Due to its unique history, the National Palace Museum has been shaped into a distinctive entity with a special mission.  In the new century, the museum will seek to abandon politicization and return to the intrinsic qualities of art and culture.  In actually, true beauty is universal, surpassing the boundaries of nationality, ethnicity, and culture.  The museum must endeavor to achieve humanistic ideals and thereby reach out to people throughout the world.  This is our first goal.

The National Palace Museum brought the distinctive beauty and aesthetic sensibilities of China's past dynasties to Taiwan.  Over the past decades, it has largely stood apart from the simple, lively character of local Taiwanese life.  In the new century, the museum will step down from its imperial throne and into the life of the local community, absorbing the rich vigor of Taiwan and introducing another dimension of culture to the people of this precious island.  This is our second goal.

In the coming century, we will not only continue our efforts to expand our exhibition space and facilities, but also strive to improve our collection, research, and education.  If the museum is truly to become an international place in the new century, it must reach out and expand upon its foundation in all directions.  This is our third goal.

In terms of its role as a place of learning and scholarship, the museum will endeavor carry on its long-standing academic traditions, which trace back to the early 20th century and the unique relationship between the Central Museum (the National Palace Museum's forebear in Nanking) and the Academia Sinica.   The museum will further develop this aspect of its heritage and blaze a new tail from these unique traditions.  This is our fourth goal.

This fifth and final goal is a wish that, in the new century, the National Palace Museum will remain stable and free from uncertainty in this current  location.  Its home is clearly understood, an it will remain here for all time, united with the new Taiwan.  Here it must help the advancement of internationalization and the cultivation of the people. 
--- by Tu Cheng-sheng

Painting and Calligraphy Multi-media Exhibit
Location: Multi-media exhibition area adjacent to Gallery 210
Facilities: Six computer banks available for individual use
Contents: Chinese and English

• Materpieces of Chinese Painting
  For those interested in entering the world of Chinese painting, this virtual tour of famous works in the museum's collection visitors in the finer details of painting appreciation.
  
• Children's Program
  For younger audiences, this program features both a game and a way for children to make their own paintings based on works in the museum's collection.  A diverse selection of 12 famous paintings makes learning about Chinese art fun and informative.
  

Outdoor Activities
A Hands On Encounter with the Crafts of Traditional China
Date: 02/03 (Saturday) Morning
Location: Procession way in front of the National Palace Museum
All are invited to this special activity that offers parents and children a chance to learn the traditional techniques used to create ceramics, enamelware, and paper.   Participants will then have the opportunity to use their new skills and create their own works of art.
Admission: Free of charge