Taipei in December 2026: Monet to Matisse opens at the Fubon Art Museum on 12 Dec, Ryuichi Sakamoto is at TFAM, MoCA Taipei’s The Museum After runs to 31 Dec, and Pigo Lin’s solo show at Neverland Gallery closes on 5 Dec.
Following our November picks, here is what you can see in Taipei in December 2026. Titles and dates come from each organiser’s official website (checked November 2026); hours and prices may change, so check again before you go.
Neverland Gallery | Pigo Lin: Pluck It While It’s Juicy
- Dates: 21 Nov – Sat 5 Dec 2026
- Artist: Pigo Lin (Taiwan)
- Age: adult themes – 18+ only
- Address: No. 56, Ln. 164, Hulin St., Xinyi Dist., Taipei 110 (near Fubon Art Museum)
- Hours: Tue–Sat 1–6 pm; by appointment, free admission
- MRT: Yongchun Station, Exit 4 – about a 5-minute walk
- Booking: https://www.neverland.gallery/en/pages/booking or LINE @neverland.gallery
The title rewrites a line from the Tang poem “The Golden Robe”, turning tradition on its head to explore the restlessness, curiosity and taboos of adolescence through erotic art in many forms. Saturday 5 December is the last day – book early. Read more: Pigo Lin: the Taiwanese artist painting desire in a comic-book style.
For dates, the opening (Saturday 21 November, 15:00), opening hours and booking, see the Pigo Lin solo exhibition page.
Fubon Art Museum (Xinyi)
- A Century of Modern Art – Monet to Matisse: Treasures from the Toledo Museum of Art II: 12 Dec 2026 – 13 Apr 2027, 1F. 57 works from the Toledo Museum of Art, from Impressionism to abstraction – Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Matisse, Mondrian and more. NT$500 on the ticketing page.
- Fubon Collection – Resonance: Symphony of Light, Love & Color and Fubon Collection – SANYU: until 31 Dec 2026, 3F.
- Visit: No. 79, Songgao Rd., Xinyi Dist.; daily 11 am–6 pm (last entry 5:30 pm); MRT Taipei City Hall, Exit 3, about 9 min on foot. See visitor information.
The museum is close to Neverland Gallery – see our art walk near Fubon Art Museum (Pigo Lin’s show runs until 5 Dec).
Taipei Fine Arts Museum (Zhongshan)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time: 31 Oct 2026 – 14 Mar 2027, 1F. Seven large installations tracing Sakamoto’s art practice since the 2000s.
- Wang Yahui: Voyager: 12 Sep 2026 – 3 Jan 2027, 2F. Video installations, kinetic sculpture, photography and drawings from over two decades.
- Taipei Art Awards 2026: 24 Oct 2026 – 14 Feb 2027, 3F. Ten finalists.
- Visit: 181 Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3; Tue–Sun 9:30 am–5:30 pm, Sat until 8:30 pm, closed Mon; general admission NT$30 (check the website for individual shows); MRT Yuanshan, Exit 1. See visitor information.
MoCA Taipei (Datong)
- The Museum After: 19 Sep – 31 Dec 2026. Marking MoCA’s 25th anniversary before a three-year renovation, the show cuts through the building to look at the labour, spaces and systems behind a museum.
- Visit: No. 39, Chang’an W. Rd.; Tue–Sun 10 am–6 pm, closed Mon; NT$100; MRT Zhongshan, Exit 6, about 5 min on foot.
National Palace Museum (Shilin)
- A Keen Eye: Aesthetic Principles and the Appreciation of Painting: 9 Oct – 27 Dec 2026, Exhibition Area I. Symmetry, contrast and repetition as ways into Chinese painting.
- Visit: No. 221, Sec. 2, Zhishan Rd., Shilin Dist.; Exhibition Area I Tue–Sun 9 am–5 pm, closed Mon (open on Mon 7 Dec); NT$350; bus from MRT Shilin, Exit 1 (about 15 min). See visitor information.
MoNTUE (Da’an)
- CONFLUENCE: Craft Exchange between Taiwan and Kanazawa: 14 Nov 2026 – 21 Feb 2027. 83 craft makers from Taiwan and Kanazawa in dialogue.
- Visit: No. 134, Sec. 2, Heping E. Rd.; Tue–Sun 10 am–6 pm, closed Mon; MRT Technology Building, about 5 min on foot; see the website for admission.
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (Xinyi) | free
- CONNECTING: 10 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027, Taiwan Design Museum Gallery 03, Tue–Sun 10 am–6 pm, free. Thirteen school redesign projects.
- Art Window Project – Breathing Ocean: Water, Whenua, Us: 6 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027, outdoor factory windows, open 24 hours, free. A photography show with the Auckland Festival of Photography.
- Visit: No. 133, Guangfu S. Rd., Xinyi Dist.; about 350 m from MRT Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Exit 5.
Galleries in Xinyi and the East District (free entry)
- Eslite Gallery: 王玫玲: 關鍵字—延續 (solo exhibition; Chinese title), until 12 Dec 2026 (B1, No. 88, Yanchang Rd., Xinyi Dist.; Tue–Sat 11 am–7 pm).
- Bluerider ART (Taipei · Dunhua): Dirk Salz, Painting Without Brush, until 31 Dec 2026 (1F, No. 77, Sec. 2, Dunhua S. Rd.; Tue–Sun 10 am–6:30 pm).
- Michael Ku Gallery: 張凱鈞: 埋藏與浮現 (solo exhibition; Chinese title), until 30 Dec 2026 (4F-2, No. 21, Sec. 1, Dunhua S. Rd.; Tue–Sat 11 am–7 pm).
- Gallery de Sol: 楊偉林: 1111 project – 蜂築／尋找一位詩人 (Chinese title), until 6 Dec 2026 (3F, The Arcade, No. 166, Dunhua N. Rd.; Tue–Sat 1–9 pm).
To see several galleries in one go, try our Taipei Gallery Guide 2026: A Walking Map of Xinyi & the East District. Neverland Gallery’s next exhibition will be announced on Exhibitions.
Sources: each organiser’s official website (checked November 2026). Dates, hours and prices are subject to the latest official notices.
→ Book a visit to Neverland Gallery (free admission)
Tue–Sat 1–6 pm | MRT Yongchun Station, Exit 4, about a 5-minute walk | Pigo Lin’s show is 18+ only
