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The Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum (traditional Chinese: 台原亞洲偶戲博物館; simplified Chinese: 台原亚洲偶戏博物馆; pinyin: Táiyuán Yàzhōu Ôuxì Bówùguǎn) was a museum of puppet theatre in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It aimed to preserve and promote traditional Asian puppet culture and to foster interaction between local and international puppet troupes.[2]

Established2000 (TTT Puppet Centre)
November 2005 (Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum)
LocationDatong District, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°03′21″N 121°30′33″E
Typemuseum
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Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum
台原亞洲偶戲博物館
Established2000 (TTT Puppet Centre)
November 2005 (Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum)
LocationDatong District, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°03′21″N 121°30′33″E
Typemuseum
Management
Robin Ruizendaal (director)[1]
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History

The museum was originally established in 2000 as the TTT Puppet Centre. It was then renamed as the Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum (Chinese: 林柳新紀念偶戲博物館; pinyin: Lín Liǔxīn Jìniàn Ǒuxì Bówùguǎn) in November 2005 before it was known as its current name. On 1 July 2019, the museum closed down.[3]

Exhibitions

It housed more than 10,000 puppet theater items from around the world, including glove, shadow, string and water puppets.[1][4]

Transportation

The museum was accessible within walking distance north of Beimen Station of Taipei Metro.

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