Both the world-renowned National Palace Museum on the outskirts of Taipei and the Museum of History contain art treasures which reflect the past glory of four thousand years of Chinese civilization--from the Shang dynasty up to the Ching dynasty (early twentieth century).
四合院形制所產生的許多中庭，則可做室外雕塑展。高而潘表示，台北美術館的建址因位於飛機航道上，不宜往上發展；因此除了地上三層，地下也建有三層。