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National Taiwan Museum (Traditional Chinese:國立台灣博物館) is at the north of 228 Memorial Park. It was established in 1908, is the oldest museum in Taiwan. It was set up by the colonial government of Japan during the Japanese rule in Taiwan. It is located in Taipei, Taiwan.
History
[编辑]Established in 1908, the museum is the oldest in Taiwan. The colonial government of Japan set up the Taiwan Governor Museum on October 24, 1908 to commemorate the inauguration of the North-South Railway. The museum had a collection of over 10,000 items in its initial stages. In 1915, the new building of the museum in Taipei New Park was inaugurated and became one of the major public buildings during the Japanese occupation.
Under the nationalist Chinese government, the Department of Education of the Taiwan Provincial Government took over the administration of the museum in 1949 and renamed it "Taiwan Provincial Museum." The museum underwent two major renovations in 1961 and 1994 respectively. Since 1999, the museum has been administered by the Central Government and renamed "National Taiwan Museum." Throughout the years of war and political transition and after twice being renamed, it stands as the only museum established during the colonial years, which is still in operation on its original site.
For a century, since the Ching dynasty, the museum has been standing in front of the Taipei Railway Station, on the north-south and east-west pivotal crossroads of old Taipei . Its elegant architecture, abundant collections and unique geographical position have made the museum an important landmark in Taipei. In 1998, the Ministry of the Interior declared the museum a "National Heritage." The museum has witnessed Taiwan's history and recorded its natural and humanitarian developments. Through this window, one may catch a glimpse of Taiwan's evolution with regard to the fields of earth sciences, humanitarian developments, zoology, and botany.
The museum maintains its original scale, with five departments - anthropology, earth sciences, zoology, botany and education. The collection features specimens of Taiwan's indigenous animals and plants as well as cultural artifacts. Through its regular exhibitions and special exhibitions, publications and various educational programs, the museum is serving the public as an educational establishment.
System of Museums in Capital
[编辑]"System of Museums in Capital" is a big project started by Council for Cultural Affairs in 2005. It takes National Taiwan Museum as the center and combine nearby historic monuments associated with Japanese rule in Taiwan such as 228 Memorial Park, Presidential Building, and Taipei Guest House. This system becomes the best starting point to those who wants to know the history of Taiwan.
- Above 2 bulidings was orginally used as Land Bank of Taiwan's head office(now moved to a new building nearby). The recovery was started at Feb. 8th, 2007 and will be completed at May 2008, and then it will be used for exhibtion.
Besides, the following historic monuments will be restored and added into the system as museums.
- 台灣總督府交通局鐵道部: Originally head office of Taiwan Railway Administration. It is under repair now and will be Railway Museum in the future.
- 公賣局舊樟腦工廠: Completed in 1990
- 專賣局(台北): Head office of 台灣菸酒公司, it will be used for in industry exhibition the future.