Beitou Museum Introduction
The Beitou Museum officially opened to the public as a private museum in 1984. This elegant garden, situated among the mountains and covering an area of 800 ping, features a pure wooden two-story Japanese-style building constructed in 1921. It was originally the highest-class "Jia-Shan Hot Spring Hotel" in the Beitou area. In 1983, the founder Mr. Chang Chun-Ming revitalized the historic site as a museum, establishing the "Taiwan Folk Art Centre," which was officially renamed "Beitou Museum" in 1987. Beitou Museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing Taiwan’s early folk arts and cultural relics, currently housing nearly 5,000 artifacts, primarily focusing on Taiwanese folk crafts from the late Qing Dynasty through the Japanese colonial period to the 1970s. This collection includes over 1,000 artifacts from Taiwan's indigenous peoples and more than 3,000 artifacts from the Han ethnic group, predominantly from the Holo and Hakka communities. Dining options at Beitou Museum also include the dining space "Yiranju," offering exquisite creative kaiseki cuisine and afternoon tea, as well as venue rentals for small meetings. The outdoor cherry blossom viewing platform at Yiranju allows visitors to enjoy a close-up view of Danfeng Mountain and a distant view of Guanyin Mountain while savoring the museum's specially crafted healthy light meals—nourishing creative kaiseki dishes—an exquisite experience of slow food and slow living away from the hustle and bustle. Cultural experiences currently offered at the museum include the utilization of the grand hall for performing arts exhibitions, cultural activities, and rental spaces for banquets and meetings, fully activating the heritage site. The museum regularly holds various experiential courses, such as tea ceremony experiences, formal tea ceremonies, wagashi (Japanese sweets) making experiences, and Jia-Shan Zhuazhou (a traditional first birthday celebration). *Currently operated by a private entity.
