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Hsieh-Ho Vocational High School (2001 CyberFair Project ID 1474)
Taiwan, Taiwan, Taipei
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 3. Business and Community Organizations

We estimate 15 student(s) from 15 to 18 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Grand Crystal is located in Guan Du of Bei Tou District in Taipei City. It faces toward DanShui , with Yang Ming Shan in the east. In the neighborhood, there are Guan Du Bridge, Guan Du Birds Preservation park, Mangrove Wild Life Preservation Area, Yang Ming Shan National Park and Bei Tou hot spring. The rich natural resources in this area create the first Chinese glass art museum¡XGrand Crystal. The museum shoulders the responsibility to promote glass art education and introduce the delicacy of glass art to the world. Its ultimate goal is to usher the foreigners into the life tastes and aesthetic views of the Oriental.

Project Description: Usually, a piece of work that can be replicated is called product instead of art work, and crystal glass is an art work that is commercialized. The Grand Crystal Co. Ltd. Successfully turns crystal glass into an artistic product of value and establish both an art enterprise and a Grand Crystal museum for the promotion of crystal glass for next generation. We attempt to analyze how an organization become an enterprise and even a professional museum? How does it contribute to education and society? How does it successfully transform art into commercial and what is its success composed of? We will invite you to the world of glass art enterprise, Heinrich Wang, glass history, museum, glass art and etc..

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