Taiwan museums shake off fusty image to lure new audience

Pandemic demands that art and cultural world finds new ways to survive

The National Museum of History in Tapei in October launched a project called NMH Grand Hotel in partnership with celebrated Taiwanese fashion designer Justin Chou. (Courtesy of Justin Chou)

CYBIL CHOU, Contributing writer

February 5, 2021 08:00 JST

TAIPEI -- Most of the hand-wringing in Asia over the havoc wreaked by the pandemic has been around the economy. Yet art and culture, a sector that can uplift spirits in these troubled times, has largely been overlooked by governments.