Ceramics Tours and Activities
Last Edited: 2018.9.21
| 10/4 (Thu) |
| Route | Time | Schedule |
Route A -
Culture & History
| 7:30-8:00 | Registration (Gathering at Center of the Lobby Floor, New Taipei City Hall) |
| 8:30-12:00 | Visit National Palace Museum |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
14:00-15:30 | Bus 1: Visit Taiwan Folk Arts Museum (Beitou Museum) |
| Bus 2: Visit Dalongdong Baoan Temple |
| 16:00-17:30 | Bus 1: Visit Dalongdong Baoan Temple |
| Bus 2: Visit Taiwan Folk Arts Museum (Beitou Museum) |
Route B -
Amazing
ShueiJinJiou | 7:30-8:00 | Registration (Gathering at Center of the Lobby Floor, New Taipei City Hall) |
9:30-10:30 | Visit New Taipei City Gold Museum |
| 10:45-12:30 | Visit Jiufen-historical town |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:30-17:30 | Visit Ah Leon studio |
| 17:30-18:30 | Sky lantern event and Shifen Old Street @PingXi |
| 19:00-21:00 | Dinner |
Route C -
Arts studio
in North Shore | 7:30-8:00 | Registration (Gathering at Center of the Lobby Floor, New Taipei City Hall) |
| 9:30-11:30 | Visit Chang Zi-Long Studio |
| 12:40-13:00 | Lunch |
13:00-15:00
| Visit Chang Ke-Ming Studio |
15:20-18:00 | Visit Juming Museum |
Attractions
Route A - Taiwan Folk Arts Museum
The Taiwan Folk Arts Museum is located in a Japanese occupation era building formerly used as the upscale Koyama Hotel and hot spring. Designated as a Taipei historic site, the two-floor wooden structure covers an area of about 2,645 square meters. The Japanese-style courtyard is elegantly landscaped, with a small bridge, stream, artificial mountain and pine trees. The building is especially evident beautiful illuminated at night.
During World War II, the building was used as a Japanese officers' club. After the war, it was used as an official guesthouse and later it was sold to a private buyer. The building also has been featured in many local movies.
The museum exhibits include a permanent display on the history of the museum building as well as various theme exhibits. The displays provide a cultural complement to the seasonal natural beauty of the museum setting. On the second floor, visitors can also enjoy Japanese tea ceremony demonstrations and other artistic performances. The space can also be rented for dinner banquets.
Route A - National Palace Museum
National Palace Museum collects about 620,000 Chinese treasures, covering 5,000-year historical development from the Neolithic Age to Chin Dynasty, and is one of the first four museums in the world. In the three-story exhibition halls, the exhibits are classified on the basis of themes, such as Bronze, Pottery & Porcelain, Paintings, Carvings and Jade.
Route B - New Taipei City Gold Museum
Located in the Gold ecological Park, New Taipei City (Taipei County)'s Jinguashi, Jiufen, the Museum of Gold was opened during year 2004 as one of Taiwan’s first museum planned as an eco-museum. The aim is to combine community power and preserve the precious natural resources, mining relics, landscape, historical memories and cultural property of Jinguashi. In 2002, Jinguashi was named a potential world heritage site.
Route B - Jiufen-historical Town
Located in New Taipei City (Taipei County), Chiufen village used to be the center of gold mining. This small village is located within hills, next to the mountains, and facing the ocean. Due to its special location, Chiufen village is well known for its foggy weather condition which creates a romantic atmosphere. The name Chiufen comes from a legend where nine families used to live in this village. Before the development of Chiufen, there was a lack of transportation which made trips to the market inconvenient. Therefore, whenever one family goes grocery shopping at the market, they would be divided what they have bought into nine pieces for each of the families. “Chiufen” literally means “nine pieces” in Mandarin, and this is how the village name came from.
Route C - Chang Zi-Long Studio
Chang, Zi-Long, a retired professor at National Taipei Art University. The simplified form of a "prototype" is the ultimate goal of Chang's creative exploration. For him, the “Essence” is the "primal vitality" that exists in the "prototype" model. His work focuses on the theme of the female body, which is created meticulously and full of beauty; the streamlined and simple form makes the work extremely dynamic and beautiful.
His studio is located in a valley and that is surrounded by greenery where Chang, Zi-Long personally designed and supervised the building process after his retirement. There are exhibition spaces and lecture halls in the studio. The space that Chang, Zi-Long created, hopes to not only inherit existing concepts and experiences, but also serves as a platform to communicate with fellows.
Route C - Chang Ke-Ming Studio
"Fanatic Creations” is a brand established in 2007 by ceramic artist Ke-Ming Chang. Chang applies celadon, crackle glaze, iron glazes in his functional wares, which are then completed by combining various materials such as metal and wood with his ceramic work. His unique and bold combination style has delivered the perfect tea set that incorporates the old with the new. For the past ten years, Chang is well known for his contribution in converting the traditional crafts into a fashionable style in Taiwan. His mixed media tea sets and furniture are widely collected by tea masters, artists, and ceramic collectors.
Route C - Juming Museum
Ju Ming, originally named Ju Chuan-Tai, is an internationally renowned master sculptor. In the beginning, this was not a museum, but rather a storage space for his large sculptures. Inspired by the natural surroundings of Jinshan, Ju Ming decided this would be an ideal setting for an art park. Juming Museum doesn't just display his unique works of art, but also serves as a venue for the cultivation of artists' creativity.
The museum occupies a total of 11 hectares, and its outdoor exhibition space is divided into Taichi Plaza, Human World Square and Sport Square. Juming’s work in the museum can be ascribed to several series: the Nativist Series, Taichi Series, and Living World Series. Each series reflects the core values of the master’s attitude toward his life and his art. Those sculptures of his Taichi series displayed in the Taichi Plaza are regarded as the best and the most famous of his work. The building of the museum is like a pyramid, a work of art in itself, displaying his indoor pieces of woodcarving and pottery as well as works by his mentors.
