National Taiwan Museum

The National Taiwan Museum was a fantastic surprise and one of the highlights of my trip. It offers an incredible amount of value for a remarkably low price, making it an essential stop for anyone interested in the natural and cultural history of the island. What first struck me was its wonderful location. The museum is situated in a lovely little park and is conveniently connected to an MRT station, making it both easy to get to and giving it a very pleasant, gentle atmosphere. I was truly wowed by the admission fee, which was only 30 TWD. For such a low price, I was not expecting the sheer volume and quality of the exhibits inside. The museum's main focus is on the rich ecology of Taiwan, showcasing the island's unique ecosystems, plants, and animals, alongside fascinating displays of its indigenous cultures. The layout and design are modern and comfortable, making the visit a very enjoyable experience. You should set aside about two hours to explore everything thoroughly. While it's not a massive museum, it is packed with information and artifacts. It is absolutely worth the money and time. If you want to gain a deeper understanding of the geography and culture of this beautiful island, you simply have to visit this museum. Highly recommended!

Definitely one of the best museums I've visited. Small in size but packed with aesthetic. Their display design is splendid. I specifically love the kid's area underground. Everything is positively stimulating and encouraging for kids to have their own exploration time.

Even though I’ve lived in Taipei for seven years, today was my first time visiting the National Taiwan Museum, and it was such a wonderful surprise! Located in the peaceful 228 Peace Park, the museum is easy to get to and surrounded by greenery, making for a relaxing visit. Admission is incredibly affordable at NT$30, which includes access to both the main building and the Paleontology Museum across the street—such amazing value for the quality of the exhibits. Inside, the museum blends natural history and cultural heritage beautifully. Highlights include: • “Taiwan Has Rhinos” on the first floor, with rare local fossils. • Children’s Center (B1), perfect for families with interactive zones. • Permanent exhibitions (2nd–3rd floors) showcasing Taiwan’s ecology, indigenous cultures, and historical evolution. The building itself is stunning, with neoclassical architecture, a grand high-ceilinged lobby, and a domed glass ceiling—a perfect photo spot. After exploring, I enjoyed a stroll in the park outside. Even after living here for years, I feel like I discovered a hidden gem. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to learn more about Taiwan’s nature, history, and culture!

I love this museum so much!! We went on a rainy day so it was a perfect escape from outside in a very well conditioned space. The museum itself is not very big but contains a lot of history and art of Taiwan, you can learn so much from here! Entrance fee is 30TWD and 15TWD for students (just show a picture of your student ID) I highly recommend to visit here.

It was such an amazing experience at a great price! I think the skeleton and biology sections are definitely worth visiting. I highly recommend foreign tourists to visit the National Taiwan Museum — it’s totally worth it. You can learn so much about Taiwan’s history, from ancient times to the present, as well as the culture of its indigenous people.

We went to both this museum and the Land Bank museum (both part of the National Taiwan Museum). If you buy one ticket here, you can use it for both buildings! The museum is genuinely beautiful just to wander around while appreciating the architecture. It's situated next to a lush park and the grounds feel very natural (I always appreciate a green space that isn't clipped lawn!) There are permanent exhibits mainly focused around natural and cultural history in Taiwan on three floors. We didn't end up visiting the children's exhibit on the bottom floor, but I'm sure it would be great for kids. One wing was being renovated or changed in some way when we visited in October 2025, so we didn't get to visit that one. However, I would recommend this museum to any visitors and I would love to come back! The descriptions on all exhibits are in both English and Mandarin and presented very approachable, interesting commentary on the artifacts. I especially enjoyed the interactive technology integrated into the map and other scrolls! Very very good first day in Taipei!

This this museum has multiple floors on the basement is a children’s museum with interactive displays, going to the other upper floors, You’ll find a very nice flow about the island’s history and the flora and Fauna. I enjoyed it. It was quiet and relaxing. The museum is located in the Peace Park. The architecture of the building is interesting and has a little history to it.

This might just be the best museum I’ve ever been to in my life. All exhibitions and zones are so well-curated and detailed, especially the Taiwanese indigenous plants and animals zone. I walked out of the main building and thought that was it, then I suddenly realized there’s a second building across the street and went in (ticket already included), and boy was I in awe to see a life size dinosaur fossil (might be fake but still impressive) and many other fossils. If you’re looking to visit just one museum in Taiwan, let it be this museum. Most importantly, ticket is just NT30. What a steal!

National Taiwan Museum! Lots of good/great exhibits throughout the several levels of floors they have. I've only been there once, but enjoyed being there. Thankful that there were English translations on most placards. It's not a huge museum, but it does have some good exhibits, with maybe at least 1 or 2 being rotated out. Tickets weren't expensive (I don't think there have been any museum tickets greater than 500 NTD in general, though), and there wasn't too much people where everyone was crowding around the same exhibit (i.e., not as crazy crowded as the National Palace Museum). There was ample space to give folks room. I don't know if I need or want to come back any time soon, but it's nice that it's around and affordable if I'm in the area and would like a revisit of what they have. I can see it being a cozy, local museum, but not one where folks would flock monthly. I could see myself casually walking in at random if I'm in the area with time to kill, though!

My Hong Kong friend and her family visited Taipei and we decided to visit Taiwan National Museum in 228 park. During their visit period, it happened to have the Taiwan Baseball: Road to Champions special exhibition between January 1 - March 2, 2025. It's a tribute to the power and pride of Taiwanese baseball, especially the success of the Premier 12 team. But that's not all, we explored the 2nd and 3rd floor exhibitions too. We were honestly blown away by how diverse, immersive, and well-curated everything was. The exhibit design and use of space were far more refined than expected. It's a fantastic stop for families, kids, and international visitors alike whether you're into history, or just want to get a deeper feel for Taiwan's unique cultural layers. Although it's not free, still highly recommended!

Located on Xiangyan Road side of the 228 Peace Memorial Park. Don't mistake this museum for the National Palace Museum. The National Taiwan Museum is the oldest natural history museum in Taiwan and is housed in a Japanese colonial era building, a combination of Doric and Baroque styles was completed in 1915. It is across from the Taipei Railway Station. The Palace Museum is in the Shilin District. NTM has Taiwan's largest and most representative collection of Taiwanese anthropology, geology, zoology, and botany. The museum focuses on the traditional cultures and religions of Taiwan's indigenous peoples as well as the Han Chinese. The NTM's most valuable treasures are three famous historic relics - the Kangxi Taiwan Maps, a Portrait of Zheng Chenggong, and the Blue Land Yellow Tiger Flag of the Republic of Formosa. I enjoyed the cultural areas the most. Seeing the various clothing from the different areas of the country. The basement level has several perfect displays for kids, many are hands on. Tickets are 30NTD, very affordable, that's 1USD.

This was a very interesting museum, I thought it would be a history of Taiwan, explaining what was going during different eras but it was very different. Instead I learned a lot about the aboriginal history and the different birds and nature of Taiwan. It was very cheap, and interesting. A nice thing to do and then hang out in the park.

I like museums always and this is a heritage building and a small one to visit. Located in front of Taipei Main Station, you just need to walk a bit to reach here. And it provides you with 2 benefits, one is the museum itself and the other one is the park that the museum is in. We have spent the afternoon well here with the migrant worker's exhibition to understand how Taiwan is open to the immigrants and on the way to be more like the US. I am glad to see this and look forward to coming here again with different themes to learn more about this place.hui

Nothing much to see here. If you show up 30 mins before closing, admission is free. You really need 20 mins to walk through the entire museum. Most of the halls were closed when we went. Also most of the exhibition are related to Taiwan architecture or insects. Unless you are an entomophile than this place is for you. I am not.... lol I didn't find the museum that much interesting. So glad it was free for me.

This museum goes through the history of Taiwan and is close to Peace Park. There was a history of some of the Aboriginal tribes in Taiwan along with a description of arts and crafts that the tribes produced. The upstairs area talks about insects, flora and fauna. It takes some time to go through the museum but won't take all day.

Situated at the north of the 2-28 Peace Park I was expecting rather a dry presentation from this imposing building. However for the large part I was wrong. When I visited the museum was running two Aborigine themed exhibits on the first floor. The first I visited was all about Atayal weaving and I have to say I wasn't aware of the sheer breadth of the art. The tribe is one of the largest of Taiwan's 16 and they are scattered across the east coast of Taiwan and up into the northern mountains. It quickly became apparent that each village/small area had its own take on the traditional garments. The displays were beautiful with some original pieces (from the museum's collection) and some made by a local collective. There were also some modern twists using the fabrics that wouldn't have looked out of place in a fashion show or a high end clothing store which was a nice touch to see how the artform is being kept alive. There was an illustrated diagram of how the thread is made from scratch which was also very interesting. Naturally there were also original photos too. Although the English information was less than that that offered in Mandarin it was nonetheless sufficient to get the gist and the clothes really spoke for themselves. The second exhibit I visited was about traditional glass beads. There were original artefacts plus many modern interpretations using the beads in furniture etc from the industrious and highly respected Dragonfly studio. It really was a feast for the eyes, Highly recommended. The upper floors housed the presumably permanent exhibitions. These were drier, dustier and had little in the way of English explanation. The flora and fauna of Taiwan exhibit was uninspiring, but it was real shame that they hadn't developed English guides for the Neolithic Taiwan exhibit, which looked quite interesting.

Easy to get to museum which only cost me $1 USD to get into. The exhibits on display were a mix of natural as well as aboriginal history. Not a bad way to spend an hour.

This was a great find. We didn't expect that it would be as interesting as it was. My son (9) is into rocks so this was right up his alley. The cost to get in is only $80 of the Taipei money per person and it allows you to use the tickets at an other museum too. Bonus for us