Lim Boon Keng - A Life to Remember

Lim Boon Keng: A Life to Remember” exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of Dr Lim Boon Keng's death in January 1957.

The exhibition features the multi-faceted life of Dr Lim Boon Keng and presents issues on identity, ideals and social problems of Singapore and Chinese Society during his lifetime. Dr Lim Boon Keng a powerful orator and prolific writer led various moral, social and educational reforms and contributed immensely to the welfare of the Straits Chinese community. Among other things, he also promoted the learning of Mandarin and was responsible for the revival of Confucianism in Malaya. Founder of the Singapore Chinese Girls' School, he also became President of the Amoy (Xiamen) University in China.

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Aksara - The passage of Malay Scripts

This exhibition traces the evolution and transformation of Malay writing system. The Malay language, including its variant spoken dialects, is the region’s lingua franca with an estimation of more than 250 million speakers.

Scripts used in the Malay World reflect the illustrious and rich cultural history of the region that witnessed a syncretic blending of the indigenous, Indic, Islamic and Western influences.

The Malay language transformed through a long history, created a vista of literary, artistic, cultural and religious culture. Significantly, this historical passage of the script coincides with the phases of transformation in the intellectual, linguistic, aesthetic culture of the people, which is all part of our national heritage, besides being an expression of the common humanity.

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Singapore Literary Pioneers Gallery

The Singapore Literary Pioneers Gallery is an exhibition that promotes Singapore literature and gives recognition to Singapore’s pioneer writers.

The exhibition features 30 of the nation’s writers, including Edwin Thumboo, Goh Poh Seng, Xing Ying, Miao Xiu, Harun Aminurrashid, Masuri S.N., Na Palanivelu and Naa Govindasamy. It lists the biographies of each writer, including a complete list of their works and their achievements.  The exhibition also contains photographs, manuscripts, news articles and an audio-visual section, featuring news clips, interviews and readings from some of the writers.

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Singapore on Parade

"Singapore on Parade" revisits Singapore's affair with parades from colonial to modern times and attempts to highlight the significance of parades throughout the different eras.

The faces,symbolism and scale of parades may have changed over the decades, but the mood and energy of a people united by a single destiny have the drive of parades in Singapore.

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From Books to Bytes: The Story of the National Library

"From Books to Bytes: The Story of the National Library" is an exhibition that tells the story of the National Library of Singapore. Do you know that the National Library has been evolving for nearly 200 years? First known as the Singapore Library in 1845, its entire collection of books filled just a single cupboard in the early 19th century! The National Library of the 21st century has transformed into a large reference library, an extensive network of public libraries and a digital library with complex online services.

Explore its history and discover how the creation of this learning hub has been driven by a thirst for knowledge and a belief in education through the ages.

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