Bo Yang Museum

{{Short description|Museum in West Central, Tainan, Taiwan}}

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The Bo Yang Museum ({{zh|t=柏楊文物館|s=柏楊文物馆|first=t|p=Bóyáng Wénwùguǎn}}) 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=747&Itemid=235 |title=Taiwan Culture Portal - Remembering writer Bo Yang |publisher=Culture.tw |date=2008-06-30 |access-date=2014-02-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227115349/http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=747&Itemid=235 |archivedate=2013-12-27 }}

Architecture

The museum is a two-story building, located at the Special Art District of NUTN.{{cite web|url=http://www.guidegecko.com/taiwan/museums/bo-yang-museum/p,608183124 |title=Bo Yang Museum |publisher=GuideGecko |date=2011-09-13 |access-date=2014-02-24}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://museum.moc.gov.tw/frontsite/eng/engDetailAction.do?method=doEngDetail&engId=60 |title=::: Taiwan Museum ::: |publisher=Museum.moc.gov.tw |access-date=2014-02-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014082424/http://museum.moc.gov.tw/frontsite/eng/engDetailAction.do?method=doEngDetail&engId=60 |archive-date=2013-10-14 }}

Transportation

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

See also

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