Chiayi Municipal Museum

Coordinates: 23°29′13″N 120°27′05″E / 23.48694°N 120.45139°E / 23.48694; 120.45139

Chiayi Municipal Museum
嘉義市立博物館
General information
Type Museum
Location East, Chiayi City, Taiwan
Technical details
Floor count 3
Website
www.cabcy.gov.tw/cymm

The Chiayi Municipal Museum (Chinese: 嘉義市立博物館; 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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Taiwanese identity: Multiculti roots: A museum tells a new story". The Economist. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chiayi Municipal Museum". Taiwan: taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 19 January 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=654&Itemid=175
  4. ↑ "Chia-Yi Municipal Museum". Cabcy.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
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