Taipei is full of museums, so we here at WoWasis love to group them into geographical areas where we can see them all in a day, or an afternoon. The following 3 museums are all close to either the Songjiang Nanjing (Luzhou line) or the Zhongxiao Xinshong (Bannan Line) stations, and can be easily seen in a morning or afternoon:
Suho Paper Museum
68, Chang An East Road
Tel: 02-2507-5535, x24
Open Monday-Saturday
www.suhopaper.org.tw
This tiny museum, offers exhibitions on making paper and hosts both permanent and temporary exhibitions, all relating to the aesthetics of paper.
Miniatures Museum of Taiwan
B1, #96 JianGuo N. Road
Tel: (02) 2515-0583
Open Tuesday-Sunday
www.mmot.com.tw
Located 2 blocks east and 2 blocks north of the Suho Paper Museum, this museum features dollhouse-sized replicas of furniture, housing, people and designs, running from Louis XV style to the kitschy.
Museum of Jade Art
#96 Jianguo N.Road
Tel: (02) 2509-8166
www.museumofjadeart.com
MRT stop Zhongxiao
This museum is the passion of Burmese-born jade designer and collector Sofeen Hu. The most remarkable pieces in the collection include flora with exposed, tiny roots of jade, insects, and spectacular color.
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