Bo Yang Museum Explained

Bo Yang Museum
Native Name:	柏楊文物館
Native Name Lang:	zh
Coordinates:	22.9847°N 120.2081°W
Established:	27 June 2007
Location:	West Central, Tainan, Taiwan
Type:	museum
Publictransit:	Tainan Station

The Bo Yang Museum is a museum in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. The museum is part of the National University of Tainan (NUTN) and it is dedicated to the Taiwan-based, Chinese writer Bo Yang.

History

The initial discussion about returning Bo Yang's belongings started in November 2006. The room for keeping his collections was inaugurated on 21 March 2007. The Ministry of Education approved the subsidy to set up Bo Yang Museum on 8 May 2007. The museum was finally inaugurated on 27 June 2007.^[1]

Architecture

The museum is a two-story building, located at the Special Art District of NUTN.^[2] It is divided into four sections, which are Bo Yang Art Center, Bo Yang Historical Section, Bo Yang Literature Corner and Bo Yang's Garden House Living Room.^[3]

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance south from Tainan Station of the Taiwan Railways.

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taiwan Culture Portal - Remembering writer Bo Yang . Culture.tw . 2008-06-30 . 2014-02-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227115349/http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=747&Itemid=235 . 2013-12-27 .
2. Web site: Bo Yang Museum . GuideGecko . 2011-09-13 . 2014-02-24.
3. Web site: ::: Taiwan Museum ::: . Museum.moc.gov.tw . 2014-02-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014082424/http://museum.moc.gov.tw/frontsite/eng/engDetailAction.do?method=doEngDetail&engId=60 . 2013-10-14 .