Not just an exhibition hall While the impetus for the museum was the desire to exhibit a previously private collection, C.F. Lin hoped that the Sheng Ye Museum would not be limited to collection and presentation. He also envisioned a role for it in academic research and educational outreach.
雖然博物館成立的原始構想純粹只是私人收藏的展出，但既然已經成立了台灣原住民的主題館，董事長林清富希望順益博物館不只在做典藏與展示的工作，他也希望博物館具有學術研究與教育推廣的功能。