When it comes to Taiwan cultural and creative crafts, there are several places in Taipei City where you can do some treasure hunting.
提到台灣文創工藝精品，台北市有幾個地方可以去尋寶。

For instance, we previously wrote about Hua-shan Creative Park and Songshan Cultural Park.
例如我們介紹過的華山藝文特區或者松山文創園區。

Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Taipei Branch

臺北當代工藝設計分館

There is Taiwan Handicraft Promotion Center with numerous types of commodities on Xu-Zhou Road; there is also Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Taipei Branch worth checking out on Nan-hai Road.
徐州路有國家文創禮品館，商品種類很多；南海路的臺北當代工藝設計分館也很值得去看看。

Although this branch is not big, we specifically want to introduce it due to the fact that you can check out the production flow and even visit the surrounding attractions on your way, such as National Two Two Eight Memorial Museum across from Taiwan Council of Agriculture Authority.
要特別介紹這個分館的理由是，雖然規模不大，但可以看到製作流程，更可以順遊週邊景點。例如位在台灣農業主管機關農委會對面的二二八國家紀念館。

Continue going forward for a bit, and there are a history museum and botanical garden. The botanical garden, which was the very first one in Taiwan, occupies a wide area.
再往前走一點，有歷史博物館和植物園。植物園佔地很廣，是台灣第一座植物園。

It preserves the rich ecology for plants and animals. Inside the garden is the oldest herbarium in Taiwan.
保存豐富的動植物生態，園內還有一個台灣最古老的植物標本館「臘葉館」。

Contrary to what you would think, the National Taiwan Craft and Research Development Institute main branch is actually in Nantou. The one in the captial is a Taipei branch, accentuating the concept of "cultural decentralization."
台灣工藝中心本館在南投，分館設在首都台北，和一般的認知不同，凸顯了「文化分權」的概念。

The building resembles a mini Temple of Heaven, Beijing. Interestingly, this building full of Chinese dynasty vibes used to promote science education, but now showcases Taiwan excellence.
建築外形很像迷你的北京天壇，有趣的是，帶有中國皇朝氣氛的建築，原本用來推動科學教育，現在則是展出台灣精品。

Walking inside, you can see various artistic creations surrounding the very distinctive spiral stairs.
走進館內，設計很特別的迴旋樓梯四週，擺放了各種藝術品。

There are natural wood furniture pieces made in Taiwan.
有台灣製作的造型原木傢俱。

There are pottery items created by artists.
藝術家創作的陶瓷。

It utilizes graphics and images, including the commonly seen globefish in Taiwan.
運用的圖像有台灣常見的河豚。

There is a protected bird species Black-faced Spoonbill.
保育鳥類黑面琵鷺。

There is also an endemic species Taiwan Landlocked Masu Salmon.
台灣特有生物櫻花鉤吻鮭。

As for practical ceramic, there is a stylish incense burner.
至於實用陶瓷部分，有現代設計感十足的香爐。

There are various types of tea sets.
各式各樣的茶具。

There are also pottery items from Yingge, New Taiwanese Tenmoku Glaze and various types of firewood pottery and porcelain.
也有來自鶯歌的陶瓷，以及台灣新式天目燒、或者各種柴燒陶瓷精品。

You get to witness the production flow of a metalworking and pottery workshop on site. You can try to DIY.
現場還有金工和陶瓷工作坊，讓你看製作流程，你可以親自做看看。

Aside from Taiwanese creations, the museum displays various foreign art pieces from time to time, such as textiles.
工藝館除了台灣各種精品，不定期展出各種國外工藝精品。例如紡織品。

There is also a thematic introduction to Taiwan.
也有台灣專題介紹。

National Two Two Eight Memorial Museum

二二八國家紀念館

On the same street is National Two Two Eight Memorial Museum. This building is a third-tier historic site.
同一條路上的二二八國家紀念館，建築物是國家三級古蹟。

It was the Taiwan Education Association Building during the Japanese colonial era and the first modernized art and culture museum in Taiwan.
日治時代是台灣教育會館，是台灣第一座現代化的藝文展覽館。

It became the provisional Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council after the war. This is also the historic site where Two Two Eight Incident took place.
戰後成為臨時台灣省議會。也是二二八事件歷史現場。

After 1959, it became the United States Information Agency, acting as an important window for Taiwanese assimilating democratic culture during the authoritarian rule.
1959年後成為美國在台新聞處，是威權時代台灣人民吸收民主文化的重要窗口。

It officially became a memorial hall in 2011. After going through the entrance, you can see the introduction to the history of this building on the right side.
2011年正式成為紀念館。從玄關進門，右邊就有建築物歷史介紹。

There is a permanent exhibition inside the museum, explaining the background of Two Two Eight Incident. There are stories of the victims, various collections of historical documents and introductions to the families of the victims.
館內有常態展。說明二二八事件背景，受難者故事，各種史料典藏，及受難者家屬介紹。

There are also non-scheduled exhibitions of human rights campaigns and films from various countries, connecting Taiwan human rights campaigns with the world.
同時也不定期有各國人權運動和影片展，將台灣人權運動與全世界連結起來。