Miniature Museum of Taiwan Introduction
Established on March 28, 1997, the Miniature Museum is the first theme museum in Asia dedicated to the collection of contemporary miniature art. The Miniature Museum gathers masterpieces from top miniature artists around the world and boasts a collection of world-class scale. After careful arrangement, the thematic works currently on display include over 200 pieces, primarily featuring dollhouses that depict the interior and exterior arrangements of entire buildings, various room boxes showcasing intricately detailed rooms, and creative thematic works. Visitors can glimpse the grandeur of the Roman Empire from two thousand years ago through Roman ruins, experience the comfort enjoyed by the gentry in a million-dollar apartment in 1990s America, admire the romantic scenery of Venice, Italy, explore the luxurious Buckingham Palace of the British monarch, and venture into the slums of East London; step into a fairy tale world with Snow White. Walking through the Miniature Museum is like entering a time tunnel filled with exotic charm. Originating from the miniature art of German court nobles in the sixteenth century, this art form has spread through Europe and North America. These small art pieces range from large architectural structures to tiny items like keys on a desk, all strictly adhering to specific scale ratios, with a mainstream ratio of 1:12. The most precious aspect of these miniature artworks is that they are based on real objects; with the exception of living beings and animals, items such as a 1 cm tall wine bottle containing real brandy, oil paintings the size of stamps made from real oil, cabinets, chairs, bed linens, ceramics, glass, metal, wallpaper, crystal lamps, and more are all included. Of course, there are also beloved children's animated mini televisions, all of which are miniature replicas of real items. Do you dream of traveling the world over a weekend? The Miniature Museum can definitely fulfill that dream. Those who have appreciated miniature art share a common feeling: "I really wish I could shrink and live inside!" It is a tangible dream, beautiful, mysterious, and small enough to be cherished and hard to let go of. At its inception, the Miniature Museum primarily focused on Western works, as there were no comparable museum-quality pieces from the East. The museum also emphasizes contemporary works, which are splendid in their beauty and clarity, offering far more visual appeal and educational value than classical artworks. The collection of the Miniature Museum is all privately owned; while some pieces come from the generosity of collectors in the United States and Canada, the majority are commissioned by renowned Western artists specifically for the museum.
