Beitou Museum Introduction
Beitou Museum officially opened as a private museum in 1984. This elegant garden, nestled among the mountains and covering an area of 800 square meters, features a two-story wooden Japanese building that was constructed in 1921. At that time, it was the most prestigious "Jia Shan Hot Springs Hotel" in the Beitou area. In 1983, the founder Mr. Chang Chun-ming revitalized the historic site into a museum, establishing the "Taiwan Folk Art and Cultural Museum," and officially renamed it "Beitou Museum" in 1987. The museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing Taiwan's early folk art and cultural artifacts, currently housing nearly 5,000 collections, primarily focusing on Taiwanese folk crafts from the late Qing Dynasty, the Japanese colonial period, and until the 1970s. Among the collections are over 1,000 artifacts from Taiwan's indigenous peoples and more than 3,000 artifacts from Han ethnic groups, mainly from the Hokkien and Hakka communities. The museum also features a dining space called Yiranju, which offers exquisite creative kaiseki cuisine and afternoon tea, as well as venue rental for small meetings. The outdoor cherry blossom viewing platform provides a close view of Danfeng Mountain and a distant view of Guanyin Mountain, allowing visitors to enjoy specially crafted healthy light meals while savoring the beautiful outdoor scenery—embracing a slow food and slow living experience. Culturally, the museum operates under a multicultural management concept, utilizing the large hall for performing arts, cultural activities, and as a venue for banquets and meetings, fully promoting the revitalization of the historic site. The museum also periodically holds various experiential courses, such as tea ceremony experiences, formal tea classes, wagashi (Japanese sweets) experiences, and Jia Shan-Zhua Zhou (traditional first birthday celebration) events. *Currently managed by a private operator.
