Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)

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

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History

Established in 1981 by Executive Yuan, the ministry was initially called the Council for Cultural Affairs. 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.

Organizational structure

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

Agencies or organizations

The following agencies or organizations are under the supervision of the MOC:

List of overseas offices

The following is a list of overseas office:

Country	City	Name of office
	Washington D.C.	Taiwan Academy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S.
	Los Angeles	Taiwan Academy Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles
	Houston	Taiwan Academy Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston
	New York City	Taipei Cultural Center in New York
	Tokyo	Taiwan Cultural Center in Tokyo
	Hong Kong	Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Center
	Kuala Lumpur	Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia
	Bangkok	Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand
	New Delhi	Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India
	Sydney	Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Sydney
	Madrid	Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain
	London	Cultural Division, Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
	Berlin	Cultural Division, Taipei Representative Office in Germany
	Rome	Cultural Division of Taipei Representative Office in Italy
	Paris	Taiwan Cultural Center in Paris
	Prague	Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Prague
	Moscow	Cultural Division of the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission

List of ministers

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