Kaohsiung's big three are the Museum of Fine Arts, in a park on the light rail; the National Science and Technology Museum, Taiwan's largest museum of applied technology; and the Museum of History, free, in the old city hall by the Love River. Almost all close on Mondays.
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (高美館) opened in 1994 on the old Neiweipi wetland, with a sculpture park and, since 2005, a Kids' Art Museum.
- Hours Tue to Sun 09:30 to 17:30 (tickets until 17:00)
- Closed Mondays and Lunar New Year's Eve
- Entry NT$90; NT$45 students; free 16 and under. Special exhibitions extra
- Station Light rail Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (C21), 5 to 8 min walk; for the Kids' Art Museum, Neiwei Arts Center (C21A)
National Science and Technology Museum
The National Science and Technology Museum (科工館) is Taiwan's largest museum of applied technology, a good rainy-day choice with children.
- Hours 09:00 to 17:00 (tickets until 16:00)
- Closed Mondays (open on holiday Mondays), Lunar New Year's Eve and Day
- Entry Exhibition halls NT$120; NT$90 students
- Station Light rail Science and Technology Museum (C30), about 600 m; TRA Science and Technology Museum, about 500 m
Kaohsiung Museum of History
The Kaohsiung Museum of History (高雄市立歷史博物館) fills the former city hall, on the Love River's west bank, and was Taiwan's first municipal history museum. It's free.
- Hours Tue to Sun 09:00 to 17:00
- Closed Mondays (open on holiday Mondays) and Lunar New Year's Eve
- Entry Free
- Station MRT Cianjin (O4) or Yanchengpu (O2), about 10 min walk
Weiwuying tours
You can tour Weiwuying, the arts centre with the rolling roof, without a show ticket. Scheduled tours run at 13:30 and 15:30 (NT$120); some days have sessions in English or Japanese (NT$300). Book online. MRT Weiwuying (O10), exit 6.
And more
- The Takao Railway Museum in Hamasen: see the harbor.
- Kaohsiung Hakka Cultural Museum (客家文物館) in Sanmin, near light rail Longhua Elementary School (C23): its exhibition hall is closed for repairs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027; the basement exhibition stays open.
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Sources: Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (tickets, getting there); National Science and Technology Museum; Kaohsiung Museum of History; Weiwuying tour fees; Hakka museum: Kaohsiung Hakka Affairs Commission. Checked October 2026.