Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum Introduction
The Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum is the only public museum in Taiwan dedicated to wood carving, opened on April 9, 1995. It focuses on the collection and display of local and international wood carving artworks. In May 2003, the expansion of the second building was completed, adding spaces for wood carving education, exhibition, collection, and a library. Its unique architectural design won the top award at the Taiwan Architecture Awards that year. With its rich collections and facilities, the Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum officially entered a new era as an international professional museum of wood carving. The exhibition space includes the first building's first and second floors, the basement, and the second building's second, third, and fourth floors. The exhibition themes include the origins of carving art, the evolution of Chinese sculpture, wood carvings of Austronesian peoples, the history of Sanyi wood carving, architectural furniture, temple religion, mixed media, contemporary art invited exhibitions, and special exhibitions of wood carving art. These themes present the beauty of wood carving in detail, providing visitors with a complete and perfect experience of wood carving application and art. The second floor showcases the thriving Sanyi wood carving industry and exhibits wood carvings encountered in daily life, such as architecture, furniture, and carving tools; the exquisite wood carvings in the temple deity area convey the sincerity of Chinese folk beliefs. In addition to displaying collection pieces, the museum regularly hosts solo exhibitions of wood carving masters and lectures by experts and scholars every month. It also arranges live demonstrations by carving masters, workshops, and wood carving DIY activities, allowing visitors to personally participate in wood carving and experience the joy of it, bringing them closer to the life and art of wood carving.
