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Cheng Nan jung Liberty Museum

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Type
  
Museum

Opened
  
1999

Opening
  
1999

Function
  
Museum

Location
  
Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan

The Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum (Chinese: 鄭南榕自由紀念館; pinyin: Zhèngnánróng Zìyóu Jìniànguǎn) is a museum in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is dedicated to the pro-democracy activist Cheng Nan-jung.

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History

The museum was inaugurated in 1999, on Human Rights Day, in honor of Cheng Nan-jung's lifelong struggle for freedom. The museum was built on the site of Cheng Nan-jung's self-immolation on 7 April 1989, which was an act of protesting the government curbing of the freedom of speech.

Exhibitions

Original manuscripts and objects belonging to Cheng Nan-jung are housed in the museum. There are also several copies of magazines from the Freedom Era.

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance northeast from Zhongshan Junior High School Station of the Taipei Metro.

References

Cheng Nan-jung Liberty Museum Wikipedia