Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum


The Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum is a museum of puppet theatre in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It aims to preserve and promote traditional Asian puppet culture and to foster interaction between local and international puppet troupes. It houses more than 10,000 puppet theater items from around the world, including glove, shadow, string and water puppets.

History

The museum was originally established in 2000 as the TTT Puppet Centre. It was then renamed as the Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum in November 2005 before it was known as its current name.

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance north of Beimen Station of Taipei Metro.