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Memories
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Kushana
Buddha
Dating to 96 BCE, this sculpture is one of
only six examples of dated Buddhas of this
iconography from the Kushana period in existence.
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Makara
Head
This impressive Southeast Asian version of
the Hindu mythical creature with features
of an elephant, crocodile, fish and goat,
was a decorative item on processional vehicles
used in Malaysia over 100 years ago.
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Lim
Bo Seng's Diary
Contains Lim Bo Seng's (an anti-Japanese resistance
fighter) innermost thoughts about his family
before he left for Force136's base for training,
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Prisoner
of War Cookbook
A collection of recipes for dishes that POWs
thought and "dreamt" of preparing when they
were interned during the Japanese Occupation. |
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| Reflections
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National
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Lt
Ibrahim Sidek's
Tin Mug
Army-issued tin mug donated by Mdm Sharifah
Khadijah bt Hamid. The tin mug was her one
and only keepsake from her husband, Lt Ibrahim
Sidek, who was with the Malay Regiment during
the war. Lt Sidek was executed in February
1942 for defying Japanese orders to remove
his Malay Regiment uniform.
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Valerius
Sepi's
Wall Mural
Valerius Sepi's original wall mural depicting
the natural foliage at Bukit Chandu in the
foreground and embedded in the background
is the image of the treatment of captured
Malay Regiment soldiers by the Japanese. |
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The
Singapore Stone
This stone stands as the earliest inscription found in Singapore, centuries before the island’s discovery by Sir Stamford Raffles. Originally part of an ancient boulder that once stood at the entrance of the Singapore River, this surviving fragment now lies unbidden in the National Museum of Singapore. The inscription remains undeciphered to this day. |
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Portrait
of
Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham
This portrait of Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham by famed artist John Singer Sargent is the most valuable artefact in Singapore’s national collection. It portrays Swettenham as a capable leader amidst the grandeur of the British Empire. It now hangs in the National Museum of Singapore, but has also travelled extensively to places like London, Washington, D.C. and Australia. |
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Singapore
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Dotting the Eye
This work is one of the finest examples of collage works by Cultural Medallion winner Goh Beng Kwan among other great pieces in the Singapore Art Museum. Completed in 1991, its use of bright colours and traditional papercuts evoke the celebratory mood of Chinese festivals and rituals. |
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We’re Happy, Are You Happy?
Famed artist Teo Eng Seng developed a technique working with paper pulp to create paintings and sculptures, which he coined as ‘Paperdyesculpt’. He would work with ready-made objects such as this bird cage in We’re Happy, Are You Happy? With tongue-in-cheek, Teo would create provocative works that force viewers to question themselves and the society that they lived in. |
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Straits Settlements cover
Highly priced for its rarity and historical significance, this is the first and only known Straits Settlements cover (or envelope) used in Singapore with the first set of stamps issued by the East India Company in 1854. The cover, a collection of Singapore Philatelic Museum, shows important milestones in the world of philately and mail route between Southeast Asia and Europe. |
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King Edward VII First Essays
The only known 1901 King Edward VII First Essays featuring artworks by stamp designs rests in the Singapore Philatelic Museum. They were created to replace the old stamp designs after Queen Victoria’s death. At that time, United Kingdom was faced with the challenge of producing new stamp designs after using stamps with Queen Victoria's profile for 60 years. |
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