National Palace Museum

The National Palace Museum, also known as Taipei Palace Museum, is a national museum headquartered in , Taiwan. Founded in in 1925, the museum was re-established in , Taipei, in 1965, later expanded with a in , Chiayi, in 2015.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: ancient Chinese imperial artifacts and artworks museum in Taipei, Taiwan
  • Also known as: Gugong Bowuyuan”, “Ku-kung-po-wu-yüan”, “National Palace Museum in Taipei”, “National Palace Museum Taipei”, “NPM”, and “台北故宮
  • Address: 至善路二段 221, 臺北市, 士林區, 111

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines – Fine Arts and Chien Mu House.

Museum
The Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines is the first private museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Taiwanese indigenous peoples. It is located just 200 metres diagonally across from the National Palace Museum in , , . is situated 330 metres east of National Palace Museum.

The is a former house of Ch'ien Mu in , , . The house is located inside Soochow University and managed by the university. is situated 1 km south of National Palace Museum.

Recording studio
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a former movie studio and tourist attraction located in the of , . It is owned by the Central Motion Picture Corporation. is situated 680 metres southwest of National Palace Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zhishanyan and Tianmu.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a hamlet.

Suburb
is a neighborhood located in , , . Located on the northern border of the district, borders the neighboring district of and National Park. is situated 2½ km northwest of National Palace Museum.

Village
The is an industrial park located in the western part of , , . Established as Taiwan's first metropolitan technology park developed through both private investment and government deregulation, it has become a key hub for the knowledge-based economy and high-tech industries in Northern Taiwan. is situated 3½ km southeast of National Palace Museum.

National Palace Museum

Latitude
25.10158° or 25° 6′ 6″ north
Longitude
121.54879° or 121° 32′ 56″ east
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 827791918
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landuse=­recreation_ground
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
6729082
Wiki­data ID
Q540668
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“National Palace Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: متحف القصر الوطني في تايبيه
  • Arabic: متحف القصر الوطني
  • Armenian: Կայսերական պալատի թանգարան
  • Asturian: Muséu Nacional del Palaciu
  • Azerbaijani: İmperator saray muzeyi
  • Bashkir: Император һарайы музейы
  • Basque: Jauregiko Museo Nazionala
  • Belarusian: Нацыянальны палацавы музэй
  • Burmese: အမျိုးသားကုကုန်းပြတိုက်
  • Catalan: Museu Nacional del Palau
  • Chinese: Gúolì Gùgōng Bówùyùan
  • Chinese: Kok-li̍p Kò͘-kiong Phok-bu̍t-īⁿ
  • Chinese: 中山博物院
  • Chinese: 台北故宫博物院
  • Chinese: 国立故宫博物院
  • Chinese: 國立故宮博物院
  • Chinese: 故宮
  • Chinese: 故宮博物院
  • Chinese: 臺北故宮
  • Chinese: 臺灣故宮
  • Croatian: Nacionalni muzej palače u Taipeiju
  • Croatian: Nacionalni muzej palače
  • Czech: Národní palácové muzeum
  • Dutch: Nationaal Paleis museum
  • Dutch: Nationaal Paleismuseum
  • Dutch: National Palace Museum Taiwan
  • Dutch: National Palace Museum
  • Egyptian Arabic: متحف القصر الوطنى فى تايبيه
  • Esperanto: Nacia Palaca Muzeo
  • Esperanto: NPM
  • Finnish: Kansallinen palatsimuseo
  • French: musée national du palais
  • French: Musée national du Palais
  • Georgian: ეროვნული სასახლის მუზეუმი
  • German: Nationales Palast museum
  • German: Nationales Palastmuseum
  • Greek: Εθνικό Μουσείο Ανακτόρων
  • Greek: Εθνικό Μουσείο του Παλατιού
  • Hebrew: מוזיאון הארמון הלאומי
  • Hindi: राष्ट्रीय पैलेस संग्रहालय
  • Hungarian: Nemzeti Palotamúzeum
  • Indonesian: Museum Istana Nasional
  • Indonesian: Museum Nasional Istana
  • Irish: Músaem Náisiúnta an Pháláis
  • Italian: National Palace Museum
  • Japanese: 国立故宮博物院
  • Japanese: 故宮博物院
  • Korean: 국립고궁박물원
  • Mazanderani: تایوان ملی موزه
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kò͘-kiong
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kok-li̍p Kò͘-kiong Phok-bu̍t-īⁿ
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kòo-kiong
  • Mongolian: Тайванийн Үндэсний ордон музей
  • Mongolian: Тайванийн Үндэсний Хааны Ордон Музей
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Det nasjonale palassmuseum
  • Norwegian: Det nasjonale palassmuseum
  • Panjabi: ਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ ਪੈਲੇੇੇੇਸ ਅਜਾਇਬ ਘਰ
  • Persian: کاخ‌موزه ملی
  • Polish: Narodowe Muzeum Pałacowe
  • Russian: Музей императорского дворца
  • Russian: Национальный музей „Бывший императорский дворец“
  • Sakizaya: Kuo-li-ku-kung-puo-u’-yen
  • Serbian: Nacionalni muzej palate u Tajpeju
  • Serbian: Национални музеј палате (Тајпеј)
  • Serbian: Национални музеј палате Тајпеј
  • Serbian: Национални музеј палате у Тајпеју
  • Serbian: Национални музеј палате
  • Slovenian: Nacionalni muzej palače
  • Slovenian: NMP
  • Spanish: Museo del Palacio de Taipei
  • Spanish: Museo del Palacio de Taiwán
  • Spanish: Museo del Palacio Nacional
  • Spanish: Museo Nacional del Palacio
  • Spanish: Museo Zhongshan
  • Tamil: தேசிய அரண்மனை அருங்காட்சியகம்
  • Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์พระราชวังแห่งชาติ
  • Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์แห่งชาติกู้กง
  • Thai: พิพิธภัณท์พระราชวังแห่งชาติ
  • Thai: พิพิธภัณท์พระราชวังแห่งชาติกู้กง
  • Turkish: Taipei Ulusal Saray Müzesi
  • Ukrainian: Національний палац-музей
  • Uzbek: Milliy saroy muzeyi (Xitoy)
  • Uzbek: Milliy saroy muzeyi
  • Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Cố cung Quốc gia Đài Bắc
  • Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Cố cung Quốc gia Đài Loan
  • Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Cố cung Quốc gia
  • Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Cung điện Quốc gia
  • Vietnamese: Cố cung Đài Bắc
  • Western Panjabi: نیشنل پیلس عجائب گھر
  • Yue Chinese: 國立故宮博物院

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