Type Museum Opened January 2011 | Opening January 2011 | |
Owner Bionin Biotechnology Inc. | ||
The Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory (BMM; Chinese: 菌寶貝博物館暨觀光工廠; pinyin: Jūnbǎobèi Bówùguǎn Jì Guānguāng Gōngchǎng) is a museum in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan. The museum is the first microorganism museum in Taiwan.
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- Map of Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory Yilan City Yilan County Taiwan 260
- Name
- Objective
- History
- Transportation
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Map of Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory, Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan 260
Name
The name of the museum reflects its literal meaning of "bacteria treasure" in Taiwanese and its homonym of "very precious" in Taiwanese.
Objective
The museum aims to help providing a further understanding about bacteria, so that instead of knowing only about harmful bacteria in nature, the general public will be able to recognize some of the beneficial microbes for human life and then relieve their fears or phobias.
History
In January 2011, the Bionin Biotechnology Inc. called for a group of experts in microorganism from Taiwan and the United States to found the Bionin Biotechnology Tourism Factory and Beneficial Microbes Museum.
Transportation
The museum is accessible within walking distance northwest from Yilan Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration.