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Museum in Datong, Taipei, Taiwan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
台原亞洲偶戲博物館 | |
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| Established | 2000 (TTT Puppet Centre) November 2005 (Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum) |
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| Location | Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 25°03′21″N 121°30′33″E |
| Type | museum |
| Management | Robin Ruizendaal (director)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
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]
It housed more than 10,000 puppet theater items from around the world, including glove, shadow, string and water puppets.[1][4]
The museum was accessible within walking distance north of Beimen Station of Taipei Metro.
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