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Dome in the city : the story of the National Museum of Singapore / content editors, Sharon Lim, Ong Shihui ; editor, Stephanie Yeo.

Author(s): Ong, Shihui | Yeo, Stephanie | Lim, Sharon

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Main Title
Dome in the city : the story of the National Museum of Singapore
Author(s)
Lim, Sharon
Ong, Shihui
Yeo, Stephanie
Publisher
Singapore : National Museum of Singapore, 2016.
Collation
121 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
24 cm.
ISBN
9789811108877
Dewey Class
708.95957
Contents
Director's Foreword / Angelita Teo -- History: Frederick Weld; Early Beginnings 1823-1881; The Formative Years: 1884-1919; Rise To Scientific Prominence 1919-1940; A Safe Haven 1942-1946; State Of Flux 1949-1976; The Nation's Story 1981-1999; Pushing Boundaries 2002-2015; Yusof Ishak; An Institution Reinvented -- Collection: Letter from Sir Stamford Raffles to the Town Committee; Tin tortoise; The Singapore Stone; Gold earrings and armlet; The Padang in Singapore; Portrait of Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham; Moon rock; Malay Wedding; Bridal washstand; Portrait of Tan Beng Swee; Wall panel; Wind-up toys; Lion City film handbill; Rider on a horse; The Mace of the City of Singapore; Studio camera; Baju panjang; Porcelain cups and saucers; The Souper Dress; Sinapore Armed Forces "Temasek Green" uniform; A Treasure Trove Of Artefacts -- Building: Neo-Palladian Architectural Features; Rotunda Dome; Queen Victoria's Coats of Arms; Glass Passage; Spiral Staircase; Glass Rotunda; Gallery Theatre And Its Brick Walls; Gemmill Fountain; Indian Rubber Tree; Public Sculptures; More Than An Architectural Icon -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Acknowledgements -- Selected Bibliography.
Language
English
Subject
Singapore. National Museum -- History
Museums -- Singapore
BRN
7452
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