- Tang Prize Exhibition Opens First, with Free Admission at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall for Two Months
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| Dr. Jenn-Chuan Chern, CEO of the Tang Prize Education Foundation, Academician Wen-Chang Chang, convener of the Tang Prize in Biotechnology and Medicine, andChang Huey-Ju, deputy director of the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Administration Office, jointly cut the ribbon to open the "Tang Prize Glory Exhibition". |
The Tang Prize Exhibition, the first event
in this year's program, is now open to the public at the Central Corridor of the National Chiang Kai-shek
Memorial Hall, where it will remain on view for
two months with free admission. From September 18 to 23, a series of Tang Prize Week
events, including the Award Ceremony, Banquet,
Laureate Lectures, Master’s Forums, and Youth Symposia, will take place, welcoming the six 2026
Tang Prize Laureates to Taiwan. The Tang Prize Award Ceremony will also be
livestreamed in full on the Tang Prize YouTube channel.
Dr. Chern noted that Founder Dr. Samuel Yen-Liang Yin
established the Tang Prize in 2012 with the hope of guiding humanity toward
sustainable development by recognizing outstanding research achievements and
social practices. The Foundation will continue to uphold Dr. Yin’s founding
vision, maintain a rigorous selection process, fulfill its educational mission,
and carry the spirit of the Tang Prize forward. This September will mark the
first Tang Prize Week since his passing, with the six 2026 Tang Prize Laureates
gathering in Taiwan to receive their awards and participate in a series of
events, creating opportunities for Taiwan's industry, government, and academic
communities to engage directly with leading international scholars and connect
with cutting-edge research. In doing so, Tang Prize Week gives the
world an opportunity to see Taiwan and enables Taiwan, in turn, to make an
impact on the world—one of the event's central purposes. In
particular, the Laureate Lectures, to be held at Taipei Bioinnovation Park on
September 19, will offer the public a rare opportunity to hear laureates from
all four Tang Prize categories share a lifetime of research achievements and
personal wisdom, all in a single day. Members of the public are warmly invited
to register through the Tang Prize website.
In her remarks, Deputy Director Chang
Huey-Ju said it was a great honor for the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial
Hall to join the Tang Prize Foundation in presenting the Tang Prize Exhibition,
an exhibition with an international outlook. The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
is a diverse and open cultural venue that serves as an international platform
for cultural exchange, attracting millions of visitors from Taiwan and around
the world each year. Since the inaugural Tang Prize Exhibition in 2014, the
Memorial Hall has served as an important venue for showcasing the achievements
of the Tang Prize, with cumulative attendance reaching 2.9 million over more
than a decade. Over the years, it has also witnessed the outstanding
achievements of Tang Prize Laureates and the cross-border exchanges they have
fostered with Taiwanese society. Looking ahead, the Memorial Hall will continue
to serve as an important cultural platform connecting Taiwan with the world
through a diverse range of exhibitions and activities.
In his presentation, Dr. Chern introduced
several highlights of this year's Tang Prize Week. The Foundation will present the Tang Prize Biopharmaceutical
Science Day in Taipei on September 21, followed by the Tang Prize Susan Solomon
Sustainability Day in Kaohsiung on September 22. Master’s
Forums and Youth Symposia will bring Tang Prize Laureates to universities, high
schools, and other educational venues for direct exchanges with Taiwan’s
academic community and younger generations.
The Tang Prize Biopharmaceutical Science
Day will take place in Taipei. Biopharmaceutical Science laureates Steven A.
Rosenberg, Michel Sadelain, and Carl H. June will jointly participate in a
Master's Forum at Conference Hall 201, NTUH International Convention Center.
Sadelain and June will also take part in Youth Symposia at the Affiliated
Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University and Taipei Medical
University, respectively, engaging with students from northern Taiwan. For the Tang Prize Susan
Solomon Sustainability Day, Sustainable Development laureate Professor Susan
Solomon will participate in a Master's Forum at National Sun Yat-sen University
and meet with high school students at the National Science and Technology
Museum in Kaohsiung. Participants will include students from Kaohsiung
Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School, Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Girls'
Senior High School, National Tainan First Senior High School, National Chiayi
Senior High School, and National Chia-Yi Girls' Senior High School, making the
event a major occasion for southern Taiwan. In addition, Sinology laureate Ge Zhaoguang will participate
in a Master’s Forum at National Taiwan Normal University, while Rule of Law
laureate Bruce Ackerman will take part in one at National Taiwan University.
This year's Tang Prize Exhibition is themed
"Illuminating the World Through Knowledge" and introduces the digital
Tang Prize Knowledge Hub for the first time, bringing together the
contributions and wisdom of laureates from the first seven editions of the Tang
Prize. The exhibition also expands to Taichung for the first time, adding the
National Library of Public Information as a new exhibition venue and further
deepening collaboration with Taiwan's library system. The Tang Prize Knowledge Hub kiosks will be integrated with library
collections, making it easier for young people to find books and other works
related to Tang Prize Laureates. Following its two-month run at the National
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the exhibition will move to the National Science
and Technology Museum in Kaohsiung on November 6, where it will remain on view
for two years. It will then open at the National Library of Public Information
in Taichung on December 10 for a one-year run.
The exhibition adopts “Islands of Wisdom” as its curatorial
concept and features five themed zones: Core, Sustainable Development,
Biopharmaceutical Science, Sinology, and Rule of Law. Highlights include introductions to the
2026 laureates in all four Tang Prize categories; a commemorative section
honoring Founder Dr. Yin; more than 30 pieces of treasured memorabilia donated
by laureates, each holding special significance in their research journeys or
personal lives; 36 books authored by laureates; and an interactive digital
co-creation wall featuring memorable quotations from laureates and allowing
visitors to leave their own messages. Members of the public are warmly invited
to visit the exhibition.
Table 1. Tang Prize Week Events
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Tang Prize Week Events |
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Featured Events |
9/18 |
Award Ceremony |
Globe Playhouse, Taipei Performing Arts
Center |
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9/18 |
Banquet |
Ballroom, Grand Mayfull Hotel, Taipei |
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Lectures & Forums |
9/19 |
Laureate Lectures & Press Conferences |
Multipurpose Hall, Taipei Bioinnovation
Park |
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9/21 |
Master's Forum - Biopharmaceutical
Science |
Conference Hall 201, NTUH International
Convention Center, Taipei |
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9/21 |
Master's Forum - Sinology |
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei |
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9/22 |
Master's Forum - Sustainable Development |
National Sun Yat-sen University,
Kaohsiung |
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9/23 |
Master's Forum - Rule of Law |
National Taiwan University, Taipei |
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Youth Symposia |
9/21 |
Youth Symposium - Biopharmaceutical
Science |
The Affiliated Senior High School of
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei |
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9/21 |
Youth Symposium - Biopharmaceutical
Science |
Taipei Medical University, Taipei |
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9/22 |
Youth Symposium - Sustainable Development |
National Science and Technology Museum,
Kaohsiung |
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Tang Prize Exhibition |
2026/9/1-2026/10/30 |
Taipei - National Chiang Kai-shek
Memorial Hall |
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2026/11/6-2028/11/3 |
Kaohsiung - National Science and
Technology Museum |
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2026/12/10-2027/12/19 |
Taichung - National Library of Public
Information |
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