National Museum of Taiwan Literature
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| Established | 17 October 2003 |
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| Location | West Central, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°59′30.0″N 120°12′16.0″E / 22.991667°N 120.204444°ECoordinates: 22°59′30.0″N 120°12′16.0″E / 22.991667°N 120.204444°E |
| Type | Museum |
| Visitors | 150,000 (2007) |
| Director | [1] |
| Curator | Lee Ruiteng (李瑞騰) |
| Website | nmtl.gov.twm |
The National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL; Chinese: 國立臺灣文學館; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Wénxuéguǎn) is a museum located in Tainan, Taiwan. The museum researches, catalogs, preserves, and exhibits literary artifacts. As part of its multilingual, multi-ethnic focus, it holds a large collection of local works in Taiwanese, Japanese, Mandarin and Classical Chinese.
It was planned as a national-level organization to fill in a long-perceived gap in how the Republic of China's institutions had handled Taiwanese literature as a field of academic inquiry and popular discourse. Tainan was chosen for its historical significance as a cultural center.
History[]
The museum is housed in the , itself a national historical monument. The building was constructed in 1916 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan.[2] The Council for Cultural Affairs under the Executive Yuan set up the initial planning office. The museum was opened in 2003.
Activities[]
The museum houses the cultural heritage research center of Bureau of Cultural Heritage.[3]
Transportation[]
The museum is accessible within walking distance South West from Tainan Station of the Taiwan Railways.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Hundreds oppose revised curriculum". Taipei Times. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "About us". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "National Museum of Taiwan Literature". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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- National Museum of Taiwan Literature website
- Digital archive of the National Museum of Taiwan Literature
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