New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum

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 / 24.949306°N 121.352028°E / 24.949306; 121.352028
Typeart museum
Visitors1,153,263 (2015)
DirectorWu Hsiu-tzu
Websitewww.ceramics.ntpc.gov.tw
New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum
Traditional Chinese新北市立鶯歌陶瓷博物館
Simplified Chinese新北市立莺歌陶瓷博物馆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnběi shìlì Yīnggē táocí bówùguǎn
Wade–GilesHsin1-pei3 shih4-li4 Ing1-ko1 t‘ao2-tz‘ŭ2 po2-wu4-kuan3
IPA[ɕín.pèɪ ʂɨ̂.lî íŋ.kɤ́ tʰǎʊ.tsʰɨ̌ pwǒ.û.kwàn]
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳSîn-pet sṳ-li̍p Yîn-kô thò-chhṳ̀ pok-vu̍t-kón
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSānbāk síhlaahp Ānggō tòuhchìh bokmahtgún
Jyutpingsan1 bak1 si5 laap6 ang1 go1 tou4 ci4 bok3 mat6 gun2
IPA[sɐn˥.pɐk̚˥ si˩˧.lapʰ ɐŋ˥.kɔ˥ tʰɔw˩.tsʰi˩ pɔk̚˧.mɐt̚˨.]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSin-pak chhī-li̍p Eng-ko tô-chû phok-bu̍t-koán
Tâi-lôSin-pak tshī-li̍p Eng-ko tô-tsû phok-bu̍t-kuán
Exhibit in the Ceramics Museum
Exhibit in the Ceramics Museum

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

History

The museum opened on 26 November 2000.[2] In March 2016, the museum signed an agreement with Google to include its collections in the art project of Google Cultural Institute.[3]

Exhibitions

The museum houses exhibits as well as a ceramics studio. The permanent exhibits present five major themes:[4]

  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

There is also an experimental pottery area for children to play with clay, and a pottery workshop for artists and experts to share experiences and thoughts.[5]

Transportation

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

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Chung, Oscar (1 September 2016). "City of Splendid Culture". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Exhibition, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum.
  5. ↑ "Yingge Ceramics Museum". Taiwan Tourism Bureau. Retrieved November 27, 2022.