Hsinchu City Fire Museum

Coordinates: 24°48′23″N 120°58′05″E / 24.80639°N 120.96806°E

Hsinchu City Fire Museum
新竹市消防博物館
General information
Type	Museum
Location	North, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Website
www.hcfd.gov.tw/museum

The Hsinchu City Fire Museum (Chinese: 新竹市消防博物館; pinyin: Xīnzhúshì Xiāofáng Bówùguǎn) is a museum about firefighting in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.^[1]

History

The museum building was originally built as a fire station. The building was then converted into a museum in order to preserve the historic value of the fire station as well as to introduce a series of historical and cultural relics related to fire safety.^[2]

Exhibitions

First floor

• Service Counter
• Exhibition Hall
• Area of Fire Fighting
• Area of Fire System
• Area of Escape Experiences

Second floor

• Exhibition Hall
• Display of Ignition Sources
• Multimedia Area
• Dynamic Exhibitions of Life Saving Models^[3]

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance northwest from Hsinchu Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration.^[4]

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan
• Fire museum

References

1. "Hsinchu City Fire Museum (消防博物館)". Taiwan: culture.tw. Retrieved 6 February 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=1001&Itemid=175
3. http://www.hcfd.gov.tw/museum/english.asp
4. http://www.hcfd.gov.tw/museum/english.asp