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The history museum located within the botanical garden has a different atmosphere in the elegant natural environment. The exterior is in the style of traditional Chinese palace architecture, with a two-story building and green eaves. There are small bridges and flowing water decorations outside the museum, giving the feeling of being away from the city. The museum has a history of over 60 years. Originally, it mainly consisted of collections from the Henan Museum. Later, it gradually increased its collections and expanded its facilities, becoming an art and cultural exhibition space that is now highly regarded by the art and education communities. Throughout its development, the museum has grown slowly and steadily, reaching its current status. The museum displays donations from many private collectors, including pre-Qin rope-patterned pottery, Han dynasty green-glazed pottery, Six Dynasties dance and music figurines, Tang tri-color glazed pottery, oracle bones, bronze wares, jade wares, ceramics, and documents, among other precious cultural relics. In terms of nature, it is a museum primarily focused on historical artifacts. The museum has established a clear style, centered on Chinese cultural relics and Fujian-Taiwan cultural relics. In terms of art pieces, it focuses on historical artifacts, making it a comprehensive museum. The National Museum of History (hereinafter referred to as the museum) was established on December 4, 1955. In 1955, when Mr. Zhang Qiyun was the Minister of Education, he realized the importance of historical education and promoted the construction of the "Nanhai Academy" during his term. The "National Museum of Historical Art" was established first, aiming to promote the function of historical and cultural education. Thus, the first public museum established after the government moved to Taiwan was born, with Mr. Bao Zunpeng serving as the first director. On October 10, 1957, the National Museum of Historical Art was officially renamed "National Museum of History." The site of the museum was chosen as a Japanese-style wooden building within the botanical garden. This building was originally used as a commodity exhibition hall for the Bureau of Industrial Products of the Governor-General's Office during the Japanese colonial period. After the establishment of the museum, the building renovation started in 1958, with the addition of exhibition rooms and galleries. In 1961, the "National Gallery" was built for the display of paintings and calligraphy. In 1962, a traditional-style exhibition hall was added. In 1971, the original wooden building was approved to be rebuilt in a traditional architectural style, becoming the current building with red walls and green tiles. When the museum was first established, it had no collections. Because the government had not yet transferred the cultural relics, and there was no funding for purchasing artifacts, it was once nicknamed the "Vacuum Museum." In the following year, 1956, the Ministry of Education transferred post-war returned Japanese relics and a batch of relics originally from the Henan Museum. These two batches of relics became the important foundation of the museum's collection. Later, through various channels such as government agencies' transfers, donations from the public, purchases, and excavation of cultural relics, the collection gradually became rich, and now it has over 50,000 items. The current collection is divided into 19 categories, including Chinese paintings, calligraphy, Western paintings, jade, ceramics, etc. The collection includes prehistoric colored pottery, oracle bones and bronze wares from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Tang tri-color glazed pottery, stone carvings, Buddhist statues, jade wares, early 20th century furniture and puppets, contemporary paintings and calligraphy, etc. The collection is diverse and includes both ancient and modern artifacts, with a strong sense of folk and daily life. As the first public museum established after the government moved to Taiwan, the establishment of this museum symbolized the beginning of the museum industry in Taiwan. Since its opening, all the directors have actively expanded the museum's operations, keeping up with the times and striving to exert the functions of the museum. In 1961, the National Gallery was built and was considered the most representative gallery in the country. At that time, many artists had exhibitions in the National Gallery of the museum, and it was considered a gathering of the artistic highlights of that era. The museum has long been actively organizing and introducing various international exhibitions, promoting international cultural exchanges through exhibitions, such as exhibitions on ancient civilizations, works from foreign museums, and other thematic large-scale exhibitions, which have repeatedly attracted attention and drawn large crowds. After the government allowed people to visit the mainland for family visits, starting from 1988, restrictions on items coming to Taiwan and people's travel were gradually relaxed. The museum actively planned and organized special exhibitions for cross-strait cultural exchanges, including exhibitions on the Terracotta Warriors and other exhibitions that left a deep impression. In addition, the museum has promoted cultural exports, organized various exhibitions to promote its collection and local artists, and actively promoted cultural dissemination. In the 1970s and 1980s, it planned a series of special exhibitions on local cultural relics, systematically exhibiting the unique collections of local museums from all over Taiwan in the museum. On the other hand, it also sent the museum's collection of cultural relics to the cultural centers of various counties and cities for巡回 exhibitions, promoting cultural exchanges across Taiwan. Later, based on the concept of "bringing museum collections to people's homes," the museum started the "mobile museum" in 2001, using modified large freight containers to create small museums. It regularly and at fixed locations tours remote areas for thematic exhibitions and cultural education activities. There are currently two mobile museums touring various towns and villages. In May 2012, the museum was transferred to the Ministry of Culture, and the Cultural and Creative Marketing Division was added. Since its establishment, the Cultural and Creative Marketing Division has actively promoted various cultural and creative businesses of the museum, such as the development of stamps, cooperation with public art, cultural and creative products, and the application of images from the collection for value-added purposes. It has also established the most appropriate self-operated model for the museum's cultural and creative shop through cooperative development. There are currently nine cultural and creative shops, seven of which are located in international and domestic airport terminals. In addition to providing high-quality and considerate cultural services to domestic and foreign travelers, it has actively enhanced the visibility of the museum's brand and the country's cultural image. Moreover, it has proposed the concept of "public welfare cultural and creative" to extend the social service aspects of the museum's resources. Since its opening, the museum's mission and tasks have continuously been updated, but the spirit of serving the people has always remained unchanged. In 2013, it was awarded the "Excellent Award" of the Fifth Government Service Quality Award. The museum will continue to strive to provide the public with a better visiting experience and a more ideal leisure environment, and will continue to strive to create a new cultural highlight in the capital city.