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 1921－1931
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With the expulsion of P'u-i from the Forbidden City in the previous year, the government formed the Committee for the Disposition of the Ch'ing Imperial Possessions and took a comprehensive inventory of the articles in the Imperial Palace. On the 10th of October, the Palace Museum was inaugurated, and public exhibitions were launched. |
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| 1928 |
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China was united at the close of the Northern Expedition, and the Nationalist Government regained control of the Palace Museum. I P'ei-chi was appointed Director of the Museum in the following year. |
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1931－1941
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| 1933 |
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The Shan-hai-kuan Checkpoint fell to the Japanese army. With the situation in north China precarious, the Museum's collection was removed to Shanghai. |
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The Preparatory Office of the Central Museum was formed, with Fu Ssu-nien as Head. |
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| 1934 |
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The Palace Museum was placed under the control of the Executive Yuan, and Ma Heng was appointed Director. |
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Li Chi was named Head of the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum. The Office made two acquisitions from the Shan-chai and Sung-chai studios. |
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| 1935 |
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The Palace Museum was invited to participate in the "London International Exhibition of Chinese Art." |
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The Preparatory Office of the Central Museum accepted relics excavated in Lopupo, Hsinchiang, by the Northwestern Exploratory Team led by Sven A. Hedin of Sweden. |
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| 1936 |
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The construction of the Palace Museum's storage in the Taoist monastery Ch'ao-t'ien-kung in Nanking was completed. |
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The Board of Directors of the Central Museum was constituted, with Ts'ai Yuan-p'ei serving as Chairman. |
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| 1937 |
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The collections of the Palace Museum and the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum were moved in batches to Ch'ang-sha, Han-k'ou and Pao-chi. |
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| 1938 |
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The collection of the Palace Museum continued to be shipped westward, and it was dispersed further from the front. The following year, an office was established in Szechwan. |
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The collection of the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum was stored in a temporary warehouse at Sha-p'ing-pa Dam. |
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| 1940 |
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The Palace Museum was invited to organize the "Chinese Art Exhibition" in Moscow and Leningrad in the Soviet Union. |
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The Preparatory Office of the Central Museum was removed to Li-chuang, Nan-hsi in Szechwan. |
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| 1941 |
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Professionals of the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum conducted archaeological excavations in the cliff burial sites in P'eng-shan, Szechwan, and undertook investigations of the Mo-so culture in Li-chiang, Yunnan. |
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1941－1951
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| 1942 |
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The Palace Museum and the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum participated in the third "National Art Exhibition". |
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Professionals of the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum and the Institute of History and Philology of Academia Sinica cooperated in conducting archaeological surveys of the history and geography of the northwestern region, and to study and re-organize in the following year the tomb of a king of the Former Shu of the Five Dynasties in Ch'in-t'ai. |
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| 1945 |
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With the surrender of Japan, the premises of the Palace Museum in Peking and Nanking were taken charge of by Shen Chien-shih and Chiang Fu-ts'ung, respectively. |
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| 1946 |
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The restoration of the Palace Museum and the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum began. |
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The Mao-kung ting and Ssu-mu-wu ting tripods were put in the care of the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum. |
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| 1948 |
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Essential works from the collections of the Palace Museum and the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum were selected for removal to Taiwan, and so were rare books of the Central Library as well as the artifacts of the Institute of History and Philology at Academia Sinica. |
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| 1949 |
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With the crates of artifacts and rare books arriving in Taiwan (231,910 objects, etc., from the Palace Museum; 11,729 objects from the Central Museum), the Executive Yuan created the Joint Managerial Office of the Palace Museum, the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum and the Central Library to oversee their organization and storage in Wu-feng, Pei-kou in Taichung. |
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| 1951 |
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The Joint Managerial Office began taking inventory of the works moved to Taiwan. |
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1951－1961
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| 1954 |
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The inventory of the collections of the Joint Managerial Office was completed. The Palace Museum, the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum and the Central Library collaborated to publish "A Collection of Chinese Art". |
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| 1955 |
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The National Central Library was reinstated, and it was removed from the Joint Managerial Office. The Joint Managerial Office of the National Palace Museum and the Preparatory Office of the National Central Museum continued to release publications, including "Collection of Chinese Fine Art" (1955), "National Palace Museum Painting and Calligraphy Catalog" (1956), "Catalog of Bronze Vessels in the National Palace Museum" (1958), "Three Hundred Masterpieces of Chinese Painting in the Palace Museum" (1959) and "Catalog of the Porcelain Collection of the National Palace Museum" (1961). |
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| 1957 |
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The exhibition gallery in Pei-kou was officially opened. |
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| 1961 |
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The Joint Managerial Office sent a selection of fine works of art to the United States for exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Art Institute in Chicago and the de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco. |
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1961－1971
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| 1965 |
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The construction of the new museum in Waishuangxi in Taipei was completed. The Executive Yuan promulgated the regulations for the Provisional Board of Directors of the National Palace Museum, and Wang Yun-wu was elected Chairman of the Board. Chiang Fu-ts'ung began to serve as the Director of the Museum until his retirement in 1983. |
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| 1966 |
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Special exhibitions of Ch'ing enameled porcelains and bronze mirrors were held. |
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The "National Palace Museum Newsletter" and the "National Palace Museum Quarterly" began publication. |
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| 1967 |
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The first phase of the Museum's expansion was completed, and the "Tianxiaweigong" archway and ornamental columns were erected. |
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Arrangements were made to borrow and exhibit artifacts unearthed by the Institute of History and Philology of Academia Sinica. |
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| 1968 |
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The "Conference on Chinese Porcelain" was held. |
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Special exhibitions of Chinese porcelain through the Sung, Yüan, Ming and Ch'ing dynasties and miniature crafts of the Ch'ien-lung Emperor were held. |
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| 1969 |
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Visitor services were expanded, and guided tours in Chinese, English and Japanese tours were launched. |
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A special exhibition of the treasures of the Lan-ch'ien Shan-kuan Collection was held, and a catalog was simultaneously published. |
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The "National Palace Museum Document Quarterly" and the "National Palace Museum Exhibition Newsletter" began publication. The "Old Manchu Archives" was published. |
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| 1970 |
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The "Conference on Ancient Chinese Painting" was held. |
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The collaboration with Tsinghua University's Institute of Atomic Science to conduct research on the appraisal of ancient Chinese paintings was initiated. |
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A special exhibition of paintings from the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties was held, and a catalog was simultaneously published. |
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| 1971 |
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The second phase of the Museum's expansion was completed. |
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Assisted the Institute of History of National Taiwan University in setting up the Department of Art History. |
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Guided tours for elementary and junior high school students were initiated. |
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Special exhibitions of Sung and Yuan porcelains, paintings of the Chin, T'ang and Five Dynasties and books and documents in Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan scripts were organized. |
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1971－1981
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| 1972 |
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Special exhibitions of archival documents by and of Tseng Kuo-fan and Ch'ing porcelains were held. |
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| 1973 |
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The Museum participated in the "China Exhibition" in Seoul, Korea. |
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A special exhibition of the Wu school painting was held, and a catalog was simultaneously published. |
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The "Complete Collection of Calligraphic Works in the National Palace Museum" was published. |
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| 1975 |
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A special exhibition of the works of the Four Masters of Yüan Painting was held, and a catalog was simultaneously published. |
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| 1976 |
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A special exhibition of the motif of dragon in Chinese art was held. |
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The "Research Monographs" series began publication. |
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| 1977 |
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Special exhibitions of Ming dynasty Ch'eng-hua porcelains and late Ming paintings of the transformative style were held. |
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| 1978 |
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A special exhibition of horse paintings was held, and a catalog was simultaneously published. |
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| 1979 |
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A special exhibition of Ch'ing painted enamel wares was held. |
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| 1980 |
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A special exhibition of Ming dynasty Hsüan-te porcelains was held, and a catalog was simultaneously published. |
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| 1981 |
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Special exhibitions of lacquer wares through the ages and Ch'ing dynasty ceramic wares of monochrome glaze were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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1981－1991
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Special exhibitions of early Ming dynasty porcelains, the painting of P'u Hsin-yü, stele rubbings and the paintings of Cheng Man-ch'ing were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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The "Illustrated Catalog of Ancient Jade Artifacts in the National Palace Museum" was published. |
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| 1983 |
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Ch'in Hsiao-yi took over as Director of the Museum until his retirement in 2000. |
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The Chang Dai-ch'ien Memorial Residence was opened for public visit by appointment. |
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Began to organize the annual exhibition of "Treasured Paintings and Calligraphic Works." |
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Special exhibitions of Hindustan jade objects, dragon-motif porcelains and grain vessels of the Shang and Chou dynasties were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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Permanent exhibitions of Ch'ing dynasty curio cabinets and jade artifacts were launched. |
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Cooperated with the Commercial Press of Taiwan to publish the Wen-yüan Pavilion edition of the "Ssu-k'u ch'üan-shu". The "National Palace Museum Monthly of Chinese Art", the "National Palace Museum Research Quarterly" and the "5,000 Years of Chinese Art" series began publication. |
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| 1984 |
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The third phase of the Museum's expansion was completed. |
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The summer art seminar program was launched. |
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A special exhibition of paintings on the theme of the odes to the Red Cliff was held. |
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The permanent exhibition on the relationship between Chinese and world cultures was staged. |
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| 1985 |
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The construction of the Zhishan Garden was completed. |
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Special exhibitions of bronze mirrors, Ming dynasty porcelains of the Chia-ching and Wan-li periods and works of the four master calligraphers of the Sung were held. |
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Permanent exhibitions of bronze vessels of Shang, Chou and Han dynasties, porcelains through the ages, furniture from the residence of the Ch'ing dynasty Prince Kung, Ming and Ch'ing enamel wares, Ch'ing costume accessories and Ming and Ch'ing carvings and lacquer wares were organized. |
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An exhibition of Shang oracle bones and the Shang royal tomb #1001 from Hou-chia-chuang Village on loan from the Academia Sinica was staged. |
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| 1986 |
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Special exhibitions of famous calligraphic pieces of cursive script, insect paintings, ritual bronze vessels and musical instruments, Ch'ing porcelains of the K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung reigns, ruled-line paintings and bronze seals were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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| 1987 |
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The regulations governing the organization of the Museum were promulgated and enacted, and the Museum was officially put under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan. |
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Special exhibitions of spring landscapes, the aesthetics of ink in landscape painting, Sung Ting ware and Chinese gardens on paper and silk were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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A special loan exhibition of gold-plated Buddhist bronzes, entitled "The Crucible of Compassion" was staged. |
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| 1988 |
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The film "The Birth of Chinese Characters", produced by the Museum, won an award for special achievement at the 1988 "International Multimedia Film Exhibition". |
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Special exhibitions of paintings on women, the poetry of T'ao Yüan-ming as the painter's muse, paintings of rare birds, winter landscapes, bronze wine vessels and Sung dynasty Kuan wares were organized, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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A loan exhibition of gold and silver ornaments from Southeast Asia was held. |
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| 1989 |
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A comprehensive inventory of the Museum's collection was begun. |
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The Museum began to train local volunteers and to host the children's "Activity and Creativity" classes. |
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Special exhibitions of famous ink stones of the Lan-ch'ien Shan-kuan Collection, snuff bottles, works of Ch'iu Ying and autumn landscapes were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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The permanent exhibition of ancient pottery was staged. |
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A "Catalogue Raisonne of the Collection of Painting and Calligraphy in the National Palace Museum" and "The Ssu-k'u Ch'uan-shu Collated" began publication. |
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| 1990 |
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Special exhibitions of paintings of children at play, arhats, and plum blossoms were staged, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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| 1991 |
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The inventory of the Museum's collection was completed. |
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The Museum's Advisory Committee was convened by the Executive Yuan. |
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The "International Colloquium on Chinese Art History" was held. |
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The Museum was invited to participate in the exposition "Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration", organized by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. |
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Special exhibitions of summer landscapes and Ch'ing enameled porcelains were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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A loan exhibition of the watercolors of Lan Yin-ting was staged. |
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1991－2001
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| 1992 |
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The Museum began to train foreign volunteers. |
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Special exhibitions of the aesthetic beauty of calligraphy, the calligraphic works of Wang Ch'ung, Ming and Ch'ing dynasty fan painting and calligraphy and the paintings of Lu Chih were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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| 1993 |
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The Executive Yuan ratified the by-laws regulating the work of the Museum |
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The "Conference on the Poetry, Painting and Calligraphy of Chang Dai-chien and P'u Hsin-yü" was held. |
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Special exhibitions of Shang dynasty bronze inscriptions, the incense burners through the dynasties, the calligraphy of Tung Ch'i-ch'ang, and Sung-hua inkstones were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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The exhibition "Monet et les Impressionnistes au Musee Marmottan" was held. |
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| 1994 |
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The Museum organized the exhibition "Great National Treasures of China" at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts. |
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Special exhibitions of Tibetan Buddhist implements and calligraphic works of the Yun-chien School were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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The interactive CD-ROM "Five Millennia of Chinese Art: Images of a Spiritual Journey" was released, and the compilation of "Ch'ing Archival Materials on Taiwan" began. |
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| 1995 |
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The fourth phase of the Museum's expansion and the construction of the Zhide Garden were completed. |
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The Museum began providing audio guided tour service in Chinese, English and Japanese. |
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Special exhibitions of circular jade objects, illustrations of "The Lotus Sutra", the auspicious ju-i scepters, and bird-and-flower paintings of Lü Chi were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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The loan presentations of "Famous Paintings of the XVI-XIX Centuries from the Louvre Museum" and "Collectors' Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades" were staged. |
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| 1996 |
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The Museum's exhibition "Splendors of Imperial China" traveled to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Asian Art in San Francisco and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. |
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Special exhibitions of porcelains with auspicious designs, Taoist paintings and furniture in paintings were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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The permanent exhibitions of gilt bronze Buddhist statues and the history of the book in China were showcased. |
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| 1997 |
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The installation of the Chinese and English web sites was completed. |
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The island-wide exhibition "One Hundred Treasures of the National Palace Museum" was organized, and a catalog was published to accompany the show. A separate exposition entitled "The Beauty of Chinese Art" was put together to travel to Taiwan's youth detention centers. |
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Special exhibitions of archaic and pictorial jades of the Ch'ing dynasty court, paintings of the theme of Chung K'uei, ancient ink stones and painting of Wang Yüan-ch'i were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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Two loan exhibitions were held: one of religious sculpture, entitled "The Art of Contemplation", and the other of diplomatic documents of the Ch'ing dynasty. |
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| 1998 |
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Co-organized with the Tamkang University the first "Conference on the Research of Chinese Documentation". |
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The exhibition "Memoire d'Empire: Tresors du Musee National du Palais, Taipei", was held in Paris, France. |
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A special exhibition of Ming dynasty Hsüan-te porcelains was held, and a catalog was simultaneously published. |
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The loan exhibitions of Western paintings and sculpture highlighting the theme of women and of the art of Chang Dai-ch’ien and Pablo Picasso were organized. |
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| 1999 |
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A traveling exhibition of the Museum's finest reproductions was sent to Central America |
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With the cooperation of the Soochow University, the project of constructing a full-text and image retrieval system for the "Encyclopedia Collected from Sources Old and New (Ku-chin t'u-shu chi-ch'eng)", was initiated. |
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A series of cultural and educational programs was organized after Taiwan was hit by a major earthquake on September 21. |
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Special exhibitions of Ming and Ch'ing dynasty enamel wares and the landscape painting tradition of Li Ch'eng (916-967) and Kuo Hsi were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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Several loan exhibitions were held, including archaeological finds from the San-hsing-tui site in Szechwan, Han artifacts from the collections of various museums in Kwangtung, jade objects collected by local connoisseurs, the paintings of Yang San-lang and historical documents on Macao. |
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| 2000 |
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Tu Cheng-sheng became the Museum's Director. |
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Institutionalization was promoted and guidelines regulating the promotion of the professional staff was enacted. All other relevant rules and regulations governing the employment and promotion of non-professional staff were revised as well. |
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Small academic discussions were held, where members of the professional staff periodically presented the results of their research. |
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The Museum was invited to participate in the exhibition "Taoism and the Arts of China" jointly organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. |
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The "National Palace Museum Research Quarterly" received a face-lift. |
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German, French and Spanish versions of the Museum's web pages went on-line. |
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A special exhibition of jade objects acquired by the Museum over the years was held, which was accompanied by a conference on related issues. |
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Special exhibitions of paintings in the ruled-line format, art of the Sung dynasty, Chün ware and images of Kuan-yin (the Goddess of Mercy) were held, and catalogs were simultaneously published. |
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Two loan exhibitions were held: one of images of children in Western art and the other of cultural relics from the Mongolian steppes. |
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| 2001 |
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An expansion project entitled "The National Palace Museum in the New Century" was initiated, outlining the prospects of development for the Museum in the 21st century. |
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The regulations governing the administration of the Museum's Collection Development Fund was approved by the Legislature. |
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The interior of the Museum's lobby received a face-lift. |
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The revised "National Palace Museum Newsletter" began publication. |
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The Museum donated NT$1,000,000 out of the staff's Welfare Fund to Salvadoran earthquake relief, and held the "921: Warmth of Humanity" charity sale, donating the proceeds of NT$1,000,000 for the rebuilding of homes in the disaster area. |
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A new series of the domestic exhibition "One Hundred Treasures of the National Palace Museum" was put together, and a catalog was published. |
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Four conferences were held: "Representations of the Literary Mind: the Theme of Poetry and Literature in Chinese Art", "Ch'ing Archives and the Study of the History of Taiwan", "Age of the Great Khan: Pluralism in Chinese Art and Culture under the Mongols" and "Rare Books of the Sung and Yüan Dynasties". |
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Special exhibitions of the art of painting and calligraphy of Lu Chih, paintings of Chinese festivals, collectanea and encyclopedias, calligraphic works and seal carvings of Wang Chuang-wei, the themes of poetry and literature in Chinese art, famous historical figures of Taiwan, Western Chou bronze inscriptions, selections of Ming dynasty calligraphy, insect paintings, Neolithic jades from the Yellow River valley, Ch'ing dynasty calligraphy, art and culture of the Yüan dynasty and paintings of birds. |
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Three loan exhibitions were held on the works of Salvador Dali, the paintings of Li Mei-shu, and oracle bones. |
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The reciprocal exhibition "From Poussin to Cezanne: 300 Years of French Painting" was held at the Museum. |
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The exhibition "From Poussin to Cezanne: 300 Years of French Painting" is extended from the previous year. |
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The traveling exhibit "One Hundred Treasures of the National Palace Museum" travels to the Kaohsiung Museum of History. |
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"One Hundred Treasures of the National Palace Museum" travels to the Penghu County Cultural Center. |
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The Museum's website is awarded the Gold Web Award for 2002-2003 by the I.A.W.M.D. (International Association of Webmasters & Designers). |
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"One Hundred Treasures of the National Palace Museum" travels to the Hsinchu County Cultural Center. |
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The Museum's website is presented with an award of excellence at the Barbara Tampieri Design Awards. |
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The optical discs "The Beauty of Enamelware" and "The Beauty of Famous Paintings in the National palace Museum" receive awards for excellence for publications in electronic media by the ROC government. |
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The team for selecting the site of the future Southern Branch of the Museum begin initial voting, choosing eight potential sites for the second round of selection. |
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The major exhibition "Emperor Ch'ien-lung's Grand Cultural Enterprise" is held at the Museum. |
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The Museum cooperates with Epson to create the Epson-NPM Internet Mall. |
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A loan agreement for works from the Museum to be exhibited in Germany is signed. |
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The team for the selection of the Southern Branch site holds two meetings to refine the number of sites down to three, reporting to the Executive Yuan for consultation. |
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| 2003 |
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The team for the selection of the Southern Branch site of the Museum, following consultation with the Executive Yuan, chooses Taibao City in Chiayi County. |
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The special exhibit "Ilha Formosa—The Emergence of Taiwan on the World Scene in the 17th Century" opens at the Museum. |
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The "Preparatory Committee Meeting for the Southern Branch Site of the National Palace Museum" meets for the first time. |
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The Museum's SARS epidemic prevention center is established, and all Museum staff and visitors are checked for body temperature. |
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To prevent SARS from affecting Museum operations, a second office is established. |
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Drills are held to prevent SARS. |
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The Museum and Germany formally sign a loan agreement for a "German reciprocal exhibition". |
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The special exhibit "Ilha Formosa—The Rediscovery of Zeelandia" opens at the National Tainan Social Education Center. |
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Press conference for the packing of objects for the "Treasures of the Sons of Heaven—The Imperial Collection from the National Palace Museum, Taipei" going to Germany is held. |
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The second annual meeting for the "Preparatory Committee for the Southern Branch Site of the National Palace Museum" is held. |
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The special exhibit "Treasures of the Sons of Heaven— Imperial The Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei" opens in Berlin. |
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The "Renovation of the Main Building Public Spaces and Gallery Areas and Improvement of Peripheral Environs" project and the "Architectural Reinforcement Against Earthquakes of the Main Building" project are reheld for the first public bidding for tender. |
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The third annual meeting for the "Preparatory Committee for the Southern Branch Site of the National Palace Museum" is held. |
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The "Renovation of the Main Building Public Spaces and Gallery Areas and Improvement of Peripheral Environs" project and the "Architectural Reinforcement Against Earthquakes of the Main Building" project are reheld for the second public bidding for tender. |
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The special exhibit "Treasures of the Sons of Heaven—The Imperial Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei" closes in Berlin and the objects of painting and calligraphic and books and documents safely return to Taiwan. |
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The special exhibit "Treasures of the Sons of Heaven—The Imperial Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei" moves for display in Bonn. |
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Public online bidding is conducted for choosing the consultant for "Planning and Development" of the Southern Branch site of the National Palace Museum. |
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The "Renovation of the Main Building Public Spaces and Gallery Areas and Improvement of Peripheral Environs" project and the "Architectural Reinforcement Against Earthquakes of the Main Building" project tenders are reviewed and Ta Chen Engineering & Construction Corporation is chosen as the winner. |
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The Museum reinstates its SARS epidemic prevention mechanism, and all Museum staff and visitors are checked for body temperature. |
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The Museum receives an award for "special excellence" in the Executive Yuan's "Building an English Living Environment" program. |
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| 2004 |
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The Museum holds "The Arts and Cultures of Asia" in Chiayi County. |
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The German exhibit of "Treasures of the Sons of Heaven—The Imperial Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei" concludes at the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn. |
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Arrangements are made for the loan of a reciprocal exhibit from Germany to the National Palace Museum. |
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On April 1, construction on the renovation of the Main Building, environs, and for reinforcement against earthquakes formally begins. |
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Loan works for the reciprocal exhibit from Germany are shipped in stages to the National Palace Museum, and arrangements are made for opening the crates, inspection, and installation. |
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A prototype of the 3D virtual artworks display system is created. |
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The reciprocal loan exhibit from Germany formally is opened to the public. |
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The Museum organizes the "2004 Festival Audiovisuel International Musees & Patrimoine" conference with multimedia display and competition. |
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The reciprocal exhibit "A Century of German Genius—Masterpieces from Classicism to Early Modernism, Collections of the Berlin State Museums" concludes at the National Palace Museum. |
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Production is continued from the previous year of the movie "The NPM Passage" and filming is completed. |
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The 3D virtual artworks system is completed. |
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The exhibit "The Casting of Religion: An Exhibition of Mr. Peng Kai-dong's Donation" is formally opened to the public. |
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Production is continued from the previous year of the movie "The Past, Present, and Future of the NPM" and filming is completed. |
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The completion, expansion, and maintenance of the digital learning system "NPM e-Learning" is completed. |
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The team of judges selects Antoine Predock from the U.S. as the architectural designer of the Southern Branch of the Museum. |
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The 2004 part of the "Museum Digital Learning Demonstration Center—Display Systems" is completed. |
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German counterparts sign an agreement to borrow works from the Museum for their "Genghis Khan and his Heirs: The Mongolian Empire" special exhibit. |
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| 2005 |
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Exhibit e-Learning system "Butterflies are enamored by the flowery path, dancing lightly in the night breeze - e-Learning in the National Palace Museum" at the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and other locations. |
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Enter into loan exhibition agreement with Germany regarding the "Ghengis Khan and His Heirs" Special Exhibition. |
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Holding "See All of Asia at the National Palace Museum" charity sale event. |
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Participating in the "2004 National Digitization Project Results Exhibition" held by the National Museum of Natural Science. |
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National Museum of History holds "The Art of Tun Huang" Exhibition. Exhibition artifacts on loan from the National Palace Museum complete inspection, transportation and arrangement for exhibition. |
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Complete establishment of a Multimedia Information Vewing Area for the Museum Library. |
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Holding the "Aesthetic Experience of Senior Citizens at the NPM" event. |
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Holding the "International Workshop on Southeast Asian Arts" in collaboration with Ecole Française d'Extreme-Orient (EFEO). |
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Holding the "Casting of Religion" special exhibition series of events – Saturday Asian Culture Day event. |
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Holding "The World and Its Warp and Woof: A Special Exhibition of Antique Maps Donated by Prof. Johannes Hajime Iizuka". |
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Participate in the "Korea World Museum Cultural Expo" (7/1 ~ 8/21). |
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E-Learning Project participates in the IEEE2005 International Conference on Advanced Learning Technology", and display results of the National Palace Museum e-Learning Results. |
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Digitization Projects participate in the "2005 Information Expo" to display digitization results. |
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Complete land appropriation for the National Palace Museum Southern Branch. |
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Holding press conference and related events for "NPM Old is New" commercial. |
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Collaborating with the Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties in scientific examination and filming documentary for Li T'ang's "Wind in Pines Among a Myriad Valleys". |
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Holding "Sharing Mid Autumn's Festival with the Neighborhood" social event. |
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Special exhibition "Genghis Khan and his Heirs; the Empire of the Mongols" opens at the Museum of Anthropology in Munich, Germany. |
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Arrangement of first stage of exhibitions after completion of the new visitors' route. |
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Holding the ground breaking ceremony and beginning construction of the Museum Southern Branch. |
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Complete Chinese version of "Revision of Digitization Projects Website". |
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Complete production of "In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship". |
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| 2006 |
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Ms. Lin Mun-lee takes office as the new Director of the Museum. |
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Holding the "Painting and Calligraphy Donated and Entrusted to the National Palace Museum", "The Art and Aesthetics of Form", and "The Ancient Art of Writing" special exhibitions. |
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Holding "Festival du film francophone" and "Old is New at NPM: Modern T-Shirt Design Competition". |
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"National Palace Museum Souvenirs Online" e-store begins operation. |
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Paintins by Giuseppe Castiglione in the National Palace Museum's collection travel to Musée Guimet, France for the "Grand Era of the Ch'ing Palace"exhibition. |
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Holding "Museums of the Future International Conference and Symposium". |
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"Commissioning of 3D (including 2D) and Above Digital Photographs and Related Image Products Production". |
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"Old is New NPM Image Advertisement" wins Gold Award in 2006 American Association of Museums "MUSE Award". |
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Opening the East-side Exhibition Area of the Main Hall to the public on International Museum Day. |
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Museum Director Ms. Lin Mun-lee hosts the donation ceremony for replicas of Genghis Khan portraits in Mongolia, and promotes bilateral cultural exchange. |
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Participating in the New York Licensing International Show and the Singapore International Book Fair. |
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Complete "Beautifying Public Space in Taipei" project in collaboration with the Taipei MRT. |
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Grand opening of the "Museum Scenic Hall" of the Museum's Southern Branch in Chiayi. |
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Introducing new exhibitions "Early Dwellers of Taiwan: Illustrated Historical Documents in the Collections of the National Palace Museum", "Gems in the Rare Books Collection", and "Compassion and Wisdom: Religious Sculptural Arts". |
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Co-hosting "Old is New at NPM: International Design Conference" with the Taiwan Design Center. |
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Holding "NPM Old is New Series 2: Sound of Silence". |
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Holding presentations of "NPM Old is New: Special Designs" and "Concept Designs". |
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Particpating in the Frankfurt International Book Fair. |
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Producing limited edition of LCD monitors in collaboration with BenQ. |
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Introducing the "Old is New: New Faces of the NPM" Cafe. |
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Holding "The Management of Ch'ing Archives and Interarchival Cooperation – the Third International Symposium of Ch'ing Archives". |
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Holding "Treasures of the World's Cultures – The British Museum after 250 Years" symposium. |
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"In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship" film and "Last Battle at Jin-ling" multimedia DVD win first prize in the Collector's Section of the First Digital Collections Commercial Application Competition. |
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Opening of the Grand View Series: "Painting and Calligraphy of the Northern Sung", "Ju Ware of the Northern Sung", and "Books of the Sung Dynasty" exhibitions. |
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Complete website contents for "The Calligraphic World of Mi Fu's Art", "Treasures of the Forbidden City: Palace Imprints of the Ch'ing Dynasty", "Xiang Army's Recovery of Jin-ling", and "Convergence of Radiance" exhibitions. |
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| 2007 |
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Presented "Charioting in the Shang Dynasty – Artifacts from the Horse-and-Chariot Pits Hsiao-tun" and "Lasting Impressions: Seals from the Museum Collection." |
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Completion of main building improvement; "NPM Reopening" ceremony and reception followed. |
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Held forum "Founding Paradigms—Art and Culture of the Northern Sung." |
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Hosted "2007 Winter Artifact Workshop" and "NPM Outdoor Art Festival." |
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Presented permanent exhibitions "Dazzling Gems of the Collection: Famous Pieces from the Ch'ing Dynasty Palaces," "Arts from the Ch'ing Imperial Collection" and "Splendors of Ch'ing Furniture." |
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Presented "Grand View: Northern Sung Painting and Calligraphy, Ju Ware, and Rare Books" to a total of 500,000 visitors. |
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Held memory service for former director Chin Hsiao-yi and presented "Exhibition in Memory of the Yu-ting-ning Studio – Former Director Chin Hsiao-yi's Donations and His Calligraphy." |
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3D animated picture "Adventures in NPM" premiered in April. |
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"The Calligraphic World of Mi Fu's Art" won AAM MUSE Awards for Online Presence. |
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Introduced "The Chin Family" with the leading Italian designer brand ALESSI. |
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Introduced "Treasures of the World's Cultures: The British Museum after 250 Years. Approximately 430,000 viewers visited the event. |
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Presented "Treasures of the Forbidden City – Palace Imprints of the Ch'ing Dynasty" and "Exhibition in Memory of Mr. Lin Tsung-i's Donations of Painting and Calligraphy." |
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Group guide system and Saturday evening opening hours began on July 1, 2007. |
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Introduced "Discovering the Other - International Film Installations." |
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Presented in conjunction with National Museum of Prehistory "The Perspective of a Century – Taiwan's Indigenous People as Documented and a Special Introduction to Taidong." |
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Introduced "Success in the Imperial Examinations – Highlights of Ch'ing Historical Documents" and "Exquisite Beauty – Islamic Beauty." |
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Organized activities, "A Romantic Night at NPM" and "Love in NPM." |
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Shipped 16 sets/pieces of works of modern artists to Japan for "Modern Arts in Shanghai." |
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Presented in association with Lee Tze-Fan Memorial Art Gallery "All the Watercolors of Life: Commemorating Centennial of Lee Tze-Fan's Birth." |
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Held "Good Tidings – Itinerant Education Exhibition of NPM" at Taidong County Culture Center. |
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Hosted "Winning Works of NPM Reopens: The Beauty of the National Palace Museum Photography Competition" and "Reunion with NPM." |
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Presented "Splendor of the Baroque and Beyond: Great Habsburg Collectors—Masterpieces from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna" and "New Visions at the Ch'ing Court: Giuseppe Castiglione and Western-Style Trends." |
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Reopening of Chang Dai-Ch'ien Residence. |
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Premiere of National Geographic's "Inside: The Emperor's Treasure" in October. |
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"Precious ju ware: the infinity of aestheticism" won the interactive design award in the information design category of the 13th Interactive Design Award sponsored by Journal of Communication Art. |
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Organized "Vienna Arts Festival." |
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Organized "Recreation and Development— International Conference on Bibliography." |
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Presented "Marvelous Sparks of the Brush." |
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"National Palace Museum Organization Act" sanctioned by sixth the Legislative Yuan during the sixth meeting session. |
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In "2007 Digital Archive Commercial Application Contest" under National Digital Archives Program, "Buddhism Document Theme Website" won the third place in game animation design category, and "Treasure of the Imperial Court Theme Website" won the outstanding work award in game animation design category. |
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Third reading of "National Palace Museum Organization Act" passed by the Legislative Yuan, and promulgated for enforcement by order of the President.
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Holding The Tradition of Re-Presenting Art" Exhibition.
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Holding The Ancient Art of Writing" Exhibition.
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Holding The Subtle Radiance of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum" Exhibition.
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"Imperial Treasures – Masterpieces from the National Palace Museum, Taiwan" are exhibited at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. |
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Holding "Exploring Asia – Episode One of the NPM Southern Branch" Exhibition. |
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Animated motion picture "Adventures in the National Palace Museum" wins first prize at the Tokyo International Animation Fair. |
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National Palace Museum begins opening on all Saturday nights, and visits to the Main Hall exhibitions are free of charge. |
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Holding "The Art of Mounting Chinese Painting and Calligraphy" Exhibition. |
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Ms. Chou Kung-Shin takes office as director of the National Palace Museum. |
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Holding "Camille Pissarro: Masterworks from the Ashmolean Museum" Exhibition. |
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National Palace Museum "Children's Gallery" opens. |
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New book and works by National Palace Museum and ALESSI "Orientales" are released. |
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Holding "ALESSI – Dream Factory of Italian Design" Seminars by Master Alberto Alessi. |
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Silks Palace opens. |
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Holding "Outlining Geographical Expanse with a Brush: Historical Maps in the Collections of the National Palace Museum" Exhibition. |
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Holding "Oversized Hanging and Hand Scrolls" Exhibition. |
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Holding "Chasing the Che School in Chinese Painting" Exhibition. |
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Holding children's study camp "Magical Journey of Words". |
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Holding the "Palace, Music, Images" event. |
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A number of painted masterpieces by Wang Hui in the early Ch'ing Dynasty held by the National Palace Museum participate in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art "Landscapes Clear and Radiant-The Art of Wang Hui" exhibition. |
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Holding "Masterpieces of the Chin and T'ang Dynasty Calligraphy" Exhibition. |
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Holding "Stunning Decorative Porcelains from the Ch'ien-lung Reign" Exhibition. |
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Holding "When Young People Meet the NPM – Saturday Night at NPM" events. |
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Amendment to the "Operating Agreement for Publications, Artifact Duplications and Restaurant Businesses of the Museum" between the National Palace Museum and the Employee Consumption Cooperative, inserting the provision that 10% of the Cooperative profit must be paid to the National Treasury as operating royalty, and the public welfare fund is increased from 10% to 20% . |
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Holding "New Perspective on Geographic Space: International Symposium on Historical Cartography". |
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Offering guided tours "Overcoming Barriers to Appreciation of Beauty" for the visually disabled. |
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Madame Michèle Pirazzoli-T'Serstevens of Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient (France) speaks on: "Giuseppe Castiglione （1688-1766）an artist between two traditions". |
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Holding "Meeting of Pop Music and Traditional Calligraphy" seminar and premiere of Jay Chou's MV "Lan Ting Xu". |
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Mr. Wen C. Fong (Princeton emeritus) speaks on: "World Museum in the New Era". |
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National Security Bureau agrees to allocate its health services school (originally designated national defence management college land) for construction of a "Cultural Innovation Industry Incubation Center" by the National Palace Museum. |
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Holding "Enduring Splendor – A Special Exhibition of Mr. Peng Kai-dong's bequest" Exhibition. |
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2009
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Present the "Famous Works of Modern Chinese Painting and Calligraphy" Exhibition |
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Present the "Rebirth of a Painting: Restoring 'The Portrait of Koxinga'" Exhibition |
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Present the "New Year Paintings of the Qing Capital" Exhibition |
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Present the "Heaven, Earth and Beyond: Prints and Illustrations of Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist Figures" Exhibition |
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Present "Green: Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty" Exhibition |
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Director Chou of the National Palace Museum leads a delegation to visit the Beijing Palace Museum and the Shanghai Museum, turning a new page in cross-strait cultural exchanges |
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Curator Chen Xiejun of the Shanghai Museum and Curator Zheng Xinmiao of the Beijing Palace Museum each lead a delegation to visit the National Palace Museum in Taipei |
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Direct selling business Amway forms a 1,600-member tour group to visit the National Palace Museum |
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Sun Yat-sen Library of Hong Kong donates more than 8,000 old bound books to the National Palace Museum |
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Present "Cultural Creativity Series—National Palace Museum Tea Ceremony Exhibit" |
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Present "Weaving a Tapestry of Splendors: Bird and Flower Tapestries of the Sung Dynasty" Exhibition |
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Participate in "Giftionery Taipei Spring 2009" |
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Participate in "Salone Internazionale del Mobile – International furniture Exhibition" and "Milan Design Week"
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Host "Banquet at the National Palace Museum" trial
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Director Chou of the National Palace Museum receives Chinese Delegation on Cross-Strait Cultural, Administrative, and Professional Personnel Exchange (Sheen Chuen-Chi Cultural and Educational Foundation)
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Present "A Thousand, Thousand Churning Waves: The Legendary Red Cliff Heritage" Exhibition
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Present "Romance of the Three Kingdoms Puppet Show" special educational exhibition
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Hold International Symposium on "Confluence--Exchanges in the Making of Asia"
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Curator Takashina Shuji of the Ohara Museum of Art, Japan visits the National Palace Museum
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Present "Chen Chi-kwan, The Mind's Eye: Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of His Birth" Exhibition
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Present "Tour of the National Palace Musem: Revisiting the Red Cliff"
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Director Chou of the National Palace Museum undertakes cultural exchange tour to France
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Present "Thousand Character Classic in Chinese Calligraphy" Exhibition
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Present "The Art and Collecting of Painting and Calligraphy: The Ming Dynasty Legacy of Xiang Yuanbian and His Family" Exhibition
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Present "New Melody from the National Palace Museum" series of events |
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Host the "Artifacts Knowledge Management Conference"
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Host "Asian Art Workshop for Taiwan Scholars 2009"
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Present first set of "New Melody from the National Palace Museum: The Palace of Eternal Youth" and the second set "New Journey to the West"
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Palace Museums from Beijing and Taipei host joint televised press conference to announce a series of events relating to the Yongzheng Exhibition
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Director Chou of National Palace Museum gives exclusive interview to Asahi News of Japan
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Curator Henri Loyrette of the Louvre Museum visits the National Palace Museum
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Present "The Legend of Italian Violins: Treasures of Chi Mei Museum" Exhibition, with related seminars and performances
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Participate in "2009 Taiwan Trade Fair in Nanjing"
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Director Chou of National Palace Museum gives exclusive interview to the Times Magazine
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Curator Zheng Xinmiao of the Beijing Palace Museum, curator Wu Bin of the Shenyang Palace Museum, and curator Gong Liang of the Nanjing Museum lead delegations to visit the National Palace Museum and jointly participate in the opening ceremony of the Emperor Yongzheng Exhibition
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Present "Harmony and Integrity: The Yongzheng Emperor and His Times" Exhibition
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Present "Rising Lotus: Exquisite Vietnamese Blue and White Wares from the Sea" Exhibition as well as the "Asian Culture and Art Festival"
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Present "Fun Life at the Palace" educational exhibition
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Curator Jacques Giès of the Musée Guimet visits the National Palace Museum
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Han Tang Yuefu presents premiere of "Jiao Fang Ji" at the National Palace Museum
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Amendments to administrative regulations of the National Palace Museum are passed by the Executive Yuan
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Host "The First International Symposium Organized by the Palace Museums Across the Strait: The Complexities and Challenges of Rulership – Emperor Yongzheng and His Accomplishments in His Time"
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Participate in "The 4th China Beijing International Cultural & Creative Industry Expo"
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Curator Gong Liang of the Nanjing Museum and the Jiangsu Culture & Education Delegation visit the National Palace Museum
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Curator Michael Clarke of the Museum of Scotland visits the National Palace Museum
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Host "Taiho Tea Ceremony" at the Zhishan Garden
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Director Toby Tannenbaum of the Educational Department of Getty Museum visits the National Palace Museum
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Director Koyama Hiroko of the MIHO Museum visits the National Palace Museum
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Ms. Zhong Yanqun, party secretary of the Shanghai Bureau of International Expo visits the National Palace Museum
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Mr. Masato Kitamura, president of Mainichi News and Mainichi Calligraphy Association of Japan, visits the National Palace Museum
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Chinese author Er Yue He visits the National Palace Museum
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