Sanmin, Kaohsiung · Science, industry and design museum
National Science and Technology Museum
Two old televisions that would not concede even two centimetres.
Tatung Venus television
Tatung
Made by Tatung. Photograph: National Science and Technology Museum.
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Two old televisions that would not concede even two centimetres.
The north building's sixth-floor Taiwan Industrial History hall preserves appliances including Sampo Napoleon and Tatung Venus televisions. Their substantial cabinets belong to Taiwan's history of domestic design.
Sampo Napoleon television
Sampo
Made by Sampo. Photograph: National Science and Technology Museum.
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Get there
Public transport
From TRA Science and Technology Museum station, walk about 750 metres / 11 minutes to the north building; the south building is across Jiuru Road. From light rail C30, the museum suggests about 12 minutes on foot.
Sources
- How Venus got its name ↗ — The museum's account of the design and naming rivalry.
- Napoleon collection record ↗ — Sampo television design and its household context.
- The museum's television tour and photographs ↗ — Display photographs of Venus and Napoleon.
- Play the 1975 Napoleon advertisement ↗ — The roughly 33-second Taiwanese recording in the National Museum of Taiwan History's archive.
- Ming-Chi Recording Studio and television advertising ↗ — Studio and archive history.
- Museum hours and admission ↗ — Tuesday–Sunday 09:00–17:00; ticket sales end at 16:00. Closed Mondays except national or compensatory holidays. General exhibition admission NT$120.
- Getting to the museum ↗ — North-building address and rail connections.
- Image reuse licence ↗ — The NSTM website's CC BY-SA 4.0 statement.