Indigenous People Commission

On the afternoon of September 9, the Ketagalan Culture Center, under the Taipei City Government's Indigenous Peoples Commission, has invited the international participants of this year's Res Artis Conference, “Finding Each Other in the Spectrum: Beyond Collaboration,” to have a lecture and exchange, with the hope of enhancing the professional capacity of the Ketagalan Culture Center in international exchanges and attracting foreign experts and scholars to gain an in-depth understanding of the culture of Taiwan's indigenous peoples. 

Located in Taipei City near the MRT, the Ketagalan Culture Center provides a convenient option for international professionals with tight schedules, challenging expatriates' impression that they must travel to the east or south to gain a deeper understanding of Taiwan's indigenous cultures. Through the rich exhibitions and collections in the Center, participants can easily explore the culture of Taiwan's indigenous peoples.

This international exchange event is part of the Ketagalan Culture Center's 2024 programs and is in conjunction with the Res Artis Conference, an international conference that attracts hundreds of professionals. The four-day conference features expert lectures and workshops, and on the final day, a guided tour of Taipei's art and culture has been organized. The Ketagalan Culture Center has opened its doors to further introduce how it promotes the culture of the indigenous peoples as a local cultural museum in Beitau through exhibitions, tours and lectures.

Participants of this event are mainly from the arts-in-residence field, specializing in visual arts and performing arts, and have experience in cross-disciplinary exchanges, such as focusing on social issues, identity, land justice and environmental sustainability, etc. In the course of the visit, participants are expected to gain an in-depth understanding of the Center's development over the years and its outlook for the future, as well as to explore how it can collaborate with other cultural museums in the Beitou area to develop a unique business model.

In addition, the Center also arranges for participants to visit the special exhibition "adihay ko foting Bless You with Many Fish" and the permanent exhibition "Mythic Space: The Origin" to learn more about the maritime culture and beliefs of Taiwan's indigenous peoples. Through these exhibitions, participants can learn more about the Ketagalan Culture Center's diverse efforts in promoting indigenous cultures.

The exchange event on September 9 is themed “How to convey multiculturalism through exhibitions, activities, art and collections, and to establish a sustainable relationship between the Center or exhibition and its audience”. Li Hsiao-Wen, Director of the Operations Department of the Beitou Hot Spring Museum, is invited to be the moderator, and experts and scholars such as the Executive Director and Art Director of the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA Lagos) in Nigeria; PA, Tang Chih-Chiang, the Head of the Education and Culture Section of the Taipei City Government's Indigenous Peoples Commission; and Ali Istanda, Hu Jia-Yu, a Bunun, the First Prize winner of the Kaohsiung Prize 2024, are also invited to talk about exhibitions, art, and the future of cultural inheritance.

In this international exchange event, the Ketagalan Culture Center demonstrates its unique role as a local museum in Beitou, and through the promotion of Taiwan's indigenous peoples' culture, deepens its connection with international professionals, and jointly explores the diversity of cultures and the possibilities for future development.