"I organized a team consisting of six people to prepare for the exhibition," Ruizendaal said.
The major difference between the show and the one three years ago is that the present exhibition contains artifacts from the Ching Dynasty, whereas the 2000 show concentrated mainly on Dutch artifacts.
Ruizendaal said that there are many aspects of the exhibition he is very happy with.
"We have obtained almost every artifact we wanted. We successfully gathered all the most important articles, including several rare objects," he said.
The layout of the exhibition space is also satisfactory, though still falling short of Ruizendaal's ideal. "We built a ship in the center of the exhibition place, which is a breakthrough in exhibition design," he said.
Dedicated in both the traditional and the contemporary arts, Ruizendaal believes more should be done to preserve Taiwan's folk culture.
The establishment of the TTT Puppet Center is part of Ruizendaal's efforts to keep one of the country's most important folk arts alive.
While visiting the Formosan show at the palace museum, perhaps visitors can think about how to leave behind more of our cultural heritage for future generations.
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