Hsiao Tsung-huang
蕭宗煌
Director of National Palace Museum
Assumed office
August 2018
Serving with Ting Hsiao-ching
MinisterCheng Li-chun
ViceLee Lien-chuan
Preceded byYang Tzu-pao
Personal details
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationMaster's degree
Alma materChinese Culture University
Taipei National University of the Arts

Hsiao Tsung-huang (Chinese: 蕭宗煌; pinyin: Xiāo Zōnghuáng) is a Taiwanese museum curator and politician.

Career

Huang was educated at Chinese Culture University and the Taipei National University of the Arts, where he earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts and a master's degree in arts administration, respectively.[1] He was director of the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts between 2001 and 2004, when he assumed the same role at the National Taiwan Museum.[2] Hsiao began working for the Ministry of Culture in May 2012, and rose to chief secretary-general.[2][3] He left the culture ministry in 2015 to become director of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and also chaired the Chinese Association of Museums.[2][4] Hsiao returned to the ministry of culture in August 2018, succeeding Yang Tzu-pao as deputy culture minister.[1][5] In January 2023, Hsiao was named director of the National Palace Museum.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "NTMOFA's Hsiao Tsung-huang to serve as Deputy Minister of Culture". Ministry of Culture. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Deputy Minister Hsiao Tsung-huang". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Maori sculpture donated to mark end of book fair". Taipei Times. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Ministry unveils theme to mark museum day". Taipei Times. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Taichung floral exhibition opens doors". Taipei Times. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. ^ Wang, Chau-yu; Lo, James; Shih, Hsiu-chuan. "Premier-designate names more Cabinet appointments". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 January 2023.


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