Saturday, January 3, 2015

Taipei, Taiwan: National Taiwan Museum

Updating bank books, those were the days. This machine still works like a charm!

The National Palace Museum is a must visit for any first trip to Taipei (the most popular exhibit being the jadeite cabbage) but the oldest museum in Taiwan is the National Taiwan Museum (NTM). So eclectic you can catch a glimpse of dinosaurs, gain insights into the history of local banking and admire some qipaos (a traditional Chinese dress) at only 20NT.

The NTM was established as the Taiwan Governor Museum near Taipei Railway Station in 1908 by the Japanese colonial government, making it the oldest museum in Taiwan. Later it was renamed Taiwan Provincial Museum before it got its current name and declared a "National Heritage". It covers the areas of earth sciences, humanitarian developments, zoology, and botany. The building was designed by the Japanese architect Ichiro Nomura based on the Greek Doric-style with building materials imported from Japan such as black marble from Akasaka and white gypsum from Mito, as well as locally-grown Hinoki wood and pebble-washed terrazzo.

Natural Life

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Natural History

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Fossils

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Art

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Going to the bank

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The door

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A piece of Singapore

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Outside the museum, crossing over

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National Taiwan Museum

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National Taiwan Museum

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Qipao exhibition

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So pun-ny

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National Taiwan Museum

Design your own masterpiece

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2 comments:

  1. Last time I visited National Palace Museum, I will visit NTM next time. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Yes I only visited the Palace Museum in my first trip, that's a must-visit!

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