A Study on the Developing Mechanism of Ecomuseums in Taiwan: A Case Study of Houtong Coal Mine Ecological Park
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Liu, Zhen-Hui
Abstract
In 1970s, the original ecomuseum theory was invented in France. Then this international thinking was inroduced to Taiwan in 1990s, which has lasted for more than 20 years. Ecomuseums in Taiwan experienced the exploring stage to similar appearance stage to thorough understanding stage and strived toward sustainable development gradually and continuously. In the initial stage of Japanese Colonial Period, the small-scale coal mining appeared in Houtong. Then Ruisan Coal Mine in Houtong became the most productive coal mining region in Taiwan after the Second World War and the total yield was up to 6,741,118 tons. The enterpreneur stopped the coal mining in Houtong in 1990 and then local people continued to appeal to protect the precious coal mining heritage in Houtong. Since 2004, local government initiated the planning to establish a ecomuseum in Houtong, formally named Houtong Coal Mine Ecological Park later. This ecomuseum was opened on July 24, 2010 and operated up to the present. As one of the most important ecomuseums in Taiwan, the author chose Houtong Coal Mine Ecological Park to be the study case ubder the action research concept. Integrating the result of the action research in Houtong region in 2007-2010, the interviewing and theme discussing outcome with the stakeholds in 2011-2013 and the public policy analysis in 1990-2013, the author tried to proposed 3 further developing suggestions for 3 ecomuseum issues, including community participation, preservation in situ and regional redevelopment, which comprised institute a working platform for public-private partnership, involving the regulation for cultural landscape by law, promoting community empowerment for/by tourism. Besides, referring to the ecomuseum theories and models and 3 ecomuseums’ practical experiences in Taiwan, including Gold Museum, Daxi Wood Craft Ecomuseum and Togo Rural Village Art Museum, the author extended the case study achievement to proffer the developing mechanism for ecomuseums in Taiwan, which contained 6 steps and 11 tasks for the estimation stage, preparation stage and operation stage, which was expected to provide the reference and guidance for ecomuseums’ future development in Taiwan.
Subjects
ecomuseum
Houtong region
developing mechanism
action research
Type
thesis
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