Special Exhibition “Formosa Orchids Blossom - Taipei Edition”

2025.07.08-2025.09.07
Exhibition Halls 1 and 2, National Museum of History, Taiwan

This special exhibition unravels the academic narrative of orchids in Taiwan from both the Japanese and Taiwanese perspectives, as part of the outcomes of the academic exchange agreement concluded in 2024 between The University Museum, The University of Tokyo (UMUT), and the National Museum of History, Taiwan (NMH).
Following the Tokyo edition held at the Intermediatheque from February to June 2025, the Taipei edition at NMH presents approximately 200 rare items that bridge natural science and the arts. With a unique display different to that in Tokyo, it features works from NMH’s collection of orchid-themed calligraphy and paintings from the Qing dynasty, the Japanese colonial period, and the postwar era.
The exhibition also includes the University of Tokyo’s botanical art collection, on view in Taiwan for the first time. Gallery texts will be provided in Chinese, English, and Japanese—just like the trilingual comprehensive catalog, which reflects the content of both the Tokyo and Taipei editions.

National Museum of History’s Website:
Formosa Orchids Blossom – Taipei Edition

Organizers: National Museum of History, Taiwan (NMH) + The University Museum, The University of Tokyo (UMUT)
Cooperating Organizations: Botanical Gardens, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo; University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo; Cultural Resources Studies, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo; National Taiwan University Library; National Taiwan University Herbarium; Taiwan Forestry Research Institute; National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts; National Museum of Taiwan History; National Library of Public Information; Kaohsiung Museum of History; National Taiwan Museum; Central Mint; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.