Xiao Zonghuang has successively served as the curator of major art galleries and museums, as well as the political deputy secretary of the Ministry of Culture and other administrative experiences. He hopes to lead the Forbidden City to develop into a more international professional museum.

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[Reporter Ling Meixue/Taipei Report] The new director of the Forbidden City will be replaced by Xiao Zonghuang, Political Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture. Xiao Zonghuang said that he only has two things in his official career, that is, art administration and museum profession. Due to the epidemic and cross-strait issues, the Forbidden City has lost a lot in recent years Visitors and the general public have high expectations for the Forbidden City. Therefore, the first goal after taking office is "hoping to bring the Forbidden City back to the hearts of the audience."

Xiao Zonghuang was born in Chiayi in 1958. He has shown artistic talent since he was a child. He dreamed of being an art teacher. After passing the national examination, he turned to work in art administration. ), with an international perspective.

After returning to Taiwan, in addition to serving as the director of the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, the director of the National Taiwan Museum, the director of the Cultural Resources Department of the Ministry of Culture, the secretary of the director of the Ministry of Culture, and the director of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, he was also the former chairman of the Museum Society of the Republic of China.

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Xiao Zonghuang is not only well versed in the development of Taiwan's art and culture, but also a rare senior civil servant with rich administrative qualifications and art venue management expertise.

Especially in the field of art museums, not only is he familiar with and attentively sorting out the development of Taiwanese art, but also pays attention to the connection with the international and local areas, and promotes the work of "art bank" and "cultural equality". The curators of the people, especially the Taiwan art circle, have always had a clear barrier between contemporary art and traditional art creators. Xiao Zonghuang always interacts diligently and softly with people from all walks of life, but he is cautious in his words and deeds, and does not comment easily.

During the tenure of the former Minister of Culture Zheng Lijun, Xiao Zonghuang was transferred from the director of the National Art Museum to the Deputy Minister of Culture of the Ministry of Culture. Zheng Lijun believes that Xiao Zonghuang has profound experience in museums, art history, international cultural exchanges and other fields. The National Museum's collection research and services are further upgraded, and it promotes the reconstruction of Taiwan's art history.

This far-reaching expectation has now been further advanced to the Forbidden City. However, due to the origin of the Forbidden City and its cultural relics background, it is often politicized by those who care about it, and many non-museum-related controversies have arisen. For example, does the Forbidden City need to be transformed or repositioned?

As well as the collection and interpretation of cultural relics, it is easier to provoke political sensitivities than any museum.

Therefore, Xiao Zonghuang expects to do his best to bring the Forbidden City to a truly international professional museum.

Xiao Zonghuang said that the cultural relics of the Forbidden City have been around for 8,000 years, and they are both a burden and an asset. Although the cultural relics of the Forbidden City came to Taiwan by accident, after all, the cultural and artistic creations for thousands of years are assets that are universally treasured and not only belong to anyone. Individuals or regimes, the mission of museums is to teach people how to appreciate the beauty of multiculturalism and cultural relics. "From the perspective of human cultural assets, the Forbidden City is a great treasure house."

So he hopes that the Forbidden City can return to the museum profession, so that librarians have more space to play.

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