Image Museum Introduction
The Imaging Museum was originally established in 1933 as Yu Le Theater, the first European-style modern theater in Taiwan built by the Hsinchu City Office. It was during the rise of the Taiwanese film industry, and the newly completed Yu Le Theater featured top-notch projection equipment, carpeted floors, and air conditioning, making it one of only three modern theaters in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. The building itself was designed with fire escapes and fire lanes, and it required audiences to be seated according to their tickets and to dress appropriately to maintain a quiet and clean viewing environment. After the war, Yu Le Theater was renovated to serve as the venue for the National Government's reception ceremony and was renamed the National Grand Theater in February 1946. It was publicly operated until it ceased operations in 1991, and then on May 21, 2000, it was reestablished as the Hsinchu City Imaging Museum, once again bringing the audio-visual world to life.
