The museum’s other effort to diversify, which can be seen at Terminal Two of the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, takes a more conceptual approach, trying to marry it collection of classical antiquities with contemporary artistic ideas. Artists Yuan Goang-ming (袁廣鳴), Mei Dean-I (梅丁衍), Chen Chin-cheng (陳志誠) and Lin Tay-jou (林泰州), among many others, have been commissioned to create their own works based on items in the National Palace Museum’s collection, making use of the usual panoply of digital media. It seems unfortunate that this attempt by the museum to show it is keeping up with the times has been secreted beyond the immigration desk of the airport’s departure hall, and will therefore remain forever inaccessible to anyone not actually leaving Taiwan. And, given its location, how will it compete with the high-concept packaging and sales strategies of the alcohol and cosmetic merchants on display in the Duty Free outlets?
Museum notes:
What: Children’s Gallery (兒童學藝中心)
Where: National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院), 221, Zhishan Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市至善路二段221號)
Hours: 9am to noon; 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Tickets: Admission is free. Groups of more than 10 people must book seven days in advance. A maximum of 60 people are permitted in the gallery at any one time. Call (02) 2881-2021 X 2851 for bookings and additional information
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