Thanks to an alert from habitatnews: "The exhibition recreates the old museum, with its cabinets of curiosities, rich ethnographic collection and natural history specimens ranging from rare butterflies, a pair of soaring Christmas Island birds to a leopard poised to pounce!"The Asian Asian Civilisations Museum borrowed specimens from the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research for this exhibition and so you can get a feel of what an old natural history museum felt like."
THE LOST WORLD! Enjoy tribal performances, food and activities before going on a discovery tour with your family. Children can listen to folk tales or try out finger-painting and sand art.
29-30 Aug 29-30 from noon-5pm
Free admission from 9am-7pm
Talks offered in relation to this exhibit
Free admission to the talks @ Ngee Ann Auditorium, ACM
"Collective consciousness: Feeling and Fieldwork," by Nigel Barley
Sat 15 Aug 2009: 2pm - 3.30pm
The popular author and former curator of The British Museum will review some of the odd relationships between collectors and their collections, ranging from Stamford Raffles in Java to the British navy in Africa. Drawing from his own experience, he will illustrate some of the ways in which people and objects become fatally entangled.
"An Orientalist's Treasure Trove," by Bonny Tan.
Thu 20 Aug 2009: 7:30-9.00pm
Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill was the last expatriate director of the Raffles/National Museum. A keen naturalist and dedicated scientist, his directorship straddled the British and Malayan era. Reference librarian Bonny Tan of the National Library Board was involved in the publication of a collection listing Gibson-Hill's library.
"Birth of a Museum," by Clement Ong.
Sat 12 Sep 2009: 2.00pm - 3.30pm
The curator of this exhibition explores the birth of the collection tradition in the15th and 16th century and the difference in individual and museum collections from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries.
More details on habitatnews and Asian Civilisations Museum
Media articles on the event
- Feel the thrill of the hunt Relive memories of Singapore's first museum at this exhibition which tells stories of the collectors too, by deepika shetty, Straits Times Life 30 Jul 09;
- Early explorer relics find home in Singapore museum Brenda Goh, Reuters 29 Jul 09;
Opening hours: Mon 1-7pm, Tue-Sun 9am-7pm (to 9pm on Friday)
Venue: Special Exhibitions Gallery, Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place how to get there
Charges: $5 (adults) / $2.50 (full-time students / senior citizens). Free admission for children aged 6 and below.
Website and contact: http://www.acm.org.sg
