New Taipei Art Museum to Illuminate Night Sky with "Haishan Night Walk" Light Show

The New Taipei City Museum of Art is set to unveil "Haishan Night Walk – New Taipei City Museum of Art Architectural Light Sculpture and Sound Environment Theater," an immersive nighttime experience combining architectural light art and a sound theater. Running from June 20 to July 12, the 10-minute show aims to create a captivating journey through light, sound, and the surrounding landscape.

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The Haishan Night Walk, through light sculpture projection, lasers, electronic sound, and the landscape environment, creates an immersive nighttime experience.

Artistic director Chen Yi-chieh, a recipient of international design awards, leads a creative team including music director Wang Hsi-wen. They will use light projection, lasers, and electronic soundscapes to transform the museum into a "platform of light" that opens to the city. The experience is designed to evoke a sensory journey connecting historical context with future possibilities.

The exhibition draws its name from "Haishan," an ancient place name encompassing areas like Sanxia, Yingge, Shulin, Tucheng, Banqiao, Zhonghe, Yonghe, and Xinzhuang. It aims to weave together the cultural memories of these regions, reflecting the historical evolution from the Qing Dynasty's "Haishan Village" to the Japanese colonial era's "Haishan Prefecture." The show also anticipates the imminent opening of the San-Ying Line MRT, using light and sound to reinterpret local textures and future rhythms.

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This exhibition, by intertwining light sculpture and sound environment theater, creates a 10-minute immersive nighttime experience, echoing the important moment of the San-Ying Line's upcoming opening.

A key highlight is the "360-degree panoramic light sculpture theater," which extends projections beyond the building's facade onto the landscape. A preview of the show will be available during the "2026 New Taipei City Summer Solstice Music Festival" on June 20-21. Limited preview performances will run from June 23-26, with the full exhibition commencing June 27.

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The Haishan Night Walk starts from the ancient place name 'Haishan,' tracing the historical context from the Qing Dynasty's 'Haishan Village' to the Japanese colonial era's 'Haishan Prefecture,' connecting the cultural memories of areas including present-day Sanxia, Yingge, Shulin, Tucheng, Banqiao, Zhonghe, Yonghe, and Xinzhuang.