Museum of World Religions — Attraction in New Taipei

The museum’s staff is very helpful and friendly. There were no people during my visit. I truly enjoy the atmosphere and the exhibits captured all of my attention. I can’t even express my feelings. It’s like a had a trip into the ancient time through the history of the major religions. There was no guide, but most of expositions have a QR-code with English and few other languages and some flyers with descriptions. I was very amazed by this collection. It has really antic and probably unique stuff that you can’t see somewhere else. Also was interesting to see the exposition about Taiwanese believes. But I guess there are also many local aboriginal stuff that were not represented here. I assume that the museum expands it’s exhibits. I saw some pictures on Google with the costumes. It will be great to see it too. And I’d...

An unbiased and very beautifully laid out museum- linking all religious beliefs back to the source. It was worth using the English audio guide - but all the exhibits also had adequate English signage. Try and make sure you can be there for the 12 minute movie which shows the origins of the creation myths - 11.20 am, 13.20, 14.20, 15.20 and 16.20.

Every piece in the museum has been carefully thought out - even the wood used to make the benches have meaning attached to them with a little plaque used for explanation. If you take the time in the awakenings section on the 6th floor there are some beautiful snippets from people like Jane Goodall and Sr Sri Ravishankar. Check the website for the shuttle bus times or take a stroll from the...

I was intrigued by the idea of a museum that explores the world’s major religions and this museum did not disappoint. The exhibits are beautifully and thoughtfully done. Being from a different country and background, I was most interested in the explanation of Taiwanese popular religion. Travel is all about gaining a better understanding of different cultures, including spirituality, just as this museum aims to do. My one piece of feedback is that because of the lack of exhibit explanations and film subtitles in languages other than Chinese, my experience was limited. If the point of the museum is to break down barriers between people, shouldn’t that included bridging gaps between nationalities, cultures...