Yingge Ceramics Museum

The Yingge Ceramics Museum is the first professional ceramics museum in Taiwan. It took 12 years and the efforts of three county magistrates to plan and construct, finally opening on November 26, 2000. The museum's architectural style, featuring exposed concrete, steel frames, and transparent glass, allows the indoor and outdoor environments to blend, creating a sense of infinite extension and a play of reality and illusion within its spaces. This design highlights a rustic aesthetic and underscores the importance of the museum's exhibits. The museum constructs the identity and exhibition content of Taiwan's ceramic culture based on 200 years of kilning techniques and everyday folk culture. Furthermore, it is oriented towards educational services, integrating information technology to create diverse scenarios, making the Ceramics Museum an intellectual, emotional, approachable, and engaging place to visit. The Traditional Arts Hall explains the ceramic making process and displays auxiliary tools used in early pottery production. The second floor describes the development and characteristics of ceramics in various parts of Taiwan, and introduces Taiwanese ceramic products, concretely showcasing the features, types, and uses of the exhibits, fully illustrating the relationship between products and daily life. The Children's Pottery World is a 'clay' experience zone specifically designed for children aged four to eight, providing youngsters with a free space to explore the world of clay without restraint. Another area is the Pottery Workshop, which offers a venue for cultural exchange and creative experiences for ceramic artists from both Taiwan and abroad. The Future World Hall illustrates the applications of ceramics in the future world, using everyday objects familiar to visitors, such as dentures, computers, telephones, mobile phones, motorcycle cylinders, and so on. It explains how 'ceramics' have evolved from traditional complete practical artifacts into components or materials for today's technological products or daily necessities.