Wang believed that opening the archive will speed the expansion of its collection.
"The opening was a bit rushed but if we waited for the collection to be complete, we don't know how long we would have to wait. Academics have been anxious to see it established for a long time. Its collection is not enough, but at least now that it's opened, it's subject to public scrutiny, and that will probably help beef up the collection more efficiently.
"What it needs now is people's faith in it. If those who have done their field work and research are willing to share their collection with the archive, its collection will grow," Wang said. "Its goal to internationalize its collection and plan for exchanges with ethnic music institutes abroad are in the right direction," Wang said.
The Research Institute of Musical Heritage and its Ethnic Music Archive are located at 26 Hangzhou N Rd, Taipei (
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