This is especially true in the case of small and medium-sized museums. Sustainability is an issue that must be faced not only in Taiwan, but also in Japan, where some 5300 museums serve a population of 120 million.
相較於我國，人口一億兩千萬的日本擁有五千三百家博物館，數量和規模都相當可觀，而其發展過程中也面臨了諸多的挑戰。