Beitou Museum

The Beitou Museum officially opened to the public as a private museum in 1984. This elegant garden, spanning a spacious 800-ping (approximately 2,640 square meters) site amidst the mountains, along with its two-story, purely wooden Japanese-style building, was constructed in 1921. At that time, it was the most luxurious "Kazan Hot Spring Hotel" in the Beitou area. In 1983, founder Mr. Chang Chun-ming revitalized the historic site, transforming it into a museum and establishing the "Taiwan Folk Arts Museum." By 1987, it was officially renamed "Beitou Museum." The Beitou Museum has always been dedicated to preserving and exhibiting early Taiwanese folk art and cultural artifacts. It currently houses nearly 5,000 artifacts, primarily focusing on Taiwanese folk crafts from the late Qing Dynasty, through the Japanese colonial period, up to the 1970s. These include over a thousand artifacts from Taiwan's indigenous peoples, and more than three thousand artifacts from Han ethnic groups, mainly Minnan and Hakka. **Dining:** The Beitou Museum also features a dining space called Yiranju, which offers exquisite creative kaiseki cuisine and afternoon tea, as well as venue rentals for small meetings. From Yiranju's outdoor cherry-viewing platform, visitors can admire Danfeng Mountain up close and Guanyin Mountain in the distance. Amidst the beautiful outdoor scenery, guests can savor the museum's special healthy light meals—nourishing creative kaiseki cuisine—offering a unique flavor for slow dining and slow living away from the hustle and bustle. **Cultural Experiences:** Under the concept of diverse cultural management, the museum currently utilizes its 'Daguanjian' (large hall) for performing arts exhibitions, cultural events, and as a rental venue for banquets and meetings, fully leveraging the hall for the revitalization of the historic site. The museum also offers various occasional experience courses, such as tea ceremony experiences, formal tea ceremony classes, wagashi (Japanese confectionery) experiences, and 'Kazan Zhua Zhou' (a traditional baby's first birthday ceremony). *Currently operated by a private entity.