Ama Museum to close on Nov. 10By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterThe Ama Museum in Taipei, dedicated to Taiwan’s “comfort women,” is to close on Nov. 10 for financial reasons, the Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation said yesterday. The museum became a platform for international exchanges on human rights and gender equality, and drew more than 125,000 visitors, the foundation said. Opening-day visitors look at photographs at the Ama Museum in Taipei on Dec. 10, 2016. Despite government support, shop revenue and donations, the museum lost between NT$4 million and NT$5 million (US$135,359 and US$169,199) annually over the past three years, it said. The foundation sold its office last year to make up for the losses.

Source: Taipei Times July 06, 2020 15:56 UTC