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La Libreria and the National University of Singapore Museum [UPDATED]
My love for the book arts is no secret. I made my first artist’s book in 2002 – a case bound journal – and I’ve been hooked ever since. In graduate school, I dove into the history of the book arts and,...
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Appreciating Art Lecture Series: Photography in Asia
Speaking of photography in Asia… Last night, I attended the fourth of a series of five lectures at the Singapore Art Museum at 8Q*, “Photography in Asia.” This absolutely brilliant 90-minute lecture by...
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Nonyaware
One of my favorite “small” museums in Singapore is the Peranakan Museum. A bit of background for my non-Singapore-based readers: Peranakan, literally locally born, generally refers to “Straits Chinese...
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The PlayDome: Kaleidoscope of Dreams
Singapore, sadly, does not (yet?) have an dedicated children’s museum. Very soon, however, the National Museum of Singapore, in partnership with Playeum: The Play Museum, will kick off a six-week...
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William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings
I love botanical and zoological illustrations. Earlier this summer, I spotted limited edition copies of The William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings, a two-volume collection of 477...
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Singapore Philatelic Museum [UPDATED]
My mother—armchair philatelist—is in town, so we stopped by the Singapore Philatelic Museum last week. Loved it, and I admit, I didn’t expect to. My highlights? 1. The Purple Room. Archival production...
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Dreams and Reality: Masterpieces of Painting, Drawing and Photography from...
The Musée d’Orsay is one of my favorite museums in the world and I’ve been blessed enough to have visited it twice. When I learned that the National Museum of Singapore would be exhibiting over 140...
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A Curator’s Tour: Dreams and Reality: Masterpieces of Painting, Drawing and...
On Friday evening, I returned to the National Museum for a curator’s tour of Dreams and Reality: Masterpieces of Painting, Drawing and Photography from the Musée d’Orsay. Szan Tan, Senior Curator, who...
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Perspectives from the Ideal City by Peter Chen
I’m a “city girl” and I love museums about cities. I am fascinated by cities’ economic importance, their unique identities, and the problems and possibilities they present. Two of my favorite city...
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Indian Heritage Centre
I visited the new Indian Heritage Centre, whose shiny, gleaming façade towers over the neighborhood’s historic and colorful shophouses on Campbell Lane and Clive Street, on Saturday. The museum traces...
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On Sassy Mama Singapore…
I’ve been busy with a few posts for Sassy Mama Singapore: Art for Kids: Reviewing ‘Imaginarium: Over the Ocean, Under the Sea’ at SAM Children’s Season: Fabulous Play Opportunities at Singapore...
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