Taiwan Matters
A curated, regularly updated list of Taiwanese events across Europe — film screenings, exhibitions, concerts, performances, festivals and talks. Taiwan shows up in unexpected places across Europe, but event details are often spread across many different websites and community pages. Taiwan Matters brings these events together in one place, sorted by date and filterable by country and event type, with direct links to official organizers for details and registration — so you can find out what's happening near you without checking a dozen different pages.
118 events currently listed.
Taiwanese artist Li Yi-Fan explores how screens—from painting and cinema to today’s digital displays—shape images, anxiety and perception, at the Taiwan Pavilion of the 2026 Venice Biennale in the historic Palazzo delle Prigioni.
Organized by Taiwan in Italy, Li Yi-Fan 李亦凡
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Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze expresses her deep bond with Taiwan through calligraphy, bringing meaning, rhythm and flowing brushstrokes together in two works on view at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum.
Organized by Rijksmuseum Asian Pavilion
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Taiwanese artist and fashion designer Sophie Hong blends traditional East Asian aesthetics with contemporary design in “wearable art” exploring cultural heritage and identity, on view at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum.
Organized by Rijksmuseum Asian Pavilion
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Taiwanese video artist Yuan Goang-Ming brings two works to Arles that turn familiar scenes of Taiwan into reflections on uncertainty, technology and the pressures beneath everyday life, as part of the international “Come Together” exhibition.
Organized by Centre Culturel de Taïwan à Paris 駐法國臺灣文化中心
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Taiwan’s Seed Dance Company brings contemporary dance to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with “The Wall,” a visually striking work exploring how we navigate barriers, connection and vulnerability in an increasingly divided world.
Organized by Taiwan in the UK
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Taiwanese performing arts productions take the stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, bringing a diverse snapshot of Taiwan’s contemporary creativity to audiences in Scotland.
Organized by Taiwan in the UK
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A retrospective of Taiwan New Cinema master Edward Yang in Brussels, whose films capture the changing face of modern Taiwan through stories of family, love, ambition and urban life.
Organized by Cinema Galeries
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What do we really see when we look at a landscape? Taiwanese artist Rong-Ci Zhang combines photography, 309 moon prints and sound in 25 Years and Non-Fiction Island, exploring memory, identity, time and the gap between seeing and understanding.
Organized by Taiwan in Finland
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Slow down with ink, tea and a little stillness: Taiwanese calligraphy artist Rae Hsu brings First Path to Helsinki, exploring nature, meditation and the beauty of a single, unrepeatable stroke.
Organized by Taiwan in Finland
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A dream lineup for Taiwan film lovers: this Bern retrospective brings together films by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Tsai Ming-liang and Ang Lee, tracing Taiwanese cinema from the 1980s to the 1990s and the island’s transition from martial law to democracy.
Organized by Taiwanese Association in Switzerland
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Taiwan’s B.DANCE brings *Floating Flowers* to Glasgow’s Ballet Nights, transforming the Taiwanese tradition of floating water lanterns into a contemporary dance about change, longing and letting go.
Organized by B.DANCE
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Taiwan’s internationally renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre brings 13 Tongues to Dresden, blending contemporary dance, folk sounds, Taoist chants and vivid projections to conjure the street life and memories of old Taipei.
Organized by Taiwan in Germany
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How did Taiwan become the heart of the global semiconductor industry? *A Chip Odyssey* traces 50 years of chipmaking through the engineers, factory workers, policymakers and tech veterans who helped build it.
Organized by Taipei Mission in Sweden and the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Sweden
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Taiwan joins one of Berlin’s major contemporary art gatherings as TING TING ART SPACE presents seven artists at POSITIONS BERLIN, including Taiwanese sculptor Tsai Wei-Cheng and his distinctive blend of Eastern imagery and contemporary form. (Booth H6 A20)
Organized by Taiwan in Deutschland
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Taiwanese artist Michael Lin transforms Brussels’ La Loge with *Tea Towels and Serviettes*, a monumental site-specific installation inspired by everyday textile patterns and designed to turn the exhibition space itself into part of the artwork.
Organized by Taiwan in the EU and Belgium
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Come see, hear, taste and play your way through Taiwan at Taiwan Day in Poland, with temple parade traditions, contemporary dance, Beiguan music, bubble tea, Taiwanese food and a lively market.
Organized by Taiwan in Poland
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Taiwan and Finland meet through film at *Eyes Across Seas*, a short film festival in Helsinki exploring migration, memory, identity, faith and human connection through emerging filmmakers from both places.
Organized by Freddy Lim, Taiwan in Finland
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Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy returns with a wide-ranging program of international cinema, with Taiwanese films expected among this year’s selections.
Organized by Helsinki International Film Festival, Taiwan MOC 文化部
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A powerhouse lineup of Taiwanese cinema lands in Prague, with classics by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang and Tsai Ming-liang alongside restored and contemporary works tracing family, city life and social change across generations.
Organized by Taiwan in Czech Republic
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From Haydn to contemporary Taiwan, *Between Fragility and Resilience* traces a musical journey through stability, uncertainty and renewal, including *Rainy Darkness*, a Taiwanese work reflecting how people adapt, endure and keep creating through change.
Organized by 好海洋藝術, Da Capo 音樂藝術
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Taiwan Film Festival Berlin brings together Taiwanese feature films, shorts, documentaries and restored classics, using this year’s “FOLKTALE” theme to explore memory, migration, identity, belief and life in contemporary Taiwan.
Organized by Taiwan Film Festival Berlin: FOLKTALE: The Story We Invent to Survive
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A nice chance to discover contemporary art from Taiwan in Vienna, **The Beauty of Formosa** brings Taiwanese artists and their work to CITYgalleryVIENNA for a week this October.
Organized by Taiwan in Österreich 駐奧地利代表處
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The OneSong Orchestra, conducted by Che-Yi Lee and featuring flutist Jasmine Choi, brings a Taiwanese musical program to Austria.
Organized by Taiwan in Österreich 駐奧地利代表處
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Time to play! Taiwan and Austria meet across the game table for a day of board games, Taiwanese snacks and a little friendly competition.
Organized by Taiwan in Austria
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