Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum explained

Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum
Native Name:	李天祿布袋戲文物館
Native Name Lang:	zh
Coordinates:	25.2555°N 121.5121°W
Established:	31 December 1996
Location:	Sanzhi, New Taipei, Taiwan
Type:	museum

The Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum is a museum in Sanzhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

History

The museum opened on 31 December 1996, two years before the death of its namesake, the puppeteer Li Tien-lu.^{[1] [2]} The museum was reopened on 1 January 2005 after renovation works.^[3]

Exhibitions

The museum houses more than 200 antique puppet heads of more than 100 years old as well as cultural relics.^[4] The Almost Life Like Puppet Theater also perform regularly in the museum.^[5] Within its collections are items used by Li during his career.^[6]

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Book: Hyon Joo Yoo . The Trans-Pacific Imagination: Rethinking Boundary, Culture and Society . 2012 . World Scientific . 9789814324137 . 201 .
2. News: Li Tian-lu Hand Puppet Museum . 28 August 2018 . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China . 27 November 2015.
3. News: www.northguan-nsa.gov.tw. 18 July 2008. Li Tien-Lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum. Taiwan News. 8 December 2021.
4. Web site: Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum. North Coast & Guanyinshan National Scenic Area. 8 December 2021.
5. Web site:

   Taiwan Museum :::

   . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202125143/http://museum.moc.gov.tw/frontsite/eng/engDetailAction.do?method=doEngDetail&engId=78 . 2014-02-02 . dead. 2014-08-24.
6. Web site: Li Tien-Lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum. New Taipei City Travel. 8 December 2021.