Past Events


 


Maintaining Heritage Series:
The Material Culture of Bukit Brown Cemetery


A talk by Dr. Lai Chee Kien,
Department of Architecture,
National University of Singapore

16 May 2012 (Wednesday)

7pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email babahouse@nus.edu.sg

[Image: Courtesy of Dr. Lai Chee Kien.]

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Shared Heritage:
"As We See It"
A Travelling Exhibition


Please join us for the opening of this Exhibition.

11 May 2012 (Friday)

6.30pm - 9pm
NX Gallery, NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, visit http://bit.ly/AU17Exhibition_Sg
For more information, email joel.bassig@asef.org

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CURATING NATION TALK SERIES:
A Cord of Rail History:
An exhibit for the 2012 Hong Kong Shenzhen Biennale


A talk by Dr. Lai Chee Kien,
Department of Architecture,
National University of Singapore

8 May 2012 (Tuesday)

6.30pm - 8pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8817

[Image: Orient Express to Bangkok at the Arrival Platform at Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. Image courtesy, Dr. Lai Chee Kien.]

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Walking Tour Series:
Tracing the Symbolic-Geometric Orders of Colonial Singapore

by Johaness Widodo

21 Apr 2012 (Saturday)

9am - 11.30am
Raffles Terrace (on top of Fort Canning)

$10 for NUS Students
$25 for NUS Staff and General public
Limited to 30 pax


Please make tour fee payment by 13 April 2012 at NUS Museum upon receiving a confirmation email.

*Details on directions and meeting point will be sent upon confirmation and payment.

To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8817

[Image: Charles Dyce, The Town and the Roadstead from Government Hill, 1842 - 47, Watercolour & ink on paper]]

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CURATING NATION TALK SERIES:
Travelling Without Moving:
Thai Contemporary Art Historicised


A talk by Dr. David Teh, Assistant Professor,
Department of English Language and Literature,
National University of Singapore

Singapore

20 Apr 2012 (Friday)

6.30pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8817

[Image: Arin Rangjung, Art as space for politics without space, 2010. Synthetic carpets; dimensions variable. Installation view at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. Courtesy of the artist]

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CURATING NATION TALK SERIES:
Guerrilla Archaeologists and the Singapore Story


A talk by John N. Miksic, Associate Professor,
Southeast Asian Studies Programme and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore

Singapore

12 Apr 2012 (Thursday)

6.30pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6227 5731

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THE FILM SCREENING SERIES:
cin(T)a

4 Apr 2012 (Wednesday)

6pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6227 5731
* Film is in Bahasa Indonesia with English subtitles. There will be a introduction to the film before the screening.

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Companionable Objects, Companionable Conscience:
Reflections on Sunaryo's Titik Nadir

by Kenneth M. George

30 Mar 2012 (Friday)

4pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6227 5731

[Image: Terbungkam (Silenced) at Selasa Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, August 1998 .]

[Image by: Kenneth M. George]

Co-organised by:

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Walking Tour Series:
Bukit Brown Heritage Tour

by Raymond and Charles Goh

17 Mar 2012 (Saturday)

8.45am - 11.30am
Bukit Brown

$10 for NUS Students
$25 for NUS Staff and General public
Limited to 30 pax

To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

[Image: Heritage Singapore- Bukit Brown Cemetery]

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In Stride with the Future:
Malacca in the Late Straits Era

by Lim Huck Chin

14 Mar 2012 (Wednesday)

6.30pm - 8pm
NUS Baba House

Free Admission
Seating capacity is limited to 30 persons
To register, email babahouse@nus.edu.sg or call 6227 5731

[Image: Zow Sock Teck’s makeshift stall (No. 106) opposite the Capitol Theatre, 2003.]

[Image from: Malacca: Voices From the Street]

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From Shanghai to Jalan Sultan
by Kay Ngee Tan

8 Mar 2012 (Thursday)

6.30pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

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Of Wayang, Buangkok & Bukit Brown:
Photographing Heritage

by Ken Cheong and Zann Huang

23 Feb 2012 (Thursday)

7pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

[Image: Ken Cheong]

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Supergarden
Curating the Singapore Architecture Pavilion at the
11th Venice Biennale

by Peter Sim and Lilian Chee

16 Feb 2012 (Thursday)

6.30pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

[Image: Model of 2494, FARM & Kwodrent]

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THE FILM SCREENING SERIES:
Sayang Si Buta

15 Feb 2012 (Wednesday)

6pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429
* Film is in Malay

[Image: Film still of Sayang Si Buta]

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THE FILM SCREENING SERIES:
Singapura Dilanggar Todak

8 Feb 2012 (Wednesday)

6.30pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429
* Film is in Malay with English language subtitles

[Image: Film still by Shaw Organisation Pte Ltd]

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Down the Grand Canal: Singapore at the Venice Biennale
by June Yap

3 Feb 2012 (Friday)

6.30pm - 8pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

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Indian, Ptolemaic and Hellenistic Terracottas:
Exploring multi- / trans-culturalism in Antiquity

A talk by Dr. Naman P. Ahuja, Associate Professor,
School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi

20 Jan 2012 (Friday)

4pm - 5.30pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

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Family Intimacies
by Anderson and Low

19 Jan 2012 (Thursday)

7.30pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

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China, India and the Role of Art in the Asian Century

A talk by Professor Prasenjit Duara,
Raffles Professor of Humanities,
National University of Singapore

19 Jan 2012 (Thursday)

6pm - 7.30pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

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Manga Dreams
by Anderson and Low

18 Jan 2012 (Wednesday)

7pm - 8pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

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Friday Evening @ NUS MUSEUM
by Marvin Chew

16 Dec 2011 (Friday) to 3 Mar 2012 (Saturday),
10-week workshop

6.30pm - 9.30pm
NUS Museum and various outdoor locations (in and around NUS Baba House, 157 Neil Road

$400. Limited to 10 pax only
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429

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Remembering No. 157 - Conversation with Wee Lin

7 Dec 2011 (Wednesday), 6pm - 8pm
NUS Baba House, 157 Neil Road

Free Admission. Limited to 30 pax
To register, email babahouse@nus.edu.sg

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Photography for Children
by Chia Yan Wei

4 Dec 2011 (Sunday), 10am - 5pm
NUS Museum & Haw Par Villa

$10(inclusive of 1 adult admission)
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429 / 6516 8817

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Art Writing 101
by Tzi Yan

03 Dec 2011(Saturday), 10am - 5pm
NUS Museum

Fees : $ 100 for Gallery/ arts organisation personnel/ NUS staffs/ students/ alumini : $130 for public :
$70 for NUS Students : $30 registration fee (non-­‐refundable).
To register, email theo.bookme@gmail.com or call Tzi Yan at 9002 8024 or Yap Ai Lian at 9754 7120

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Batik Painting for the Family
by Kamal

3 Dec 2011 (Saturday),
NUS Museum

Session 1: 10am-12pm
Session 2: 2pm-4pm

$5 per pair of 1 parent and 1 child (ages 7 and above)
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429 / 6516 8817

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Filipiniana: Collecting Culture in the Philippines
by Patrick D. Flores

2 Dec 2011 (Friday), 6.30pm - 9.00pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429 / 6516 8817

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Talk & Film Screening: Sinbad, Shipwreck & Singapore

30 Nov 2011(Wednesday), 7pm - 8pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission. To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429 / 6516 8817

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Talk & Film Screening Series

BEYOND BENGAL & “BRING ‘EM BACK ALIVE”
by Dr Sandra Khor Manickam & A/P Timothy P. Barnard

17 Nov 2011 (Thursday), 6.30pm - 9.00pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission
To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429 / 6516 8817

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Talk & Film Screening Series: Singapura Dilanggar Todak

10 Nov 2011(Thursday), 6.30pm - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission. To register, email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429 / 6516 8817

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Maintaining Heritage Series: Motifs in Peranakan Art

9 Nov 2011(Wednesday), 6.30pm - 8.30pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission. To register, email babahouse@nus.edu.sg.

 

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Sites of Practice: Here & Elsewhere | Artists' Dialogues on Performance Art

4 Nov 2011(Friday), 10am - 1pm
NUS Museum
Organised by Embassy of the Philippines (Singapore) and
NUS Museum

Free Admission. Please RSVP by 3 Nov at museum@nus.edu.sg.

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Sites of Practice: Filipino Performance Art Abroad

3 Nov 2011(Thursday), 5 - 8pm
NUS Museum
Organised by Embassy of the Philippines (Singapore) and
NUS Museum

Free Admission. Please RSVP by 2 Nov at museum@nus.edu.sg.

 

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Framing the Familiar: Photographing the Family

20 Oct 2011(Thursday), 6.30 - 7.30pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission. To register email museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8429.

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writing power | zulkifli yusoff Exhibition Opening
and Panel Discussion

15 Oct 2011(Saturday), 4 - 8pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission. Register at museum@nus.edu.sg or 6516 8429. RSVP by 13 October 2011

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Curating Nation: Reflections on SUSURMASA
A talk by Zanita Anuar, Director of Museum Innovation,
Malaysia Museums Department

14 Oct 2011(Friday), 6.30 - 9pm
NUS Museum

Free Admission. Register at museum@nus.edu.sg or 6516 8429.

 

 

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Remembering no.157 - Conversation with Wee Lin

28 Sep 2011(Wednesday), 6 - 8pm
NUS Baba House

Registration is closed as event is fully subscribed. Register at museum@nus.edu.sg or 6516 8429.

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Raku Workshop with Delia Prvacki

17 Sep 2011 - 29 Oct 2011 (Saturday to Saturday),
8 Saturday sessions at 2-5pm

338 Dahan Road, Singapore 759691

$500. Register at museum@nus.edu.sg or 6516 8429.

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