Hsinchu City Fire Museum
新竹市消防博物館
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Established7 June 2002
LocationNorth, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Coordinates24°48′23″N 120°58′05″E / 24.80639°N 120.96806°E / 24.80639; 120.96806
Typemuseum
WebsiteOfficial website

The Hsinchu City Fire Museum (traditional Chinese: 新竹市消防博物館; simplified Chinese: 新竹市消防博物馆; pinyin: Xīnzhúshì Xiāofáng Bówùguǎn) is a museum about firefighting in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

History

The museum building was originally built as a fire station in 1937.[1] The building was then converted into a museum in order to preserve the historic value of the fire station as well as to introduce a series of historical and cultural relics related to fire safety.[2] It was opened to the public on 7 June 2002.[3]

Exhibitions

First floor

Second floor

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance northwest from Hsinchu Station of the Taiwan Railways.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hsinchu City Fire Museum (消防博物館)". Taiwan: culture.tw. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014. ((cite web)): External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Taiwan Culture Portal - Culture Navigation - Hsinchu City Fire Museum (消防博物館)". Archived from the original on 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  3. ^ a b "Fire Museum of Hsinchu City". Cultural Affairs Bureau, Hsinchu City. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Functions". Hsinchu City Fire Museum. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

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