The Presidential Office Building Permanent Exhibition

TIn 1948 the post-World War II Provincial Government made the Presidential Office Building the venue for the first Taiwan Province Expo, opening the building to the general public for the first time. It was not until 1995 during President Lee Teng-hui's administration that the Presidential Office Building was opened to the public for the first time as the highest office of Taiwan.

The Presidential Office Building was designated as a national historic site in 1998. After President Chen Shui-bian took office in 2000, the building was opened for public visits on weekdays, and exhibitions were also held there. In 2008, after President Ma Ying-jeou took office, exhibits of historical objects from past presidents were introduced. After taking office in 2016, President Tsai Ing-wen further expanded permanent exhibitions at the Presidential Office Building so that the public can walk through the premises and gain a more intimate knowledge of this important historic building, gradually realizing the spirit of the democratic era as The People's Presidential Office.

In 2017, National Day celebrations featured a Presidential Office Building light show for the first time. In 2019, the “Spend A Night @ Taiwan's Presidential Office Building” program invited international guests to experience democratic Taiwan firsthand. Since then, the Presidential Office Building has often hosted various public events including public benefit functions, parent-child activities, and farmers' markets. This century-old building, no longer a symbol of distant power, now reflects the openness and participatory nature of democratic politics.

With the passage of time, today's Presidential Office Building has come to embody the democratic values embedded in Taiwan society, and the full meaning of democracy draws closer with each step through its corridors of history.