Cijin Shell Museum

The Cijin Shell Museum is a museum in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

The original Cijin Shell Museum opened on 11 September 2000, on the second floor of the Cijin Seaside Park administration building. After the original museum became too small, the Kaohsiung City Government started building the new museum in 2009, opening it in October 2011.

Architecture

The museum building occupies the top floor of the white, gray-blue and light blue building. The ground floor of the building is the Cijin Seaside Park tourist service center.

Exhibition

The museum houses more than 200 kinds of shrimps and crabs specimens as well as more than 2,000 kinds of shellfish specimens, including three kinds of 'living fossil' Nautilus.

Opening hours

The museum is open from 9AM to 5PM, from Tuesday to Saturday. The museum is closed on Mondays.