The museum began to accept gifts and loans in 1967, but it was not until 1985 that it was given its first acquisitions budget of NT $ 3 million with which to make purchases. This budget later gradually grew to its present NT $ 50 million (US $ 2 million) per year.
從民國五十六年起，故宮開始接受捐贈及寄存。至於收購，自民國七十四年起，故宮才有第一筆三百萬的典藏預算，而後逐年遞增到五千萬。