Museum of Zoology explained

NTU Museum of Zoology
Native Name:	動物博物館
Native Name Lang:	zh
Coordinates:	25.0153°N 121.5386°W
Established:	1928 (original building) 1998 (current building)^[1]
Location:	Da'an, Taipei, Taiwan
Type:	university museum, zoology
Publictransit:	Gongguan Station

The Museum of Zoology of National Taiwan University (NTU) is a museum about zoology at the NTU main campus in Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan.

History

The museum was originally established in 1928 during the Japanese rule.^[2] In the early days, recording of fauna in Taiwan and its neighboring areas such as Asia and Hainan was the major purpose of its collections. As time passed by, rodents and fishes became the main collection targets. In recent years, the collections expanded to include earthworms, bats, shrews, larval fishes etc.

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance northeast from Gongguan Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan
• National Taiwan University

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zoology Museum . UMAC Worldwide Database of University Museums & Collections . . 20 February 2014 .
2. Web site: NTU Museum of Zoology. Museums. Ministry of Culture. 17 February 2022.