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NUS Museum receives largest-ever donation of Straits Chinese artefacts

6 October 2023

Collected by Mrs Alice Tan over a 30-year period, the donated artefacts will contribute to a deeper study
of the impact of Straits Chinese culture in Singapore and the region, and provide broadened avenues for interdisciplinary collaborations.

From personal photo collection to exhibition: NUS Museum’s latest showcase features visual narratives by 9 members of the NUS community

15 August 2023

Titled Photography Journal Open Call (PJOC), the exhibition presents an eclectic collection of photographic works by nine NUS students, alumni artists and academic staff.

Nurturing a creative campus through public art advocacy

12 April 2021

The Public Art Initiative was launched to underscore NUS’ commitment to deepening the role of public art in holistic, interdisciplinary and broad-based education.

October at the NUS Museum: between war and the artist, art and the tropics

8 October 2019

This October, NUS Museum unveils two new exhibitions surveying the art historical in the region from distinct positions.

New exhibition from Gilles Massot to be unveiled at NUS Museum

31 May 2019

“…you have to lose your way to find yourself in the right place” presents the works of Singapore-based French artist, Gilles Massot. Featuring a selection of photographs, videos, sketches and writings from his extensive corpus of works.

Glossaries of the Straits Chinese Homemaking

14 February 2019

Following eleven years of giving glimpses of a Peranakan family’s domestic life in the early 20th century, NUS Baba House presents the exhibition Glossaries of the Straits Chinese Homemaking.

NUS’ cultural icon refreshed for a new generation

22 March 2018

The University Cultural Centre’s first major renovation improves the high standard of guest comfort, efficiency and production possibilities.

Exhibition: From the Ashes: Reviving Myanmar Celadon Ceramics

3 February 2017

NUS Museum presents ongoing attempts to revive the technology of making ash-glazed ceramics in Myanmar.

Exhibition: Between the brush lines of Lim Tze Peng

23 November 2016

Solo exhibition at NUS Museum considers 70-year oeuvre of Singapore’s oldest living artist.

Book Launch: NUS Baba House launches inaugural guidebook

1 November 2016

From architecture to social history, book reveals the myriad facets of Singapore’s only restored Straits Chinese family home.

Exhibition: Looking within - What makes an exhibition?

21 October 2016

NUS Museum presents exhibition introspecting into curatorial impulses and the exhibitionary medium.

Exhibition: “Who wants to remember a war?”

1 July 2016

NUS Museum draws on war posters, woodcuts and drawings to explore contemporary narratives of the Vietnam War.

Award: NUS Museum wins inaugural award for innovative museological practice

10 May 2016

International Committee of University Museums and Collections recognises efforts to facilitate conversation between audiences and exhibitions.

Exhibition: Figuring Ng Eng Teng

14 April 2016

NUS Museum reveals unstudied elements and works from the late Cultural Medallion recipient’s practice.