Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum

Coordinates: 25°03′42″N 121°32′44″E / 25.06167°N 121.54556°E / 25.06167; 121.54556

Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum
鄭南榕自由紀念館
General information
Type Museum
Location Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan
 Republic of China
Opening 1999[1]
Website
www.nylon.org.tw

The Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum (Chinese: 鄭南榕自由紀念館; pinyin: Zhèngnánróng Zìyóu Jìniànguǎn) is a museum in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is dedicated to the pro-democracy activist Cheng Nan-jung.

History

The museum was inaugurated in 1999, on Human Rights Day, in honor of Cheng Nan-jung's lifelong struggle for freedom. The museum was built on the site of Cheng Nan-jung's self-immolation on 7 April 1989, which was an act of protesting the government curbing of the freedom of speech.[1]

Exhibitions

Original manuscripts and objects belonging to Cheng Nan-jung are housed in the museum. There are also several copies of magazines from the Freedom Era.[2]

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance northeast from Zhongshan Junior High School Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Cheng Nan-Jung Liberty Museum / 鄭南榕自由紀念館". TaiwanEase. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum". Taiwan: Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
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