Type Museum Opened 2007 | Opening 2007 Phone +886 2 2218 2438 | |
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Location Xindian, New Taipei, Taiwan Management Peng Ming-min Cultural Foundation Address No. 131, Fuxing Rd, Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 231 Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PM Similar Green Island Human R, Dapinglin Station, Former British Merchant, Jingmei Station, Tamsui Church | ||
The Jing-Mei Human Rights Memorial and Cultural Park (Chinese: 景美人權文化園區; pinyin: Jǐngměi Rénquán Wénhuà Yuánqū) is a museum in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
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History
The building used to serve as military school in 1957-1967. It later housed military courts and a detention center called the Jingmei Military Detention Centre (Chinese: 景美軍事看守所) for political dissidents during the White Terror period. Former prisoners in the detention center include Annette Lu, Chen Chu and Shih Ming-teh. In 1991, the center was closed.
In 2007, the center was turned into a human rights memorial and museum featuring Taiwan's democracy movement at the suggestion of Vice President Annette Lu. In early April 2009, the Council for Cultural Affairs changed the name of the site to its current name of Jing-Mei Human Rights Memorial and Cultural Park.
Transportation
The museum is accessible within walking distance north west from Dapinglin Station of Taipei Metro.