Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)

The Ministry of Culture (MOC, ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that promotes cultural and creative industries. The ministry also maintains the National Repository of Cultural Heritage.

History
Established in 1981 by Executive Yuan, the ministry was initially called the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA). The council was upgraded to ministerial level in May 2012 under the name Ministry of Culture.

The ministry was inaugurated on 21 May 2012, in a ceremony attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, Premier Sean Chen and several prominent artists, including poet Chou Meng-tieh, film director Li Hsing and singer Lo Ta-yu.

President Ma stated in a speech during the ceremony that if politics is a "fence", then culture is "the pair of wings that fly over the fence". He expressed hope that the MOC would spread "Chinese culture with Taiwanese characteristics" around Taiwan and the world.

In 2017, the MOC absorbed some duties of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, including the Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center.

Administrative units

 * Department of General Planning
 * Department of Cultural and Creative Development
 * Department of Cultural Resources
 * Department of Audiovisual and Music Industry
 * Department of Arts Development
 * Department of Humanities and Publications
 * Department of Cultural Exchange

Staff units

 * Secretariat
 * Department of Civil Service Ethics
 * Department of Personnel Affairs
 * Department of Accounting
 * Information Management Department
 * Legal Affairs Committee

Bureaus

 * Bureau of Cultural Heritage
 * Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development

Agencies or organizations
The following agencies or organizations are under the supervision of the MOC:
 * National Taiwan Museum
 * National Museum of History
 * National Museum of Prehistory
 * National Museum of Taiwan History
 * National Human Rights Museum
 * National Museum of Taiwan Literature
 * National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
 * National Hsinchu Living Arts Center
 * National Changhua Living Art Center
 * National Tainan Living Arts Center
 * National Taitung Living Arts Center
 * National Performing Arts Center
 * National Theater and Concert Hall
 * National Taichung Theater
 * National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
 * National Symphony Orchestra
 * National Center for Traditional Arts
 * National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
 * Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
 * National Culture and Arts Foundation
 * Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
 * Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
 * National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
 * Huashan 1914 Creative Park
 * Taichung Cultural Heritage Park
 * Chiayi Cultural and Creative Industries Park
 * Tainan Cultural and Creative Park
 * Hualien Cultural and Creative Industries Park
 * Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center
 * Taiwan Cultural Center in Japan
 * Taiwan Cultural Center in Paris
 * Taipei Cultural Center in New York City

List of ministers

 * Ministry of Education (Bureau of Cultural Affairs)
 * Wang Hung-chun (王洪鈞) (1968 – 1975)