MUSEUM SPOTLIGHT
Taiwan is filled with enchanting and interesting museums which you can spend all day exploring. From history to science, literature to Indigenous culture, Taiwan’s varied museums are waiting for you! Here, we help you get to know some of them better. Why not take a closer look?
佛光山佛陀紀念館 Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum
The largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan, The design of the museum is inspired by both an Indian stupa and the Mahabodhi Temple inside the Bodhgaya religious site in India. Above it sits the world’s tallest bronze sitting Buddha statue. Read More…
Chimei Museum 奇美博物館
Chimei Museum is a comprehensive museum with wide collections of Western art, musical instruments, weaponry and natural history. Read more…
Taipei Fine Arts Museum / 臺北市立美術館
Founded in 1983, Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) is Taiwan’s first museum of modern and contemporary art, and among one of the oldest in Asia. Read more…
Jing Mei White Terror Memorial Park / 白色恐怖景美紀念園區
The first institution in Asia which has transformed a historic location where rights abuses occurred into a site for human rights education. Read more…
Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines / 故宮順益台灣原住民博物館
A specialist museum founded on the collection and display of artifacts of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples. Read more…
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts / 高雄市立美術館
KMFA showcases the development of local art, and serves as a museum to showcase the history of art and its development in Taiwan. Read more…
National Taiwan Museum of Literature / 國立臺灣文學館
The NMTL records, organizes and explains Taiwan's literary heritage. Archives and displays include examples from indigenous Malayo-Polynesian cultures as well as from key periods in Taiwan history. Read more…
National Museum of History, Taipei / 國立歷史博物館
The Taiwan National Museum of History was the first museum to be established in Taiwan in 1955. Read more…
National Palace Museum Southern Branch / 國立故宮博物院南部院區
Inside, you can find exhibits including textiles, ceramics and tea, artifacts from Japan & Korea, as well as references to Buddhism and Islam, and of course a large collection of Taiwanese antiques. Read more…
National Palace Museum / 國立故宮博物院
Built and established in 1965, The National Palace Museum houses the world's largest and finest collection of Chinese art. Read more…