Executive Yuan approves changes to museum billsBy Lee Hsin-fang and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Executive Yuan yesterday approved proposed amendments to the Organization Act of the National Taiwan Museum (國立臺灣博物館組織法) and the National Museum of History Organization Act (國立歷史博物館組織法) that would upgrade the administrative level of the National Museum of Taiwan Literature and the National Museum of Taiwan History. An exhibition at the National Museum of Taiwan History in Tainan is pictured on Jan. 4. The Executive Yuan urged all legislative caucuses to work with the Ministry of Culture to expedite their passage, he said. The National Museum of Taiwan History and the National Museum of Taiwan Literature are the only national-level museums dedicated to Taiwanese history and literature, it said. The research, education and promotion of Taiwanese history and literature are crucial tasks for the development of soft power, the ministry said.

Source: Taipei Times March 11, 2021 15:56 UTC