Discovering Taiwan is a permanent exhibition dedicated to the History of the collections of the National Taiwan Museum, the History of the Natural and Aboriginal Treasures of Taiwan, and the History of Japanese Researchers who built this institution one century ago. The exhibition scenography links this past to the future by questioning the prospect of cultural heritage through 367 pieces including 265 of the most important pieces from the Museum?s collection, facing sculptural, video and sound installations created by contemporary Taiwanese artists.

© Christophe Gaubert

Architects: Studio TING

Location: No. 2, Xiangyang Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan

Lead Architects: Hueiting Chang, Christophe Gaubert

Space Design Team: Yinling Yeh, Wei-sheng Chang, Chrystel Charrat, Shuchong Hu, Yi-Hsiu Yang Graphic design team: Shih-yu Tuan, Chan Chang
Area: 637.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Christophe Gaubert

Lighting Design: Originator Lighting Design - NS Huang, Erin Tseng

Sound Design: Wen Shu

Art Design: New Media Art: Jun-Jieh Wang / Weaving Art: Yuma Taru

Insect Models: Ecofauna - Lorenzo Possenti, Chih-An Liao

Construction Coordination: Che-kang Chang, Sharyn Shih

Scientific Consultants: Ethnology: Dr. Bien Chiang, Dr. Nanjun Yang(?), Dr. Yayoi Mitsuda / Entomology: Dr. Yaoyi Zhu(?), Dr. Shiuh-Feng Shiau / Botany: Dr. Ch...