Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum

The Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum (traditional Chinese: 台原亞洲偶戲博物館; simplified Chinese: 台原亚洲偶戏博物馆; pinyin: Táiyuán Yàzhōu Ôuxì Bówùguǎn) was a museum of puppet theatre in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It aimed to preserve and promote traditional Asian puppet culture and to foster interaction between local and international puppet troupes.[2]

Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum
台原亞洲偶戲博物館
Established2000 (TTT Puppet Centre)
November 2005 (Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum)
LocationDatong District, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°03′21″N 121°30′33″E
Typemuseum
ManagementRobin Ruizendaal (director)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The museum was originally established in 2000 as the TTT Puppet Centre. It was then renamed as the Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum (Chinese: 林柳新紀念偶戲博物館; pinyin: Lín Liǔxīn Jìniàn Ǒuxì Bówùguǎn) in November 2005 before it was known as its current name. On 1 July 2019, the museum closed down.[3]

Exhibitions

It housed more than 10,000 puppet theater items from around the world, including glove, shadow, string and water puppets.[1][4]

Transportation

The museum was accessible within walking distance north of Beimen Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

References
  1. Lamb, Elizabeth (19 November 2013). "WTIC members visit Puppet Theatre Museum". The China Post. Taiwan. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. "About the Museum". Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  3. "Announcement of the closure of the Museum". Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. Spencer, David. "Top 10 alternative places to visit in Taipei". Taiwan News. Retrieved 29 August 2017.


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