National Comics Museum
國家漫畫博物館 | |
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| Established | end of 2023 |
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| Location | West, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°08′02.7″N 120°40′26.7″E / 24.134083°N 120.674083°E |
| Type | museum |
The National Comics Museum (traditional Chinese: 國家漫畫博物館; simplified Chinese: 国家漫画博物馆; pinyin: Guójiā Mànhuà Bówùguǎn) is an upcoming museum in West District, Taichung, Taiwan.
History[edit]
The building complex in which the museum will be established was constructed in 1937 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan as a training ground for prison officers to practice judo and kendo.[1] After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the venue was transformed into Taichung Prison.
In 2017, Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung proposed to build a comic museum. The Ministry of Culture then chose two sites for the proposed site for the comic museum, which were Empire Sugar Factory Taichung Office (Chinese: 帝國製糖廠臺中營業所) and Xinmin Street Railway Warehouses (Chinese: 臺鐵新民街倉庫群).[2] The plan was then halted due to a land ownership dispute. The museum is expected to be opened by the end of 2023.[3]
Architecture[edit]
The museum will occupy a total land of more than two hectares. It will consist of 19 Japanese buildings and one planned building.[3]
Transportation[edit]
The museum will be accessible northeast from Wuquan Station of Taiwan Railways Administration.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Natural Way Six Arts Center". Taichung Travel. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Historic sites in Taichung selected for proposed national comics museum". Ministry of Culture. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Museum to open on historic Taichung site". Taipei Times. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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