Hsinchu Image Museum
新竹市影像博物馆（有乐馆）
Built in 1933 as Youle Hall, once Taiwan's first air-conditioned cinema. It is now a museum devoted to film and the moving image.
Youle Hall was built in 1933 as a high-end theater in Hsinchu during the Japanese occupation period. It is considered Taiwan's first cinema equipped with air conditioning. After the war it was renamed Guomin Grand Theater. In 2000 it reopened as the Hsinchu Image Museum, retaining its Baroque-style façade and the atmosphere of an old theater. The museum displays film projectors, vintage posters, and materials on Taiwan's film history, and a small screening room regularly shows classic and art films. Admission is inexpensive. The museum is closed on Mondays, and opening hours and screening schedules follow official announcements. It is located on Zhongzheng Road, next to the East Gate and the Prefecture Hall.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun (check official announcements)
Nearby sights
- Yingxi Gate (East Gate of Hsinchu)
- Hsinchu Prefecture Hall
- Hsinchu City God Temple
- Hsinchu Railway Station
- Beimen Street & Changhe Temple
- Hsinchu City Glass Museum
- Hsinchu Zoo
- Eighteen Peaks Mountain