Department of Cultural Affairs

Origins of the Puppetry Art Center of Taipei

In 1998, Lin Ching-fu, chairman of the Taiyuan Arts and Culture Foundation, generously donated his personal collection of puppets, which he had gathered over several decades. With the meticulous planning of the Taipei City Government and through the Core Pacific Group’s community contribution project at Core Pacific City, the Puppetry Art Center of Taipei was established, ensuring the long-term preservation of these invaluable collections. Since its opening in 2004, the Center has consistently promoted exhibitions, performances, and educational programs, fulfilling its mission of advancing the appreciation and education of puppetry.

Positioning of the Puppetry Art Center of Taipei

Since its founding in 2004, the Puppetry Art Center of Taipei has continued to cultivate expertise in collection, exhibition, and educational outreach. In recent years, it has gradually evolved into a Puppetry Experimental Creative Exchange Platform. Through curated exhibitions, public programs, and cross-disciplinary experiments, the Center fosters the convergence of traditional and contemporary vocabularies, becoming a shared space for both creators’ experimentation and audience engagement.Rooted in tradition while connecting with cross-disciplinary arts and international resources, the Center stimulates new perspectives on puppetry and serves as an open platform for creative experimentation, skill-sharing, and cultural dialogue. 

• Puppetry Platform: Open and inclusive, encouraging inspiration and possibilities through interaction between creators and audiences.
• Diverse Translation: Promoting the reinterpretation and transformation of puppetry across different contexts and forms, expanding its cross-disciplinary and innovative applications.
• Cultural Equity: Creating a welcoming space where diverse communities can access and participate in puppetry.
• International Connections: Bringing together puppetry resources to facilitate global exchange and collaboration.