文化部2018 頒布文化政策白皮書的核心理念即是
「文化民主化」： 文化的主體是人民；2019 年國際
博物館協會（ICOM）大會也提出博物館「民主化」、
「包容性」及「多元聲音」等內涵。因此博物館之於
文化發展的角色，也應翻轉成為由下而上、全民參與
的文化治理模式，保障人民文化創造的自由，尊重多
元文化的多樣發展，進而實踐平等、多元、多樣的文
化公民權。
The core concept of the Cultural White Paper issued by the
Ministry of Culture in 2018 is "cultural democratization": the main
body of culture is the people. The ICOM General Conference 2019
also proposed that museums are "democratizing," "inclusive"
and "polyphonic" spaces. Therefore, the role of museums in
cultural development should be reversed into a bottom-up cultural
governance model with all citizens participating, ensuring the
freedom of people’s cultural creation, respecting the diverse
development of multiculturalism, and then practicing cultural
citizenship that is equal, diverse and inclusive.
本館「博物臺灣」常設展就是基於這項理念所講述的
「臺灣故事」，「人文篇」與「自然篇」各自精選本
館百年來保存臺灣本土世代相傳的重要文化資產，共
同呈現各地方真實、精彩、豐厚的人文與自然環境樣
貌，引入臺灣文化兼容並蓄的多元觀點，與當代社會
議題連結，希望能回應不同社群（族群）觀眾需求，
在展現臺灣文化價值的同時，使博物館成為促進不同
文化之間對話的交流場域。
The permanent exhibition of Exploring Taiwan is about "Stories of
Taiwan" based on the above-mentioned concept. It comprises two
exhibition halls, entitled "Culture" and "Nature." Each has selected
the important cultural assets, passed down from generation to
generation in Taiwan, from the museum collection over the past
century. They jointly present the cultural and natural appearances,
which are authentic, splendid and abundant, of each place. The
introduction of the inclusive and diverse perspectives of Taiwanese
culture connects with contemporary social issues. We hope to
respond to the needs of audiences from different communities
(ethnic groups), and to demonstrate the value of Taiwanese
culture, while making the museum an exchange field for enhancing
the dialogue between different cultures.
惟「文化多樣性」與「生物多樣性」常被分開討論，
但其實兩者彼此關聯緊密， 因為不同的族群在自然
環境中建設家園，人類所建立的文化同時影響了環境
生態、甚至造成危機，本展希望能在當代博物館中建
立環境倫理的價值觀與行為，鼓勵大眾反思人類文化
與自然之間的關係、暨未來和諧永續發展所需盡的義
務。
However, "cultural diversity" and "biodiversity" are often
discussed separately, but in fact the two are closely related to each
other. Different ethnic groups build their homes in the natural
environment, while the culture established by humans affects
the environmental ecology, or even causes crises. This exhibition
hopes to establish the values and behaviors of environmental
ethics in contemporary museums, and to encourage the public to
reflect on the relationship between human culture and nature,
and the obligations required for the harmonious and sustainable
development in the future.