Museum of Zoology

Coordinates: 25°00′55″N 121°32′19″E / 25.01528°N 121.53861°E / 25.01528; 121.53861

Museum of Zoology
動物博物館
General information
Type Museum
Location Da'an, Taipei, Taiwan
 Republic of China
Opening 1928 (original building)
1998 (current building)[1]
Website
zoology.lifescience.ntu.edu.tw (English)

The Museum of Zoology (Chinese: 動物博物館; pinyin: Dòngwù Bówùguǎn) is a museum about zoology in Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is located at the National Taiwan University.[2]

History

The museum was originally established in 1928 during the Japanese rule. In the early days, recording of fauna in Taiwan and its neighboring areas such as Asia and Hainan was the major purpose of its collections. As time passed by, rodents and fishes became the main collection targets. In recent years, the collections expanded to include earthworms, bats, shrews, larval fishes etc.[3]

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance northeast from Gongguan Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. "Zoology Museum". UMAC Worldwide Database of University Museums & Collections. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. "Museum of Zoology". Museums. Taiwan: National Taiwan University. Retrieved 20 February 2014. External link in |work= (help)
  3. "||| 臺灣大學博物館群 ( NTU Museums ) |||". Museums.ntu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2015-07-25.


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