In 1996, the former Taipei City Government building was designated as a Municipal Heritage Site; and based on the policy of reusing historic building, the front of the building was renovated into MOCA, Taipei whereas the two lateral buildings were assigned as the classrooms of Jian Cheng Junior High School. The combination of MOCA, Taipei and Jian Cheng Junior High School not only became the foremost example of having a museum and a school share one building, the site was also taken as an extension of the cultural-historical axis from Taipei Confucius Temple to Dalongdong Baoan Temple. The establishment of MOCA, Taipei was also deemed as a new opportunity to rejuvenate the development of Datong District. With all eyes of the cultural and artistic circles in Taiwan on the site, the municipal historic site as well as the former Taipei City Government building was revitalized and transformed into the only museum of contemporary art in the country, and was inaugurated on May 26, 2001. Ever since then, a new landmark has been created on the cultural map of Taipei. 台北當代藝術館自2001年開館後，前七年由市政府委託民間企業家組成的「當代藝術基金會」統籌營運，基金會董事和歷任館長、館員們同心合力，陸續辦理了許多精采絕倫的當代藝術展覽，除了致力推動台灣與國際藝壇的對話，也用心開拓民眾的美感品味和文化視野。2008年1月1日起，為期七年的「公辦民營」合約結束，台北當代藝術館轉由台北市文化基金會接手營運。新的經營團隊除了延續之前的營運理念和方向，也進一步匯聚海內外的關注，結合官方有限資源與民間贊助力量，媒合多元文化和跨界創意。除了扮演國際當代藝術展覽的重要據點，和彰顯台灣當代藝術成果的焦點櫥窗，當代館始終自我期許的三個目標：一是推動多元風貌的藝術創作與展覽，二是著眼於激發民眾的新觀點和新思維，三是提供當代城市發展源源不絕的創意與活力。