Taiwan Music Institute

The Taiwan Music Institute (TMI; traditional Chinese: 臺灣音樂館; simplified Chinese: 台湾音乐馆; pinyin: Táiwān Yīnyuè Guǎn), established in January 2002 and formerly known as the Research Institute of Musical Heritage and Taiwan Music Center[1], was renamed the Taiwan Music Institute in 2012 as a research, collection, exhibition and promotion organization for Taiwan music. It operates under the auspices of the National Center for Traditional Arts (NCFTA) under the Ministry of Culture. The Institute is located within the premises of Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center in Shilin District, Taipei City, and has a music archive on the second floor. The collection of books and audiovisual materials focuses on traditional ethnic music in Taiwan, supplemented by Asian, Pacific, and world ethnic music. Additionally, it showcases the archived musical artifacts of renowned Taiwanese musicians. The Institute welcomes public visits and offers reserved guided tours.[2]

Taiwan Music Institute
臺灣音樂館
Founder(s)Council for Cultural Affairs
Established1990
Location
Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°06′08.0″N 121°31′12.2″E

History

In 1990, recognizing the need to comprehensively research, preserve, and promote the cultural heritage of ethnic music, the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Executive Yuan (now known as the Ministry of Culture) established the “Center of Musical Heritage Preparatory Team.” Liu Wann-Hong championed this initiative as the convener, and Hsu Tsang-Houei served as the vice-convener, jointly spearheading the necessary preparatory work of software and infrastructure[1].

By July 29, 1997, the Preparatory Office for the Center of Ethnic Music was officially operational. In line with government restructuring policies in June 2000, the Council for Cultural Affairs revisited its organizational mandate and functional priorities. Consequently, in January 2001, it merged with the Preparatory Office of the National Center for Traditional Arts (NCFTA).[1][3]

In January 2002, with the issuance of the “Temporary Organization Regulations of the National Center for Traditional Arts” and the “Personnel Establishment Table of the National Center for Traditional Arts”, the National Center for Traditional Arts was officially inaugurated[1][4]. This entailed the establishment of the “Research Institute of Ethnic Music” as its specialized branch, responsible for the investigation, collection, research, preservation, and promotion of ethnic music.

Initially, the Research Institute was situated at No. 26, Hangzhou N. Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, and commenced operations to the public on October 29, 2003.[5] In 2008, the organization’s name was changed to the Taiwan Music Center to reflect organizational reorganization[1]. With the promulgation of the Organic Act of the National Center for Traditional Arts on June 29, 2011, and the subsequent establishment of the Ministry of Culture in May 2012, the Center was rebranded as the Taiwan Music Institute. March 2017 saw its relocation to No. 751, Wenlin Road, Shihlin District, Taipei City. The new premises, alongside its permanent exhibitions, were graciously unveiled to the public on October 3 of the same year.[6][7]

Duties and Operations

Taiwan Music Institute is responsible for various tasks, including conducting research and studies on Taiwanese music; preserving and promoting music collections and exhibitions; establishing and managing the music audio-visual library and cloud database; nurturing musical talents; and fostering international music and cultural exchanges.[8]

The Institute’s major responsibilities encompass: digitally archiving Taiwanese music artifacts,[9] establishing the “Taiwan Music Cultural Map”[10] and “The Online Database of Taiwanese Musicians”,[11] editing and publishing the “Taiwan Music Yearbook”,[12] and overseeing the adjudication process for “The Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music.” Starting in 2018, the Institute has undertaken the “Reconstructing Music History in Taiwan Project”, which forms an integral part of the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program. This project aims to provide a platform dedicated to a systematic collection of musical historical materials, as well as conducting research, publication, and promotional activitiesc.[13]

See also

References
  1. 陳郁秀 (2008). 〈臺灣音樂中心（國立）〉，《臺灣音樂百科辭書》. 臺北市: 遠流出版公司. pp. 738–739.
  2. "臺灣音樂館". 國立傳統藝術中心. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. "Taiwan Music Institute". National Center for Traditional Arts. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. 趙靜瑜 (13 August 2007). "民族音樂研究所 處境困難". 自由藝文. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. 健怡 (1 August 2007). "來去民族音樂研究所" (PDF). 清流月刊. 2007年8月號. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. 臺灣音樂館 (2018). 臺灣音樂館. 宜蘭縣: 國立傳統藝術中心.
  7. 林芷柔 (2020). 博物館之聲音蒐藏、詮釋與應用——以國立臺灣歷史博物館「愛聽臺灣100年」系列為例. 臺北市: 國立臺北藝術大學博物館研究所 碩士論文.
  8. 黃馨瑩 (2019). 從音樂文獻資源的保存與應用探討臺灣音樂館的定位功能及發展. 臺北市: 國立臺北藝術大學音樂學系 博士論文.
  9. 趙靜瑜 (12 September 2022). "給作曲家的樂譜一個家 臺灣音樂館的永續典藏工程". 中央通訊社文化+. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  10. 鄭珮庭 (15 December 2021). "【博物之島專文】如何創造雙贏的開放價值？「博物館的未來：開放進行式」講座紀實". 中華民國博物館學會. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. 黃予祈 (2019). 「臺灣音樂群像資料庫」人物社會網絡研究. 臺北市: 國立臺灣師範大學圖書資訊學研究所 碩士論文.
  12. 李毓芳 (1 December 2022). "臺灣唸歌與恆春半島民謠當代保存維護現況：以《2021臺灣音樂年鑑》相關活動紀錄所見為範疇". 臺灣音樂研究 (32): 15-40.
  13. 李秉芳 (2 December 2017). "重建台灣音樂史 鄭麗君：從多元出發寫下台灣定位". 民傳媒. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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