JimFaye

2017-12-08 11:32:47

While trying to fill our day in Taitung since we discovered that we couldn't swim at any beach there, we saw the sign and decided to visit the museum. We were quite surprised to find a very modern building with a really interesting way to present all the artifacts, and English translation to almost all of the exhibits. It explains the evolution of nature and humans and also gives us some food for thought with questions like "what do you want for the world"? or "how can we solve our problems?"With 80$NTD (if you are part of a group of 10, is 60$NTD) you can spent almost 2 - 3 interesting and very educating hours in a very modern environment with a total respect to the visitor.

ChristofvdH

2017-12-27 17:01:50

This museum does a good job regarding education about the development of the human species. There is plenty of explanation in English, the setup is engaging and modern. Next to the 'general' human development there is sufficient attention to the development of humans in Taiwan. The museum also contains artifacts from the Beinan Wenshu archeological site. The site is about 5-6 km away from the museum.The museum is not very conveniently located if you stay in Taitung but it can be reached from the new Taitung train station (1 stop + 15 mins walk). If you are staying in the city center taking a bicycle is more convenient (20-30 mins).