2016 | 12/30/2016–3/5/2017 | The 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls host the special exhibition “Kumi Yamashita: 25 Years of Creation.” |
12/23/2016–4/4/2017 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the “Pockyland Origins: Hill and the Holy Sword” exhibition. |
11/24 | The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Management Office Guidelines for Awards for Research into Chiang Kai-shek and Republican Chinese History are abolished. |
11/12 | The Memorial Hall hosts the “1960s Taiwan” academic research conference. |
10/25/2016–1/5/2017 | The Memorial Hall Central Hallway hosts the special exhibition “A Time for Youth, an Age of Hope—Taiwanese Culture of the 1960s.” |
10/13 | The Memorial Hall hosts the Executive Yuan’s “2016 Key State Infrastructure Protection CI Drill.” |
8/3 | The Memorial Hall in cooperation with Academia Historica completes the “Digitalization of Video and Historical Materials Project.” |
6/25 | Replacement of the main hall roof lighting is completed. |
6/25–9/18 | The Chieh-shih and Juei-yuen Halls (renamed 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls in 2017) host the “Hans Christian Andersen Awards 50th Anniversary Exhibition.” |
5/13 | The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Image Resources Website goes online. |
3/1–12/31 | The Memorial Hall pioneers a total of 59 horticultural therapy activities, including horticultural therapy workshops for autism, horticultural therapy classes for special populations, green markets, sensory experiences, and urban small farming. |
1/27 | Renovation of the Great Loyalty and Great Piety pavilion and hallway roofs and the park restroom roofs is completed. |
1/22–4/10 | The Chieh-shih and Juei-yuen Halls (renamed 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls in 2017) host “The Many Faces of Mama Tachibana: New Atashin’chi Special Exhibition.” |
1/16–4/17 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the “Grand Railways Special Exhibition.” |
1/16 | The electrical mechanisms of the Bronze Statue Hall hydraulic doors on the 4th floor are updated and completed. |
1/2–12/31 | The Memorial Hall holds 49 “Weekend Performing Arts” sessions (renamed “Gate of Great Piety Artistic Performances” in 2020). |
1/8–2/24 | The Tsai-yu Gallery [renamed Gallery (3F) in 2017] hosts 2016 Chiang Kai-shek Plum Blossom Exhibition and related activities. |
2015 | 12/25/2015–2016/4/10 | Democracy Boulevard hosts “Frozen Special Exhibition.” |
12/21 | The Memorial Hall, in cooperation with Academia Historica and the Chung Cheng Cultural and Educational Foundation, publishes “The Chronicles of Chiang Kai-shek 7–12.” |
12/12 | Replacement of the north-side freight elevator is completed. |
12/2–12/13 | Chieh-shih Hall (renamed 3rd Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the “Dr. Li Chi-Mao: New Thinking of Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition.” |
11/30 | The 3D holographic projection of “Victory in the War Against Japan” in the second exhibition room of the Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall (renamed Permanent Exhibition Hall in 2022) is opened to the public. |
10/21–10/27 | The Juei-Yuen Hall (renamed 2nd Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the “Exhibition of Stamps Commemorating Victory in the War Against Japan and the 70th Anniversary of the Japanese Surrender of Taiwan.” |
10/3–11/15 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “Wan-Li’s Era of Talent and Elegance” and a series of 18 lectures on Ming China, co-organized with the HCS Calligraphy Foundation. |
9/4–9/20 | The resident Taipei Puppet Theater performs its 2015 “Taste the Beauty of Taiwanese Puppet Show,” putting on a total of 20 performances of “The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven’s Palace.” |
8/6 | The Intellectual Property Office approves the registration of a total of eight Article 19, Class 14 and 16 trademark registrations. |
8/5 | The Executive Yuan approves the Memorial Hall’s “Weaving Together Cultures, Reviving Historic Elegance: A Plan for the Upgrading of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Services.” |
7/11–10/2 | The Chieh-shih and Juei-yuen Halls (renamed 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls in 2017) host the “Transformers Taipei Special Exhibition.” |
7/8 | The Memorial Hall is co-organizer of “History and Memory of War: An International Symposium on the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the War Against Japan,” with Director Lin Hui-fen attending and presenting a report. |
7/7/2015–6/24/2016 | The “From Here to Eternity: 1937–1945” exhibition is held in the Central Hallway. |
7/7–7/13 | The Chih-Ching Hall (renamed 4th Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “Exhibition of Stamps Commemorating Victory in the War Against Japan and the 70th Anniversary of the Japanese Surrender of Taiwan.” |
7/4–8/23 | The GuoGuang Opera Company gives a total of 16 performances of “Blossoming 20, Let’s Fall in Love.” |
6/13–9/6 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “Dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Special Exhibition: Earth Adventures.” |
5/15 | The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Management Office Guidelines for Awards for Research into Chiang Kai-shek and Republican Chinese History are promulgated. |
5/14 | The Memorial Hall publishes “The National Army and Modern China.” |
5/1 | The Memorial Hall signs a memorandum of understanding on the digitalization of its video and historical materials pertaining to President Chiang Kai-shek with Academia Historica. |
4/30 | This Memorial Hall publishes “The Hobbies of Chiang Kai-shek,” “The Faith and Love of Chiang Kai-shek,” and “The Readings and Thoughts of Chiang Kai-shek.” |
4/1–4/12 | The Chih-Ching Hall (renamed 4th Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “Beyond Art: The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Collection of Japanese Handicrafts.” |
4/1 | The Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs issues the Memorial Hall four trademarks for use in Class 33 (alcohol). |
3/27 | The Memorial Hall, in cooperation with Academia Historica and the Chung Cheng Cultural and Educational Foundation, publishes “The Chronicles of Chiang Kai-shek 1–6.” |
2/14–4/6 | The Chieh-shih and Juei-yuen Halls (renamed 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls in 2017) host the “Let Your Imagination Soar—Bologna Illustrators Exhibition.” |
2/10–5/10 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the “SpongeBob SquarePants: Journey to Bikini Bottom Special Exhibition.” |
1/20 | President Chiang Kai-shek’s Office is recreated in the Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall (renamed Permanent Exhibition Hall in 2022) and opened to the public. |
1/4–12/20 | The Memorial Hall holds a total of 25 sessions of “Chung-Cheng Art School” weekend family DIY art activities (renamed “Art Academy” in 2018). |
1/3–12/26 | The Memorial Hall holds 48 “Weekend Performing Arts” sessions (renamed “Gate of Great Piety Artistic Performances” in 2020). |
1/1–1/27 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the “Beauty of 80, A Century of Brilliance: Professor Wu Lung-jong’s Oil Painting Invitational Exhibition.” |
2014 | 12/22 | The Memorial Hall and Academia Historica jointly publish “Interviews on Morals with Madame Chiang Kai-shek.” |
12/2 | Leadership of the Management Office changes hands, with seventh director Wu Tsu-sheng stepping down and turning over the reins to Lin Hui-fen. |
November | The Memorial Hall publishes the “Catalogue of Chiang Kai-shek.” |
10/31 | The Memorial Hall holds an event unveiling a new premium edition Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Wine. |
10/19–11/16 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the “Cursive Script Poetry and Spot Dyeing of Chang Kuang-pin Centenary Invitational Exhibition.” |
10/17 | A renovation project for the Hoop Pine Walkway in the Hubei Ecological Area is completed. |
October | The Memorial Hall publishes a guidebook for the “Story of Chiang: Reading Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall” permanent exhibition. |
7/30 | The Ministry of Culture takes the Memorial Hall’s report investigating the transformation of the complex into a historical monument to Taiwanese democracy under reference. |
7/5–8/31 | The Chieh-shih and Juei-yuen Halls (renamed 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls in 2017) host the “Museum of Broken Relationships” special exhibition. |
7/5–10/12 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the exhibition “Aestheticism, Paris: The Paintings of Marie Laurencin.” |
6/17–7/16 | The Central Hallway hosts the special exhibition “Islands, Wharves, New Hometown—Evacuation of the Dachen Islands: A Photography Documentary” exhibition. |
6/3 | The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Management Office Guidelines for Awards for Academic Research on Chiang Kai-shek are promulgated. |
5/30 | The Memorial Hall publishes “Standing Together: Chiang Kai-shek and Taiwan in the 1950s.” |
4/29/2014–2/16/2015 | The Memorial Hall implements a photography digitalization and reorganization project for its cultural relics, completing work on 359 pieces of cultural heritage collected by President Chiang Kai-shek. |
4/23 | The project of adding automatic doors to the copper doors on the first floor of the main hall is completed. |
4/18–10/27 | The Tsai-yu Gallery [renamed Gallery (3F) in 2017] hosts “Gaze and Dialogue: A Special Exhibition of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Blueprints Across Time.” |
3/18 | The Memorial Hall publishes “Chiang Kai-shek and the Development of Education and Culture in Taiwan.” |
3/15–4/26 | Taipei Puppet Theater launches a regular show, “Seventy-Two Changes of Puppets,” with a total of 20 performances. |
1/18–5/4 | The Chieh-shih and Juei-yuen Halls (renamed 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls in 2017) host the “Master of Light: Vermeer” exhibition. |
2013 | 12/31 | The Memorial Hall publishes “Selected Research on Chiang Kai-shek 1-6,” which includes six papers covering politics, diplomacy, government, and military affairs. |
December | The Memorial Hall releases the DVD of the documentary film “Solid Like a Rock: Chiang Kai-shek and the Republic of China.” |
11/16/2013–3/2/2014 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “The Frozen Woolly Mammoth Yuka” exhibition. |
10/31 | Four registered trademarks for the Memorial Hall are approved by the Intellectual Property Office. |
10/31 | The Hall History Room is officially open to the public. |
10/23–12/8 | The Memorial Hall holds the special exhibition “The Eternal Madame Chiang: Remembering Madame Chiang Kai-shek After 10 Years” in the Mei-ling Gallery [renamed Gallery (1F) in 2017]. |
10/11–12/8 | Contemporary Legend Theatre launches a regular show, “Cultured Legends 3,” with a total of 30 performances. |
5/17–12/24 | The Memorial Hall conducts a total of 12 sessions in the “Reading Chiang Kai-shek” lecture series. |
5/11–8/18 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “A Splendid Time: The Heritage of Imperial Rome.” |
5/3–9/1 | The Chieh-shih and Juei-yuen Halls (renamed 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls in 2017) host the “Hollywood Candy Queen’s Kingdom” special exhibition. |
5/3 | The Memorial Hall publishes “Research and Analysis of Chiang Kai-shek National Collection,” “Research and Analysis of Chiang Kai-shek International Collection,” and “Rekindling the Fires: Chiang Kai-shek and Taiwan in the 1950s.” |
3/1 | The fallen marble “Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall” plaque is restored. |
2/12–5/5 | Diabolo Dance Theatre launches a regular show, “Heart of the Ocean,” with a total of 40 performances. |
2/8 | The Memorial Hall signs a Plan for Cooperation on “Interviews on Morals with Madame Chiang Kai-shek” with Academia Historica. |
2/1 | The Memorial Hall’s brand identity system is fully implemented. |
1/26–4/21 | The Chieh-shih and Juei-yuen Halls (renamed 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls in 2017) host the “Legend—Teresa Teng” special exhibition. |
1/15–4/14 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “Quest for Treasures: Searching for Lost Empires.” |
2012 | 12/25 | The Memorial Hall is awarded the Outstanding Performance Venue Award in the 2012 Friendly Buildings Awards. |
12/20 | The Memorial Hall and Academia Historica sign an Academic Research and Publishing Cooperation Agreement. |
11/23–11/26 | Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Wine wins a “Tourism Top 100 Exhibition” certification award and is exhibited at the 2012 Taiwan International Tourism Souvenirs Exhibition in the Taiwan World Trade Center Hall 1. |
10/10–12/03 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “The Wind Rises: A Special Exhibition of the Cultural Salvation of Intellectuals in the Early Years of the Republic of China.” |
9/14–12/15 | Contemporary Legend Theatre launches an eight-act regular show, “Cultured Legends 2,” with a total of 66 performances. |
8/31–9/11 | The Chih-Ching Hall (renamed 4th Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the exhibition “Hu Chung Hsien, The Photographer: Life with Chiang Kai-shek and Chang Ta-chien.” |
6/23–7/17 | The Chih-Ching Hall (renamed 4th Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “The Days We Served Mr. Chiang Kai-shek.” |
6/20 | Minister of Culture Lung Ying-tai visits the Memorial Hall. |
6/16–9/30 | The Chieh-shih and Juei-yuen Halls (renamed 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls in 2017) host the “Salvador Dali: Mind of Genius” exhibition. |
6/15–9/23 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts “The Dawn of the Dinosaurs.” |
5/25 | The outdoor platform of the Bronze Statue Hall is temporarily closed to the public from this day for the repair and maintenance of the exterior walls of the monument. |
5/24 | The marble “Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall” plaque falls down; the Memorial Hall handles the situation according to emergency notification procedures. |
5/23 | The Lohas Garden, a joint donation by the Taipei New East Rotary Club and Hiroshima Southwest Rotary Club, is opened. |
5/20 | In line with the government’s organizational reform policy, the Memorial Hall is transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Culture. |
4/28 | The Memorial Hall signs a memorandum of charitable cooperation with the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Hualien. |
4/27–5/8 | The Chih-Ching Hall (renamed 4th Exhibition Hall in 2017) hosts the “Amazing Delights in Pastel, 2021 National Pastel Competition Award Winners Exhibition.” |
4/1 | Exhibition spaces named after Chiang Kai-shek or his family members are given new, neutral names on this day. |
1/19–5/6 | The 1st Exhibition Hall hosts “Watch Me Move: The Animation Show.” |
2011 | 12/31 | The Memorial Hall commissions the Academia Sinica Institute of Modern History to handle the closure of the “President Chiang Kai-shek and the Development of the Republic of China: 1950’s Taiwan I” and “Oral Visit Program for Chiang Kai-shek’s Attendants” projects. |
12/26–12/27 | The Hsi Liu Environmental Greening Foundation sponsors the establishment of the Environmental Education Plant Ecological Walkway. |
11/30 | The Memorial Hall publishes “Chiang Kai-shek in the Early Stage of Relocation to Taiwan” (Chiang Kai-shek Research Series 1). |
11/5–12/4 | Democracy Boulevard, the outdoor park, and National Theatre and Concert Hall plaza host the “Greatness of Spirit: Li Chen Premiere Sculpture Exhibition in Taiwan.” |
10/31–12/31 | The Memorial Hall’s first regular Taiwan Classic Opera Festival repertory program starts, with Contemporary Legend Theatre commissioned for a total of 18 ticketed performances. |
10/30 | 1.The Memorial Hall has cooperated with Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor to develop a Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Wine commemorative editon and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall “Six Scenes” liquor, and hold a press conference launch.
2. The “Academic Forum on Chiang Kai-shek Research: 1950’s Taiwan I” is held. |
10/11 | The Ministry of Culture approves the Memorial Hall’s National Monument Maintenance Management Project. |
10/8–10/17 | Radio Taiwan International holds the “Global Congratulations—All Eyes on Taiwan Outdoor Art Exhibition,” projecting 100 works on the front wall of the Memorial Hall. |
7/9–10/6 | The 1st Exhibition Hall hosts “The World of Osamu Tezuka, the father of Black Jack and Astro Boy.” |
6/29 | The Organization Act of the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Management Office is passed by presidential decree. |
6/12–9/23 | The 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls host the special exhibition “The Quest for Immortality.” |
April | The Memorial Hall’s brand identity (logo) design is completed and a handbook for standards of use produced. |
3/1 | Leadership of the Management Office changes hands, with sixth director Tseng Kun-ti stepping down and turning over the reins to Wu Tsu-sheng, with Deputy Minister of Education Lin Tsung-min presiding. |
2/27 | Repair work on the ceiling of the 4th-floor Bronze Statue Hall is completed. |
2/26–5/1 | The 1st Exhibition Hall hosts the “Barbizon Prints” special exhibition. |
1/27–2/28 | The Memorial Hall hosts the Taipei Luminarie Festival on Democracy Boulevard. |
1/1–1/31 | In coordination with the operation fund implemented by the Memorial Hall in 2011, operations related to property conversion, amortization, and depreciation are carried out. |
1/1 | The Memorial Hall and the Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs stage the 7th Annual Chinese Character Festival and hold a Chinese New Year opening ceremony on Democracy Boulevard. President Ma Ying-jeou, Premier Wu Den-yih, President of the Legislative Yuan Wang Jin-pyng, and heads of other ministries and departments are invited to attend. |
2010 | 10/30 | The Memorial Hall holds the first Chiang Kai-shek Academic Research Forum with the theme of “President Chiang Kai-shek in the Early Stages of His Relocation to Taiwan (1949-1952).” |
August | The Memorial Hall completes production of the introductory video “Green Amusement Castle in the City.” |
7/10–10/3 | The 1st Exhibition Hall hosts “Mr. Andersen’s Magic Speaking Hat.” |
7/9 | The Cultural Goods Section (renamed CKSMH Museum Shop in 2013) opens. |
6/2 | The Memorial Hall and the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum sign a memorandum of cooperation for exhibitions between the two museums. |
2/12–5/13 | The 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls host the “Da Vinci: The Genius” special exhibition. |
2009 | 12/12/2009–4/5/2010 | The 1st Exhibition Hall hosts “Playing with Dinosaurs.” |
11/30 | The Memorial Hall commissions scholars to complete the projects “Research on Chiang Kai-shek’s Diary,” “Research and Analysis of Chiang Kai-shek National Collection,” and “Research and Analysis of Chiang Kai-shek International Collection.” |
9/16 | The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Library (renamed the Library in 2009) reopens as a “special library.” |
7/20 | The “Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall” plaque is re-hung. |
7/17 | The Council for Cultural Affairs changes the name for the registered scope of the recognized national monument to “Archway, Liberty Square, Democracy Boulevard, and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.” |
7/15–10/11 | The 1st Exhibition Hall hosts a special exhibition entitled “Futurism.” |
4/18 | Democracy Boulevard hosts the National Children’s Creative Calligraphy Competition. |
3/3–3/15 | The Memorial Hall holds an exhibition of the calligraphy of Yang Chia-lin in the 3rd Exhibition Hall (Mr. Yang is the original creator of the hall’s “Great Centrality and Perfect Uprightness” calligraphy). |
2/14 | The Memorial Hall holds a research consultation meeting to plan special research on former President Chiang Kai-shek. |
1/1–3/29 | The 1st Exhibition Hall hosts an “Andy Warhol” special exhibition. |
2008 | 12/24/2008–1/16/2009 | The “Painting Farewell to Winter: Famous Contemporary Artists Helping the Underprivileged” charity sale of works by famous calligraphy and painting masters is held; this is the first time that a charity sale event with artists and charity groups is held at the Memorial Hall. |
10/28–11/3 | The “Impressions of Chiang Kai-shek, Four Charming Shots” photography competition is held, focusing on the Main Hall, Archway, and park as subjects; this is the first time a photography exhibition is hosted at the Memorial Hall. |
8/22 | The Ministry of Education orders the repeal of the Organization Regulations of the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall, and on August 24, the the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Management Office organization is restored. |
7/11–11/4 | The 1st Exhibition Hall hosts the “Taipei 2008 Mammoth Exhibition.” |
6/18–12/17 | Scholars are commissioned to carry out investigation and research on Chiang Kai-shek-related collections of cultural relics and historical materials, and to complete a compilation of the historical information on the relevant items. |
5/31 | The 2008 Lee Kuo-tung Outstanding Economic and Social Systems Design Award ceremony and spiritual dialogue is held between Venerable Master Sheng Yen and astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell. |
1/1–3/31 | The Memorial Hall holds its first exhibition in the Bronze Statue Hall on the 4th floor, “Opening the Doors to Democracy: Freedom’s Wind Blows,” displaying kites and photographs of student and social movements as part of the theme of deconstructing the authoritarian space. |
2007 | 12/6–12/9 | As part of the restructuring, the front archway of the Memorial Hall has the calligraphy “Great Centrality and Perfect Uprightness” replaced with “Liberty Square,” with the main name plaque is changed to show the new name. |
11/29 | The Council for Cultural Affairs agrees to review and approve the renaming and reuse plan for the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Park. |
11/16 | Wang Hsi-chih’s calligraphy is chosen for “Liberty Square” and Ouyang Hsun’s for “Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall,” with the Ministry of Education approving. |
11/9 | The Council for Cultural Affairs announces that the complex is to be designated as a national monument, “Taiwan Democracy Memorial Park,” encompassing the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall, Democracy Boulevard, Liberty Square, and the Archway. |
11/5 | The Ministry of Education holds a meeting to discuss how matters pertaining to the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall as a national monument should proceed, deciding that the main building and front archway should be declared designated monuments with the names “Taiwan Democracy Memorial Park” and “Liberty Square” respectively. |
5/19 | The unveiling ceremony for the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall is held. |
5/17–12/31 | The Bronze Statue Hall on the 4th floor is closed in line with the second phase of a restoration project for the main building, archway, and corridor corner pavilions. |
5/10 | The Organization Regulations of the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall and related organizational chart are published. |
3/2 | The Ministry of Education approves the restructuring of the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Management Office into the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall. |
2006 | 12/3 | The Fern Educational Garden is completed and opened, with sponsorship from Rotary International District 3480 and international sister clubs. |
4/25/2006–9/23/2008 | A west-side space renovation project begins, with outside use of the Juei-yuan and Chih-ching Halls, Huai-en Gallery, and Lecture Hall [renamed 3rd and 4th Exhibition Halls, Gallery (1F), and Auditorium in 2017] temporarily suspended. |
2005 | 7/22–7/23 | Nokia and the Taipei City Government bring together well-known domestic companies and stage the Nokia Totally Board Party on the Boulevard of Homage (renamed Democracy Boulevard in 2007) and the National Theatre and Concert Hall plaza, making the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall the focus of international brand marketing. |
May | The Memorial Hall commissions Professor Huang Min-huang of the Department of Mathematics of National Taiwan University to complete a mathematics walk suitable for parent-child learning. |
2/22 | For the first time, the Japan-China Friendship Association of Chuo University donates a batch of cherry blossoms to the Memorial Hall. The hall sets up a special commemorative stone tablet and stages planting activities. |
2004 | 12/31 | The Memorial Hall publishes the “Annual Book of Exhibitions at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall” for the first time. |
12/3 | The “Orienteering Education Park” is opened, with a wheelchair orienteering competition hosted. |
November | A park rainwater storage and utilization system project is completed. |
11/15 | The “A Concerto of Compass and Map: A Guide to Orienteering” brochure and leaflet are published. |
10/31 | The Memorial Hall invites Professor Huang Min-huang from the Department of Mathematics of National Taiwan University to edit and publish the “Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Parent-Child Mathematics Trail Guidebook” in cooperation with the China Youth Foundation. |
7/19–7/23 | The Memorial Hall and the KuoKuang Opera Troupe stage the “Brilliant Opera” summer traditional opera education program, bringing performing arts to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall for the first time. |
4/2–5/5 | In April, a student movement is launched with protesters gathering under the “Great Centrality and Perfect Uprightness” plaque to call for transparency regarding the results of the presidential election. |
2/4 | The Education Information Service Center is opened, with the opening ceremony presided over by Minister of Education Huang Jong-tsun. |
1/29–2/6 | The Memorial Hall hosts “The Secrets of Ancient Egypt” winter camps for children in six stages, the earliest cultural and educational activities planned in concert with the eponymous special exhibition. |
1/1 | The Memorial Hall publishes the first issue of “Great Centrality and Perfect Uprightness Magazine.” |
2003 | December | Renovation of the main body and roof of the main hall is completed. |
12/24 | Chiang Kai-shek’s memorial office is moved from the collection to the Memorial Room of Former President Chiang Kai-shek (renamed the Permanent Exhibition Hall in 2022) and opened for viewing. |
11/21/2003–3/28/2004 | The 2nd and 3rd Exhibition Halls host “The Ancient Egyptian Art from Louvre” exhibition, the first large-scale special exhibition brought in by the Memorial Hall. |
11/15/2003–1/25/2004 | The Memorial Hall’s Boulevard of Homage (renamed Democracy Boulevard in 2007) hosts the “Earth From Above: Aerial Photography Exhibition.” |
10/1 | 1. The “Youth Civil and Military Leaders” series of assisted learning activities is launched.
2. The “Introduction to Arts and Cultural Activities” program is renamed “Introduction to Social Education Activities” from issue 41. |
8/22–10/19 | The Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) holds the “2003 Science Week: Science Education Activities for All—'The Challenge of Sustainable Taiwan—Rivers and Oceans’ Special Exhibition and Expo” (changed to “Science Season” in 2005 and expanded in scope). |
8/8 | A logo design competition for the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall receives 115 entries, with the Memorial Hall choosing one for use in promotional materials. |
January | The loan of the Chung Cheng Gallery (renamed 1st Exhibition Hall in 2017) to the National Taiwan Arts Education Institute is ended. |