TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After two months of renovations, National Taiwan Museum (NTM) reopened its Land Bank Exhibition Hall on Tuesday (July 12) with an updated paleontology exhibit.

On top of its hallmark dinosaur fossils, the exhibit now includes more diverse and interactive features such as trilobite 3D animation and augmented reality (AR) applications.

At the opening ceremony held on July 11, the Minister of Culture Li Yung-te (李永得) said that NTM is the longest-standing museum in Taiwan and has led many Taiwanese museums to attend the General Conference of the International Council of Museums (ICOM).

With support from academia, the updated exhibit expects to bring home the message of the "power of knowledge," in line with 2022 ICOM Conferences theme, the Power of Museums.”

In addition to the marvelous mesozoic dinosaur fossils that have long been in place, the exhibition also showcases the sauropod dinosaurs giant 180-centimeter thigh bone.

Taiwans representative mammals and birds also share the spotlight, with wondrous whale specimens hanging above the second-floor platform. NTM hopes that a look into prehistory and previous mass extinction events on earth will help foster a deeper appreciation of Taiwans rich biodiversity.