關於昆蟲科學博物館 

               
                70多年前，一個孩子，在幼稚園內的小灌木上看到了蝶蛹羽化為蝴蝶的美妙過程，而對蝴蝶產生了興趣；之後，在小學及成功中學又幸運地遇到了熱心的教師，積極輔導他走入研究蝴蝶的道路；大學畢業後，回到母校──成功中學任教，看到當時蝴蝶族群因為經濟發展被迫退居深山，平地逐漸成為蝴蝶沙漠，感傷之餘向天發誓，「要在有生之年」推展蝴蝶保育工作，使人們認識蝴蝶、對蝴蝶產生興趣，進而關懷蝴蝶生態與保育。他，就是蝴蝶達人──國寶級陳維壽老師。　
        為呼籲政府及民眾重視生態保育工作，陳老師除了鑽研出版55本有關蝴蝶及其他昆蟲著作外，並且貢獻所收藏的龐大標本為基礎，加上學校行政的規劃支持與臺北市政府教育局的經費挹注，在本校創設了「昆蟲博物館」，讓寶島臺灣豐富的蝴蝶資源展現在國人眼前，也讓世人對千萬彩蝶飛舞所織成的蝴蝶谷自然生態奇觀驚嘆不已。

       悠悠四十年流逝，舊昆蟲博物館早已無法容納日益豐富的館藏，正值學校力行樓與體育館改建，在臺北市政府核撥預算支持下，98年終於完成新建綜合大樓，設置了全世界獨一無二的「蝴蝶宮‧昆蟲科學博物館」。其最大的特色是除了保有舊館的「傳統博物學‧昆蟲博物館」及「昆蟲科學教育館」本質外，更呈現出大自然生態系在演化過程創造的藝術精品──「昆蟲」之美與奇；不僅具備知性的「真」、理性的善」，更擁有感性的「美」，成為世界首創、獨步全球的「蝴蝶藝術館」。　

      More than 70 years ago, a child witnessed the magical process of a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis on a small shrub in kindergarten, sparking a lifelong interest in butterflies. Later, in elementary school and at Chenggong High School, he was fortunate enough to meet passionate teachers who actively guided him towards the study of butterflies. After graduating from university, he returned to his alma mater, Chenggong High School, to teach. Seeing how butterfly populations were being forced into the mountains due to economic development, with the plains gradually turning into a desert for butterflies, he felt deeply saddened. He vowed that "in his lifetime," he would promote butterfly conservation, helping people understand and appreciate butterflies, and encouraging them to care about butterfly ecology and conservation. This man is the butterfly expert, a national treasure—Professor Chen Wei-shou. 

      To raise awareness about the importance of ecological conservation among the government and the public, Professor Chen not only authored 55 books on butterflies and other insects but also donated his vast specimen collection as a foundation for the school's creation of the "Insect Museum." With the support of school administrators and funding from the Taipei City Government's Department of Education, the museum was established to showcase Taiwan's rich butterfly resources to the public. It also allowed the world to marvel at the natural ecological wonder of the "Valley of a Thousand Butterflies," where millions of butterflies flutter in an awe-inspiring spectacle. 

    Over forty years have passed, and the old Insect Museum could no longer accommodate the ever-growing collection. During the renovation of the school's Lixing Building and gymnasium, the Taipei City Government allocated funds to construct a new comprehensive building, which was completed in 2009. This building houses the world's one-of-a-kind "Butterfly Palace: Insect Science Museum." Its greatest feature is that, while retaining the essence of the old museum's "Traditional Natural History: Insect Museum" and "Insect Science Education Museum," it also highlights the artistic masterpieces created by the evolutionary process of the natural ecosystem—showcasing the beauty and wonder of insects. It embodies not only the intellectual "truth" and rational "goodness" but also the emotional "beauty" of these creatures, making it the world's first and only "Butterfly Art Museum."