New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum

The New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum (Chinese: 新北市立鶯歌陶瓷博物館; pinyin: Xīnběi Shìlì Yīnggē Táocí Bówùguǎn) is a museum presenting ceramics located in Yingge District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum
新北市立鶯歌陶瓷博物館
Established26 November 2000
LocationYingge, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates24°56′57.5″N 121°21′7.3″E
TypeArt museum
Visitors1,153,263 (2015)
DirectorWu Hsiu-tzu
Websitewww.ceramics.ntpc.gov.tw
Exhibit in the Ceramics Museum
Exhibit in the Ceramics Museum

History

The museum opened on 26 November 2000.[2] The museum houses exhibits as well as a ceramics studio.

Exhibitions

The permanent exhibits present five major themes:[3]

  1. Traditional Pottery Techniques Hall
  2. Once they Were: Development of Taiwan Ceramics
  3. Pottery Town: History of Yingge
  4. Shuttle Through Time: Prehistoric/Aboriginal/Contemporary Ceramics
  5. Future Prediction: Industrial and High-tech Ceramics

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance South West from Yingge Station of Taiwan Railways.

See also

References
  1. "Long layovers in Taiwan can be rewarding: Tourism Bureau". focustaiwan.tw.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Exhibition, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum.



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