National Museum of Taiwan History | |
Native Name: | 國立臺灣歷史博物館 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Coordinates: | 23.0584°N 120.2349°W |
Established: | 29 October 2011 |
Location: | Annan, Tainan, Taiwan |
Type: | museum |
Collection Size: | 60,000 artifacts |
Director: | Lung-chi Chang (張隆志) |
The National Museum of Taiwan History (NMTH;) is a museum in Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan, covering the history of the island nation of Taiwan and its associated islands.
The museum was originally planned to be opened in 2008, but it was instead opened in 2011 after 12 years of preparation.[1]
The museum contains 60,000 artifacts spanning the Aboriginal, Dutch, Spanish, Chinese, British, and Japanese influences on Taiwan.