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Interior, Asian Civilisations Museum

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    Asian Civilisations Museum, Tang Shipwreck, Khoo Teck Puat Gallery
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    Exterior View, Asian Civilisations Museum
  • Asian Civilisations Museum, Maritime Trade, Court and Company Galler
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    Asian Civilisations Museum, Maritime Trade, Court and Company Gallery
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    Asian Civilisations Museum, Scholars Gallery, Kwek Hong Png Wing
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    Asian Civilisations Museum, Ancient Religions, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Gallery
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The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is the region’s first and only art museum devoted to the diverse cultures of Asia. With a collection spanning Southeast Asia, China, South Asia and the Islamic world of West Asia, the museum’s galleries are a window to more than 5,000 years of Asian civilisation. Exhibits that engage visitors through multimedia displays and interactive kiosks are presented within the context of today’s Asian traditions and practices. The ACM’s collection began with pieces inherited from the colonial Raffles Library and Museum, which consisted of mostly ethnological materials from Southeast Asia. New collections were begun in the 1990s for West Asia, the Islamic world and South Asia.

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Collection Highlights

  • Octagonal cup with musicians and a dancer, c.1830s
  • Mounted incense burner, Assembled during the 18th century from several components
  • Grotto with Guanyin, 17th century
  • Buddha, 3rd-4th century
  • al-Buraq, Early or mid 20th century

Collection Highlights

  • Octagonal cup with musicians and a dancer, c.1830s
    gold
    Courtesy of Asian Civilisations Museum
  • Mounted incense burner, Assembled during the 18th century from several components
    porcelain (China, Jingdezhen, around 1700), gilded bronze mounts (France, mid-18th century), lacquer bowls (Japan, 18th century), red coral
    Courtesy of Asian Civilisations Museum
  • Grotto with Guanyin, 17th century
    porcelain
    Acquired with funds from the Shaw Foundation, through ACM Gala 2007
  • Buddha, 3rd-4th century
    schist
    Gift of the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple. Courtesy of Asian Civilisations Museum
  • al-Buraq, Early or mid 20th century
    wood, paint
    Courtesy of Asian Civilisations Museum
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