Before the NPM opened at its current location in 1965, selected pieces from the collection were put on display at the National Institute of Educational Resources and Research (then on the grounds of the Taipei Botanical Garden) to give ordinary citizens a better chance to see some national treasures for themselves. It was at this time that the museum first tried its hand at reproductions.
為了讓國人一饗國寶之美，故宮趕在 1965 年台北復館之前，先在當時南海路上台北植物園內的國立教育資料館，展出數件文物，並首度嘗試書畫的複製。