Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum

The Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum (simplified Chinese: 李天禄布袋戏文物馆; traditional Chinese: 李天祿布袋戲文物館; pinyin: Litiānlù Bùdàixì Wénwùguǎn) is a museum in Sanzhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum

李天祿布袋戲文物館
Established	31 December 1996
Location	Sanzhi, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates	25°15′19.9″N 121°30′43.5″E
Type	museum

History

The museum opened on 31 December 1996, two years before the death of its namesake, the puppeteer Li Tien-lu.^[1][2] The museum was reopened on 1 January 2005 after renovation works.^[3]

Exhibitions

The museum houses more than 200 antique puppet heads of more than 100 years old as well as cultural relics.^[4] The Almost Life Like Puppet Theater also perform regularly in the museum.^[5] Within its collections are items used by Li during his career.^[6]

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan