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Indigenous Ecological Knowledge: The Future of Ecological Balance

A science-festival play combines shadow puppets with glove, rod, and string puppets to explore Indigenous food-growing and building knowledge in Taiwan. Ten half-hour sessions take place on November 7, 8, 14, and 15; the activity is free for museum visitors.

When

November 7–15, 2026

November 7, 8, 14, and 15; see the listed sessions for daily times GMT+8

Venue local time · Asia/Taipei

View all 10 sessions in venue time
  • Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 – 10:30 AM GMT+8
  • Sat, Nov 7, 3:30 – 4:00 PM GMT+8
  • Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 – 10:30 AM GMT+8
  • Sun, Nov 8, 3:30 – 4:00 PM GMT+8
  • Sat, Nov 14, 10:00 – 10:30 AM GMT+8
  • Sat, Nov 14, 2:30 – 3:00 PM GMT+8
  • Sat, Nov 14, 4:00 – 4:30 PM GMT+8
  • Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 – 10:30 AM GMT+8
  • Sun, Nov 15, 2:30 – 3:00 PM GMT+8
  • Sun, Nov 15, 4:00 – 4:30 PM GMT+8

Price

Activity free; museum admission separate

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Location

National Museum of Natural Science, Earth Environment Hall 1F, Taichung

Taiwan

Organizer

National Museum of Natural Science Taiwan

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Why it belongs on Shadow Pals

The official museum programme names shadow puppets, the Earth Environment Hall, and ten exact November 7/8/14/15 sessions.

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