Lanyang Museum, A Unique Architectural Marvel Amidst Nature
261, Section 3, Qingyun Road, Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan, No. 750
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Introduction
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Lanyang Plain boasts rich natural and cultural resources, encompassing various ecosystems and diverse ethnic cultures. With warm and hospitable people and vibrant culture, it has formed the characteristic of "Yilan is a museum". Lanyang Museum, upholding this concept, serves as the "window" of Yilan. Through functions such as collection, research, exhibition, and education, it comprehensively integrates local resources in Yilan, promotes the museum movement throughout the county, and continuously innovates Yilan as a museum in sustainable development.
The architectural design of Lanyang Museum also fully incorporates local natural elements. Architect Yao Ren-xi took inspiration from the common single-side mountain form along the Northeast Coast and created a huge stone-like structure that blends the building with nature. This structure resembles a giant black stone, unique in form, and stimulates visitors' curiosity and desire to explore.
While entering the Lanyang Plain, people can deeply experience the emotional fusion of mountains and sea here. Therefore, Lanyang Museum provides an experience in exhibitions that is similar to Yilan's unique geographical space, conveying and understanding the interaction with the environment using metaphors of mountains, plains, and the sea. The permanent exhibition is divided into four levels - Prologue, Mountain Layer, Plain Layer, Sea Layer, and Time Corridor, showcasing Yilan's geographical environment and human traces, and expanding visitors' imagination. In addition to the permanent exhibition, Lanyang Museum also presents special exhibitions on different themes, allowing visitors to learn about the highlights of Yilan from more diverse perspectives. Address 261, Section 3, Qingyun Road, Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan, No. 750
Opening hours Thursday to Tuesday 9:00-17:00 (Ticketing time 9:00-16:30). Closed on Wednesdays (unless on a public holiday), Lunar New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year's Day, natural disaster stop work day announced by the government, and additional closure days announced by the museum.
Transportation You can take a free shuttle bus from the Toucheng Train Station to the museum. Alternatively, you can take Guoguang Bus (Yilan Yingge Stone Line 1737) to Toucheng Elementary School and then walk for about 3 minutes.
Very unique looking building
