall under the direction of the
   Hsinchu Provincial Social Education Hall.

•In January 1964 the Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall was officially established and began operation in a borrowed
   location in the Chung-Shan Building (now the Chung-Shan Market) of Taipei.

•In January 1966 the Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall borrowed the Ming-Lun Hall from Confucius Temple as its
   provisional location and began the planning a leisure activity space for citizens.

•In 1967, with the organizational restructuring of the Taipei City Government, the Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall
   became independent of the guidance of Hsinchu Provincial Social Education Hall, and underwent a significant expansion
   in budget, equipment, and staff.

•In 1976 the Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall decided to construct its own offices at the planned site of
   Municipal Park No. 5. The construction work commenced in March 1979 and was completed in June 1983. The new location
   was officially opened to the public on October 22 of the same year.

•In February 1987 the Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall set up an affiliate center, the Yen-Ping Activity Center, on the 9th
    floor of the Yen-Ping Administration Building, to take charge of the promotion of folk art activities.

•On November 6 1999, the Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall underwent organizational restructuring and was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Cultural Bureau, with its official English name designated by the City Government as Taipei Cultural Center.