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| Location | Songshan,Taipei,Taiwan |
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| Coordinates | 25°02′52.2″N121°33′40.9″E / 25.047833°N 121.561361°E /25.047833; 121.561361 |
| Type | arts center |
| Opened | 7 August 2004 |
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ThePuppetry Art Center of Taipei (PACT;traditional Chinese:台北偶戲館;simplified Chinese:台北偶戏馆;pinyin:Táiběi Ǒuxì Guǎn) is anarts center inSongshan District,Taipei, Taiwan.
In 1998, Lin Ching-fu, chairperson of the Taiyuan Arts and Culture Foundation, donated his personal collection of puppets which he had been collecting over years toTaipei City Government.[1][2] The center was then planned by theDepartment of Cultural Affairs of the city government.[3] The center was eventually opened on 7 August 2004.[4]
The center is divided into four areas, which are glove puppets, string puppets, shadow puppets and interactive games.[5]
The center regularly holds puppet shows and educational puppetry classes, including puppet making workshop.[3][6][7]
The center is accessible within walking distance southwest ofNanjing Sanmin Station ofTaipei Metro.