Chiayi Municipal Museum

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.

Chiayi Municipal Museum
嘉義市立博物館
Established9 March 2004
LocationEast, Chiayi City, Taiwan
Coordinates23°29′13″N 120°27′05″E
TypeMuseum
Public transit accessBeimen Station
Websitewww.cabcy.gov.tw/cymm

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]

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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. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Chia-Yi Municipal Museum". Cabcy.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-04-21.



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