Digital Archives Exhibition Center, Academia Sinica

Special Exhibition

“Riding the Currents of History—Four Millenniums of Civilization and Technology”

One could say that the most important thing that distinguishes human beings from every other living organism on this planet is the ability to generate emotions, thoughts, and memories, and to pass on such abstract information through time and space. It all began with face-to-face oral communication; then writing systems were created to extend the preservation time of memories and paper was invented so that no longer were humans confined to heavy and clumsy forms of media; printing techniques were invented to accelerate the production of publications; photography was invented to capture those precious fleeting moments; and finally, computer- and Internet-related technology seemed to have blossomed overnight…The development of technology stretches over thousands of years of human civilization, and we can observe wisdom and human nature in every breakthrough. How fortunate we are to be living in the digital age, capable of overcoming all sorts of physical restrictions and transcending temporal and spatial boundaries. Please join us on a journey through history and explore four thousand years of human civilization and technology.

Digital Archives Exhibition Center, Academia Sinica

Permanent Collection: National Digital Archives Project Results by the Academia Sinica

Special Exhibition: Riding the Currents of History—Four Millenniums of Civilization and Technology

Special Exhibition Dates: September 7, 2007—February 29, 2008

Location: 2^nd Floor, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Academia Sinica

                128 Section 2, Academia Rd., Nankang, Taipei

Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Directions:

By Bus: Take bus #205, 212, 270, 276, 306, 620, or 645 to the Academia Sinica stop.

By MRT: Take the Blue Line to Kunyang Station, and take bus #212, 270, or Blue 25 from there.

By Train: Take the train to the Nangang Railway Station, and take bus #212, 270, or Blue 25 on Chungxiao East Road.

To reserve a guide, please contact Ms. Lin at 2652-5277 or 2652-5279.

E-mail: betty168@gate.sinica.edu.tw

Additional On-line Information:

National Digital Archives Project, Academia Sinica

http://ndaip.sinica.edu.tw/index2.htm

Digital Knowledge of Historical and Cultural Heritages developed in the Institute of History and Philology

http://www.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/~dahcr/

Institute of History and Philology: “Riding the Currents of History—Four Millenniums of Civilization and Technology”

http://archive.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/dahcr/exhibit_2007/