Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles

Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles
台灣花磚博物館
Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles
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LocationWest, Chiayi City, Taiwan
Coordinates23°28′59.9″N 120°26′45.9″E / 23.483306°N 120.446083°E / 23.483306; 120.446083
Typeart museum
OperatorJames Hsu
WebsiteOfficial website (in Chinese)

The Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles (traditional Chinese: 台灣花磚博物館; simplified Chinese: 台湾花砖博物馆; pinyin: Táiwān Huāzhuān Bówùguǎn) is an art museum in West District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.

History

The museum building used to be a timber storage building during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. The museum founder James Hsu and his friends collected resources to purchase and renovate the building in 2015.[1] In the same year, the museum building received subsidies for renovation from Chiayi City Government.[2]

Exhibitions

The museum exhibits more than 4,000 pieces of classical style of tiles, especially from the year 1915–1935.[3]

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance northeast of Chiayi Station of Taiwan Railways.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Decorative Tiles and Red Brick, A Taiwanese Architectural Dialogue". New Southbound Policy Portal. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ Huang, Tzu-ti (26 July 2018). "Museum of Ancient Taiwan Tiles a success of Chiayi's old building rejuvenation effort". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles". Chiayi City. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 17 June 2021.