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Imaging the past of the former British Consular Residence |
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Photo courtesy of the Tamsui Historical Museum
Photo shows the British traditional dining room in this exhibition. |
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Photo courtesy of the Tamsui Historical Museum
Photo shows the British bedroom in this exhibition. |
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Photo courtesy of the Tamsui Historical Museum
Photo shows a bedroom for making the furnishings into
a model of the Victorian era. |
"Imaging the past of the former British Consular Residence" is now on display at the Tamsui Historical Museum and will close October 28, 2013. Tamsui Historical Museum is celebrating its 6th anniversary. The annual exhibition started with Spain, the Netherlands, Britain, France, Japan and Canada, and now is back to British history – more precisely, the period known as the Victorian Era. In this exhibition, the curators have tried to make the furnishings into a model of the Victorian era. They have organized the bedrooms and dining room under a theme imitating styles of the Victoria era, displaying 19th British culture and lifestyle. The purpose of the exhibition is to introduce table etiquette and traditional culture while showing the fine arts and artistic styles of the Victoria era including the architecture and decoration as well as representative artists and architects. Hopefully observers will experience the folkways of the Victorian era through displays of theme topics and interactive activities.
Before the European empire expanded gradually across the world in the 19th century, the Qing Dynasty was unquestionably the leading power in East Asia. However, the nations of Europe and the United States built up increasing momentum in the technological and economic spheres with greater adoption of steam-powered ships and railways. They needed more materials and sources of income including opium and began invading China one after the other. The Second Anglo-Chinese War occurred in 1856 and resulted in the signing of several unfair documents such as the Treaty of Tienjing with the Second French Empire, United Kingdom, Russian Empire, and the United States in 1858. This treaty opened the port of Tamsui in Taiwan to foreign trade and allowed the British to deal with international companies in Taiwan. The British began to settle in Taiwan and set up the second floor of Fort San Domingo as their consular office. Following a period of steady development, the British built a residence for their staff on the east side of Fort San Domingo.
Queen Victoria
Alexandrina Victoria was born in London on May 24, 1819. She was the only child of the fourth son of King George III – Edward, Duke of Kent – and Vitoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg, the sister of King Leopold of the Belgians. In 1840, Queen Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and they had nine children.
For more information please call 02-2623-1001#229, 02-2711-2320#101 or visit the website at http://www.victoriaexpo.com.tw/
Written by Gobby Wang / culture.tw
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Last Updated ( 04 March 2013 )
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