台灣近年來周休二日政策的實施，人們有更多的時間從事休閒活動，休閒活動的增加也造就了觀光產業的發展，文化觀光是其中一種型態，以博物館來吸引文化觀光的人潮更是世界的趨勢。人們對於博物館的認知大多侷限在一棟建築物內，展示著過去及靜態的歷史文物，這樣的模式卻阻礙了當地現址文化的保存，博物館與當地社區之間也無任何互動。 為了能夠推翻過去封閉的文化展現，開始出現了以「人類學」、「大眾化」、「地方化」、及「多元化」等為基礎的「新博物館運動」，藉此拆解傳統博物館的核心權威轉而強調當地社區的文化，並以生態博物館、社區博物館、民俗博物館和社區總體營造等理念來建構出一個「活」的博物館，增加博物館與周邊社區的互動。 本研究共以五章的內容來分析生態博物館與社區的互動，並探討北投溫泉博物館的興建營運與所遭遇到的挑戰，以做為未來經營生態博物館的借鑑： 第一章：以說明本研究之背景、動機與目的為起始，其次為本研究所採用的研究方法，並界定研究範圍、限制與名詞概念，最後回顧國內外相關文獻資料。 第二章：將國內外博物館相關文獻資料整合出博物館以及新博物館運動在歐美與台灣的發展歷程，並從中分析出生態博物館的興起、演變及對地方的影響。 第三章：探討台灣社區總體營造政策與博物館的結合、博物館走進社區的關鍵因素，以及探究生態博物館與社區的連接與互動形態。 第四章：以北投溫泉博物館做為個案研究的對象，分析其經營管理現況，並經由地方重點人士、館方人員與義工訪談，以及遊客參觀行為的調查，找出北投溫泉博物館與社區的互動和所面臨的挑戰。 第五章：結論與建議。研究後發現北投溫泉博物館符合生態博物館的理念，並對北投溫泉博物館的經營管理做出改善建議，研究發現期望可以作為日後生態博物館經營管理之參考。 / The ‘two-day weekend’ policy has been promulgated in Taiwan and people have more time spending on leisure activities. The increases of attending leisure activities create the developments of tourism among which the culture tourism is one of the most popular patterns. Using museums is a new trend throughout the world. However, the knowledge of understanding the functions of the museums is quite limited, where is bounded with attending indoor activities, historical and cultural exhibitions that not only impedes the patterns on sites seeing at the local level of cultures, but also lacks the interactions between the museums and communities. Based on “anthropology”, “popularization”, “localization”, and “diversity”, “New Museum Movement” is widely adopted to enhance the knowledge of using museums. It focuses on the deconstructing the existing concept of the traditional museums activities and highlights the communal heritages. A “living” museum is built under the ideas of eco-museums, community museums, folk museums, and community empowerment which increase the interactions between eco-museums and communities. There are five chapters in this study to analyze the interactions between eco-museums and communities, in addition, to discuss its construction, organization, and challenge of the Peitou Hot Spring Museum. The results of this study are expected to serve as the base for further research on the eco-museums in the future. In Chapter 1 the background, motivation, and purpose of doing this research are described. The methodologies relate to this research, regarding its area, limit, and the main concept would be explained in detail. In the end of this chapter, I review the related literatures. The Chapter 2 attempts to integrate the related literatures, New Museum Movement in Europe and United States, with the development of Peitou Hot Spring Museum in Taiwan. The literatures of how the rise and evolutions which impact the local community due to the development of eco-museums are also analyzed in this chapter. The Chapter 3 will discuss the community development combined with the development of museums in Taiwan, the key factors of the museums to blend with the interactive between eco-museums and communities are illustrated. In Chapter 4 this study aims to use Peitou Hot Spring Museum as a study case to analyze its current operations. Through interviewing local key persons, museum staff, and volunteers, as well as the assessment of the visitor’s interactions between Peitou Hot Springs Museum and communities are explored in this chapter. The Chapter 5 is the conclusion and suggestion. This study finds that Peitou Hot Spring Museum is accord with the concept of eco-museums which would provides the related suggestions to improve its further operation and management.