Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory

Coordinates: 24°46′35″N 121°44′07″E / 24.77639°N 121.73528°E

Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory
菌寶貝博物館暨觀光工廠
General information
Type	Museum
Location	Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan  Taiwan
Opening	January 2011[1]
Owner	Bionin Biotechnology Inc.[1]
Website
www.bio-nin.com.tw

The Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory (BMM; Chinese: 菌寶貝博物館暨觀光工廠; pinyin: Jūnbǎobèi Bówùguǎn Jì Guānguāng Gōngchǎng) is a museum in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan.^[1] The museum is the first microorganism museum in Taiwan.^[2][3]

Name

The name of the museum reflects its literal meaning of "bacteria treasure" in Taiwanese and its homonym of "very precious" in Taiwanese.

Objective

The museum aims to help providing a further understanding about bacteria, so that instead of knowing only about harmful bacteria in nature, the general public will be able to recognize some of the beneficial microbes for human life and then relieve their fears or phobias.^[4]

History

In January 2011, the Bionin Biotechnology Inc. called for a group of experts in microorganism from Taiwan and the United States to found the Bionin Biotechnology Tourism Factory and Beneficial Microbes Museum.^[5][6]

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance northwest from Yilan Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration.

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan

References

1. "Beneficial Microbes Museum & Tourism Factory / 菌寶貝博物館暨觀光工廠". TaiwanEase. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
2. "菌寶貝博物館暨觀光工廠". Bio-nin.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
3. "Welcome to MEET TAIWAN CARD". Taiwanmiceforum.tier.org.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
4. "菌寶貝博物館暨觀光工廠". Bio-nin.com.tw. 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
5. http://s5.pimg.tw/avatar/eilanmuseums/0/0/zoomcrop/20x20.png?v=1321853424. "Beneficial Microbes Museum @ YilanMuseums :: 痞客邦 PIXNET ::". Eilanmuseums.pixnet.net. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
6. "09 Beneficial Microbes Museum & Tourism Factory - I-LAN MUSEUM ASSOCIATION". Il-mzm.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.