Erh-Tai Art Museum Restoration Receives Over NT$23 Million from Ministry of Culture; National Museum of History Prioritizes Special Exhibition
Taiwan's Ministry of Culture announced a subsidy of over NT$23 million for the restoration of the Erh-Tai Art Museum in Penghu, which houses works by modern artist Chao Erh-Tai. The National Museum of History plans to prioritize a special exhibition of his works.
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(Central News Agency Penghu County 11th report) Modern Taiwanese artist Chao Erh-Tai has a prolific body of work. Minister of Culture Lee Yuan recently affirmed Erh-Tai's significant representation in the "Taiwan Art History Reconstruction Project" during legislative interpellation. The National Museum of History, in addition to prioritizing a special exhibition, will subsidize over NT$23 million this year for the restoration of the Erh-Tai Art Museum.
Chao Erh-Tai's granddaughter, Chao Yi, today issued a press release expressing gratitude for the Ministry of Culture's attention to the Erh-Tai Art Museum. This year, NT$23.18 million was subsidized under the "Taiwan Art History Reconstruction Project" for the renovation of the Erh-Tai Art Museum, allowing the permanent preservation of over 1500 collected works.
Chao Yi pointed out that Minister of Culture Lee Yuan is very fond of Penghu and considers the Erh-Tai Art Museum an important building. He will visit Penghu soon to inventory all resources of the Erh-Tai Art Museum for overall research and planning. She thanked the County Government's Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Council for their support, enabling the smooth renovation of the Erh-Tai Art Museum. The "Chao Erh-Tai Memorial Exhibition" was also held in the Magong City Office Art Corridor in March this year.
Hong Shih-You, Director of the National Museum of History, stated that the museum has over 50 special exhibitions scheduled this year. The Chao Erh-Tai special exhibition was held once in 1996, 30 years ago. A Chao Erh-Tai special exhibition will be prioritized soon, and more resources will be invested in Penghu in the future.
Legislator Luo Ting-Wei of the Kuomintang recently questioned the Ministry of Culture's budget, stating that the Erh-Tai Art Museum was built in its early years without BOT regulations and a complete public-private partnership system. After 30 years, the structural reinforcement is not just ordinary building maintenance; it inherently contains the artist's creative will and traces of life. He emphasized the need to balance structural safety and artistic preservation with a complete plan to avoid becoming a 'mosquito museum' (idle facility).
The Penghu Cultural Affairs Bureau stated that the Ministry of Culture (formerly the Council for Cultural Affairs) facilitated Chao Erh-Tai's art outreach to Penghu in 1989. At that time, the Penghu County Government allocated land near the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and Chao Erh-Tai invested his life savings of over NT$10 million to build the "Erh-Tai Art Museum," named "Yi Nu Ju," for his artistic creations. He donated all of his over 1500 works created during his lifetime, including ink paintings, calligraphy, sketches, Western paintings, seal carvings, sculptures, pottery, prints, photography, and poems, to the county government for regular exhibitions. His ink paintings and pottery are particularly renowned.
Chao Erh-Tai, whose real name was "Chao Tung-Ho," held a high academic degree from Peking University's School of Law and Business. He served as magistrate of San-yuan and Lin-sen counties in Fujian. He came to Taiwan with the National Army in 1949, first settling in Taichung, then moving to what is now New Taipei City due to work. After 1957, he re-entered public service, serving as general manager of a provincial agriculture and industry enterprise. He dedicated nearly half a century to artistic creation during his lifetime, holding multiple overseas exhibitions, and his works were collected by the Rome Museum of Modern Art. He passed away in his sleep at Yi Nu Ju on February 13, 1995, at the age of 79. (Editor: Chen Jen-Hua) 1150511
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(Central News Agency Penghu County 11th report) Modern Taiwanese artist Chao Erh-Tai has a prolific body of work. Minister of Culture Lee Yuan recently affirmed Erh-Tai's significant representation in the "Taiwan Art History Reconstruction Project" during legislative interpellation. The National Museum of History, in addition to prioritizing a special exhibition, will subsidize over NT$23 million this year for the restoration of the Erh-Tai Art Museum.
Chao Erh-Tai's granddaughter, Chao Yi, today issued a press release expressing gratitude for the Ministry of Culture's attention to the Erh-Tai Art Museum. This year, NT$23.18 million was subsidized under the "Taiwan Art History Reconstruction Project" for the renovation of the Erh-Tai Art Museum, allowing the permanent preservation of over 1500 collected works.
Chao Yi pointed out that Minister of Culture Lee Yuan is very fond of Penghu and considers the Erh-Tai Art Museum an important building. He will visit Penghu soon to inventory all resources of the Erh-Tai Art Museum for overall research and planning. She thanked the County Government's Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Council for their support, enabling the smooth renovation of the Erh-Tai Art Museum. The "Chao Erh-Tai Memorial Exhibition" was also held in the Magong City Office Art Corridor in March this year.
Hong Shih-You, Director of the National Museum of History, stated that the museum has over 50 special exhibitions scheduled this year. The Chao Erh-Tai special exhibition was held once in 1996, 30 years ago. A Chao Erh-Tai special exhibition will be prioritized soon, and more resources will be invested in Penghu in the future.
Legislator Luo Ting-Wei of the Kuomintang recently questioned the Ministry of Culture's budget, stating that the Erh-Tai Art Museum was built in its early years without BOT regulations and a complete public-private partnership system. After 30 years, the structural reinforcement is not just ordinary building maintenance; it inherently contains the artist's creative will and traces of life. He emphasized the need to balance structural safety and artistic preservation with a complete plan to avoid becoming a 'mosquito museum' (idle facility).
The Penghu Cultural Affairs Bureau stated that the Ministry of Culture (formerly the Council for Cultural Affairs) facilitated Chao Erh-Tai's art outreach to Penghu in 1989. At that time, the Penghu County Government allocated land near the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and Chao Erh-Tai invested his life savings of over NT$10 million to build the "Erh-Tai Art Museum," named "Yi Nu Ju," for his artistic creations. He donated all of his over 1500 works created during his lifetime, including ink paintings, calligraphy, sketches, Western paintings, seal carvings, sculptures, pottery, prints, photography, and poems, to the county government for regular exhibitions. His ink paintings and pottery are particularly renowned.
Chao Erh-Tai, whose real name was "Chao Tung-Ho," held a high academic degree from Peking University's School of Law and Business. He served as magistrate of San-yuan and Lin-sen counties in Fujian. He came to Taiwan with the National Army in 1949, first settling in Taichung, then moving to what is now New Taipei City due to work. After 1957, he re-entered public service, serving as general manager of a provincial agriculture and industry enterprise. He dedicated nearly half a century to artistic creation during his lifetime, holding multiple overseas exhibitions, and his works were collected by the Rome Museum of Modern Art. He passed away in his sleep at Yi Nu Ju on February 13, 1995, at the age of 79. (Editor: Chen Jen-Hua) 1150511
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