Fukusa: Japanese Gift Covers from the Chris Hall Collection
19 Apr–25 Aug 2024"Fukusa: Japanese Gift Covers from the Chris Hall Collection" presents a group of fukusa and related Japanese textiles from the renowned Chris Hall collection, explored through the themes of craft, trade and exchange, and the act of gifting across cultures. It celebrates a major gift of Japanese art from Chris Hall to ACM.
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Likeables
19 Jan–22 Feb 2024The “Likeables” exhibition presents a continuous exploration of objects and furniture designed by Studio Juju, with the pursuit of creating likeable physical form attributes that are emotive and experiential. Made with diverse techniques in various materials, the exhibition showcases the sensibilities and thought processes of the studio.
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Amek Gambar: Peranakans and Photography
5 May 2018 - 24 March 2019Amek Gambar presents over a century of photographs, tracing the emergence, adoption and evolution of photography in Southeast Asia.
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Nyonya Needlework: Embroidery and Beadwork in the Peranakan World
24 June 2016 - 26 March 2017This exhibition celebrates the art of nyonya needlework, a vibrant part of Peranakan Chinese heritage. Spectacular curtains and hangings, delicate purses, handkerchiefs, and slippers were painstakingly stitched with tiny beads, silk, and gold and silver threads for special occasions and as gifts.
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Great Peranakans: Fifty Remarkable Lives
23 May 2015 - 3 April 2016Great Peranakans celebrates the achievements of 50 men and women who have shaped Singaporean life and culture over the past two centuries.
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Auspicious Designs: Batik for Peranakan Altars
11 April 2014 - 25 January 2015Colourful and imaginative, batik altar cloths blend traditions and influences, showing how Peranakans adapted and improvised.
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