Museum of Jade Art
瑩瑋藝術翡翠文化博物館
Museum of Jade Art is located in Taiwan
Museum of Jade Art
Taiwan
Established18 August 2008[1]
LocationZhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°03′02″N 121°32′10″E / 25.05056°N 121.53611°E / 25.05056; 121.53611
Typeart museum

The Museum of Jade Art (MoJA; traditional Chinese: 瑩瑋藝術翡翠文化博物館; simplified Chinese: 莹玮艺术翡翠文化博物馆; pinyin: Yíngwěi Yìshù Fěicuì Wénhuà Bówùguǎn) is an art museum about jade art in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.[2] It is the first museum in the world dedicated to jade art.

History

The museum founder, Soofeen Hu, visited the National Palace Museum during childhood. He was struck by a cabbage made of jade, thus he decided to open the Museum of Jade Art.

Exhibition

The exhibition includes the 13 jade tablets with Chinese calligraphy carved into them.

See also

References

  1. "::: Taiwan Museum :::". Museum.moc.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  2. ":::Museum - Museum of Jade Art ::: TaipeiTravel Net - Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government:::". Taipeitravel.net. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-04.


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