Introduction: 淡江大學為進一步提昇校園藝術學風,增進藝術欣賞知能,擬藉由展覽、表演、推廣、典藏、交流等方式,進行與校際、與社會、與國際間的互動,達到藝術與教育、校園與社區、文化與國際相結合之目的;乃於千禧年初始,正式籌劃設立「藝術中心」。經董事會通過,將本校原「羽球館」作為設置地點,以董事長文錙之名訂為「文錙藝術中心」;並延請建築師設計規劃,同時邀請國內知名藝術家捐贈作品舉辦展覽,為「文錙藝術中心」之開幕共襄盛舉。籌備期間至開幕前,共收到藝術品有國畫、書法、油畫、版畫、水彩、雕塑及多媒體作品等一百三十餘件,爾後仍收到許多藝術家的陸續捐贈。民國89(2000)年11月7日校慶前一天,「文錙藝術中心」正式落成,並舉行盛大之啟用及首展開幕典禮。
On its 50th anniversary, Tamkang University inaugurates Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center in order to elevate artistic academic atmosphere, enhance the ability to appreciate and the interest in fine arts, and to integrate arts and education as well as campus and society by means of exhibition, performance, and collection.Conceived at the beginning of the year 2000, the Center was to be built at the formerly badminton court on Tamsui Campus, and the Board of Trustee reached a decision to name the center Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center. To match with the Fiftieth Anniversary of Tamkang University, the Center was inaugurated on November 7,2000.