National Palace Museum

Organizations

The National Palace Museum Organization Regulation was promulgated on December 31, 1986 and implemented on January 16, 1987. In conjunction with the government's organizational downsizing principle and in response to the requirement of operational development, the Regulation was renamed National Palace Museum Organization Act in 2007 and promulgated pursuant to Executive Order Hua-Zong-Yi-Yi-Tze No. 09700003961 dated January 16, 2008.

1. Organization

In accordance with the National Palace Museum Organization Act and the administrative guidelines, National Palace Museum has one director, two deputy directors, and one executive secretary managing 8 departments and 4 offices, which consist of the Department of General Planning and International Affairs; Department of Antiquities; Department of Painting, Calligraphy, Rare Books and Historical Documents; Department of Registration, Conservation, and Security; Department of Licensing and Marketing; Department of Education and Visitor Services; Department of the Southern Branch Museum Affairs; Department of Digital Information and Library Services; Secretariat and General Affairs Office; Human Resources Office; Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office; and Civil Service Ethics Office.

2. Responsibilities

The administrative guidelines for National Palace Museum were promulgated by the Executive Yuan on March 13, 2008, and further amended on August 14, 2023. The responsibilities of the departments and offices are defined as follows:

a. The Department of General Planning and International Affairs shall be responsible for the following matters:

1. Formulation, coordination, and planning of administrative policies, mid-term and annual administrative plans, major measures and policies, organizational structure reviews, and innovation and reform-related initiatives;
2. Planning, promotion, evaluation, monitoring, and performance assessment of administrative reports, key policy development initiatives, and major, important meetings;
3. Planning, promotion, coordination, and implementation of the international cooperation and exchanges between the NPM and other museums and organizations; and cultivation of personnel specializing in international affairs;
4. Planning, coordination, and implementation of matters related to legislative liaison, news media, and public relations;
5. Offering of advisory opinions on legal issues as well as on the formulation and amendment of laws and regulations; review of artifact-related loan exhibitions and licensing agreements; and assistance in matters concerning immunity from seizure of artifacts and litigation involving infringement.
6. Handling of other matters related to general planning and international affairs

b. Responsibilities of the Department of Antiquities include the following:

1. Collecting, management, study, and cataloging of antiquities;
2. Planning and arrangement of exhibitions of antiquities, and compiling and editing related catalogs and publications;
3. International/domestic academic exchange relating to the collection of antiquities;
4. Preparation and implementation of acquisition projects;
5. Other matters concerning the collection of antiquities.

c. Responsibilities of the Department of Painting, Calligraphy, Rare Books and Historical Documents include the following:

1. Collecting, management, study and cataloging of paintings, calligraphic works, rare books, and historical documents;
2. Planning and arrangement of exhibitions of paintings, calligraphic works, rare books, and historical documents, and compiling and editing of related catalogs and publications;
3. International/domestic academic exchange relating to the collection of paintings, calligraphic works, rare books, and historical documents;.
4. Preparation and implementation of acquisition projects;
5. Other matters concerning the collection of paintings, calligraphic works, rare books, and historical documents.

d. The Department of Registration, Conservation, and Security shall be responsible for the following matters:

1. Registration and acquisition of collections;
2. Preventive preservation, restoration, and scientific research of collections;
3. Planning, implementation, and management of security protection, disaster prevention and response, and security control facilities at the Northern Branch;
4. Training, management, supervision, and performance assessment of security personnel, and coordination and liaison with military police units within the jurisdiction;
5. Handling of other matters related to collection registration, conservation, and security.

e. The Department of Licensing and Marketing shall be responsible for the following matters:

1. Research, development, production, and distribution of publications;
2. Derivative use and creative value-added applications of collections, research and development of products, and management and licensing of intellectual property rights as well as offering of remedies for infringement of such rights;
3. Sales management of products and implementation and management of Fund for Development on Art and Collections of the National Palace Museum-related sales operations;
4. Handling of other matters related to licensing and marketing.

f. The Department of Education and Visitor Services shall be responsible for the following matters:

1. Research, planning, and implementation of visitor services and educational outreach activities at the Northern Branch, as well as training and management of volunteers;
2. Research, planning, and design of the Northern Branch and its exhibition galleries, and management and maintenance of related facilities;
3. Implementation, maintenance, and management of exhibition gallery security at the Northern Branch, as well as related training;
4. Handling of other matters related to education and visitor services.

g. Responsibilities of the Department of the Southern Branch Museum Affairs include the following:

1. Collecting, management, study and cataloging of artifacts of the Southern Branch;
2. Preservation, maintenance, and acquisition of artifacts for the Southern Branch;
3. Planning and implementation of educational and promotional activities, visitor services, as well as training and management of docents for the Southern Branch;
4. Planning, implementation and management of museum security at the Southern Branch, and protection, disaster prevention, and rescue measures;
5. Planning and implementation of overall operation, administrative management, and construction of facilities at the Southern Branch;
6. Other matters concerning the Southern Branch Museum.

h. The Department of Digital Information and Library Services shall be responsible for the following matters:

1. Planning, establishment, maintenance, and operation of information infrastructure and information application systems.
2. Research, development, promotion, and exchange of innovative information technology application models.
3. Research, planning, and promotion of artificial intelligence, information and communications security, and digital transformation, as well as related education and training.
4. Planning and setting up of physical and digital exhibitions.
5. Offering of library collection management and intelligent library services.
6. Handling of other matters related to digital information and library services.

i. Responsibilities of the Secretariat and General Affairs Office include:

1. Clerical services, seal/imprimatur, cashier, construction and maintenance of facilities, procurement, miscellaneous, property management;
2. Matters not covered by other departments and offices.

j. The Human Resources Office is responsible for matters related to human resources.

k. The Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office is responsible for budgetary, accounting, and statistical matters.

l. The Civil Service Ethics Office is responsible for matters related to government ethics.