After two years of planning, “Voyage to the Oriental Treasure Islands: Dutch Encounters in Eastern Taiwan,” a special exhibition curated by the National Museum of Prehistory in cooperation with 11 domestic and foreign organizations based in the Netherlands, France, and Japan, will open from Jan. 26 to Dec. 18, 2016.
The special exhibition is offered in four sections — The Rise of the Great Navigation Era, Seeing Tāi-uân, Japan’s Overseas Trade and Policy of Sakoku, and The Story of the Dutch Searching for Gold in Eastern Taiwan. The items on display are rich with historical depth and awash in shades of navigation and adventure.
The exhibition is made possible with the support of the Netherlands Trade & Investment Office, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The General State Archives in The Hague, National Library of France, Kyushu National Museum of Japan, National Taiwan Museum, National Museum of Taiwan History, Cultural Affairs Bureau of Yilan County, Gold Museum of the New Taipei City Government, Southern Folklore Museum, and Bank of Taiwan.
'Voyage to the Oriental Treasure Islands'