Wulai Atayal Museum
烏來泰雅民族博物館
Established1 October 2005
LocationWulai, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates24°51′50″N 121°33′05″E / 24.86389°N 121.55139°E / 24.86389; 121.55139
Typemuseum
ManagementIndigenous Peoples Department
Websitewww.atayal.ntpc.gov.tw (in Chinese)

The Wulai Atayal Museum (traditional Chinese: 烏來泰雅民族博物館; simplified Chinese: 乌来泰雅民族博物馆; pinyin: Wūlái Tàiyǎ Mínzú Bówùguǎn) is a museum about local aboriginal culture on Wulai Old Street in Wulai District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

History

In the late 1990s, the Taipei County Government came forward with a plan to established the Wulai Atayal Museum and gave a subsidy of more than NT$30 million to Wulai Township Office to construct the museum. The construction of the museum began on 18 July 2001. The construction for the structure of the main building was completed in February 2003. On 29 October 2003, Taipei County Magistrate Su Tseng-chang named the museum as Taipei County Wulai Atayal Museum. The first phase of the project was completed in June 2004. On 1 January 2005, the operations and management of the museum was transferred from Bureau of Cultural Affairs to Scenic Special Area Management Office of the Construction Bureau. The second phase of the project was completed in July 2005. The official opening of the museum was held on 1 October 2005. On 1 July 2007, the museum operation was transferred again to the Indigenous Peoples Department.[1]

Architecture

The museum is a three-story building house in a building surrounded by rows of checkered-shape patterns. A large aboriginal statue stands at the top of the museum building.[2]

Exhibition

The museum displays the history, customs, culture, rituals, religious faith and festivals of the Atayal aboriginal tribe.[3] The ground floor displays artifacts regarding origins, migration and natural ecology of Wulai, the middle floor displays face tattoo culture and the top floor displays the daily life and traditional crafts.[2]

Transportation

The museum is accessible by bus from Taipei Main Station.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wulai Atayal Museum, New Taipei City". Museum. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Wulai Atayal Museum". New Taipei City Travel. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wulai Atayal Museum". Lonely Planet. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Wulai Atayal Museum". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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