Hsiao Tsung-huang

Hsiao Tsung-huang
蕭宗煌
Director of National Palace Museum
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2018 Serving with Ting Hsiao-ching
Minister	Cheng Li-chun
Vice	Lee Lien-chuan
Preceded by	Yang Tzu-pao
Personal details
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Independent
Education	Chinese Culture University Taipei National University of the Arts (BA, MA)

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. "NTMOFA's Hsiao Tsung-huang to serve as Deputy Minister of Culture". Ministry of Culture. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
2. "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.