1. Who we are
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In 1979, the Executive Yuan announced twelve major development plans, one of which being a national level cultural facilities. A part of these cultural facilities was to include the establishment of a marine museum to help enhance public knowledge and consciousness in science. In June 1985, a planning committee for the marine museum was organized. After numerous experience-seeking visits to other related museums around the world and extensive planning reports and selection of sites, in September 1989, the Executive Yuan approved to have the National Museum of Marine Science and Technology (NMMST) constructed in the City of Keelung. In January 1990, the Ministry of Education established a planning committee for the establishment of NMMST. On December 20, 1997, the preparatory office for the NMMST was formally established to begin planning and implementation work, after eight years of coordinating with the Keelung City Hall to allot and lease land for the construction of the museum.
The planning committee first began its work within an old building on the campus of National Taiwan Ocean University. In 2003, six years after the preparatory office was established, it was moved to Banyan House, the site of the NMMST, to begin a milestone in the construction of the NMMST. Since the founding of the preparatory office, two facilities, the Tidal Park and Chao-Jing Aquaculture Station, have been opened to the public. The Chao-Jing Aquaculture Station is now the main exhibition, research, and educational base for the NMMST at this construction phase.
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2. Our mission |
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Our mission is to maintain the sustainable development of the ocean. We aim to create an exhibitive, educational, and recreational environment for schools and the general public, and supplement our museum with research and archives to encourage the public to “Embrace the Ocean, Appreciate the Ocean and Substain the Ocean.”
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3. Our goals: A marine educational and recreational park |
The NMMST will, through different exhibitions, archives, education and research activities, showcase and demonstrate the development and application of marine science and technology, the formation of Taiwan’s marine culture, the evolution of marine ecology, and the relationship between human and the ocean. The NMMST will also aim to focus on the cultural and environmental characteristics of the Keelung and Badouzi areas and integrate them with the surrounding Bisha Fishing Port, Badouzi Fishing Port, fishing villages, coastal parks and bays, along with relevant institutions (Fisheries Administration, Fisheries Research Institute, China Ship Building Corp., Keelung City Hall, Keelung Fisheries Association, and National Taiwan Ocean University) to form a unique marine education park.
The marine educational and recreational park will be 3 kilometers long with the Bisha Fishing Port, Badouzi Fishing Port, Badouzi coast and park as its western border and extends eastward to include the NMMST and its coast.
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4. Our location |
The NMMST is located to the east of Keelung City within the Badouzi region. To its west lie Badouzi and the Bisha Fishing Port. To its east stretches the scenic coastline of northeast Taiwan. It is reachable by car via the Coastal Highway and by train on the Shen-ao branch line. The NMMST covers an area of approximately 48 hectares, in a picturesque setting with the mountains in its backyard and the ocean at its doorstep.
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5. Our importance: Center for the northeast coastal scenic area |
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The establishment of the NMMST has been listed as one of the items in the “Challenging 2008: National Development Plan— increase tourisms.” This is a significant and important development element in northern Taiwan and will have long-term educational, social, and economic effects, especially to the Keelung area. The NMMST is advantageously located in Keelung with scenic Jiufen, Jinguashi, and the northeast coastline in its proximity. It will become the center for integrating and promoting the development of the entire northeast scenic area. The NMMST is scheduled to be in full operation by 2013, and expects to attract over two million visitors a year. |
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