Chiayi Municipal Museum

Chiayi Municipal Museum
嘉義市立博物館
Established	9 March 2004
Location	East, Chiayi City, Taiwan
Coordinates	23°29′13″N 120°27′05″E / 23.48694°N 120.45139°ECoordinates: 23°29′13″N 120°27′05″E / 23.48694°N 120.45139°E
Type	museum
Public transit access	Beimen Station
Website	Official website (in Chinese)

The Chiayi Municipal Museum (traditional Chinese: 嘉義市立博物館; simplified Chinese: 嘉义市立博物馆; pinyin: Jiāyì Shìlì Bówùguǎn) is a museum in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.

History[]

The founding of the museum was a collective community effort in the hope to establish a cultural public space for all of the residents of Chiayi City. Among its displays are silk wrappings used to cover Tibetan Buddhist texts and an Islamic jade collection of the Qing emperors.^[1]

Exhibitions[]

The museum has the following galleries:^[2]

Geological Hall
Fossil Hall
Fine Arts Gallery

Activities[]

The museum offers courses and workshops in calligraphy, brush ink painting, paper mache, illustration, ikebana with a Taiwanese touch etc.^[3]

Transportation[]

The museum is accessible within walking distance west from Beimen Station of the Alishan Forest Railway.^[4]

References[]

^ "Taiwanese identity: Multiculti roots: A museum tells a new story". The Economist. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
^ "Chiayi Municipal Museum". Taiwan: taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Chia-Yi Municipal Museum". Cabcy.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

External links[]

Official website (in Chinese)

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[1] "Taiwanese identity: Multiculti roots: A museum tells a new story". The Economist. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

[taiwan-2] "Chiayi Municipal Museum". Taiwan: taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Chia-Yi Municipal Museum". Cabcy.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

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