“Adventures in the NPM” won the prize of “Animation of the Year”, Tokyo International Animation Fair 2008.

To demonstrate the results of digitization at the National Palace Museum (NPM), computer animation technology has been use to personify treasures inthe NPM collection as its “superstars”, in the hope of bridging the gap between modern audiences and ancient artworks. In collaboration with Digimax Corporation, NPM has produced a 3D animated film short entitled “Adventures in the NPM“”, which will premier to audiences on April 13, 2007 on the B1 level of the Main Building at the NPM.

Characters Child Pillow, Jade Duck and Pi-hsieh Beast search for an insect missing from the Jadeite Cabbage. The Jadeite Cabbage, as the name suggests, is a cabbage made of jade. It’s one the NPM’s most prized artifacts.

The filming of this 3D animated short took more than a year to complete and runs for a total of 13 minutes. You can watch the 2 minute promotional video below.

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