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Asian
Civilizations Museum - Museums, Art Galleries
Asian
Civilizations Museum
Contact:
1 Empress Place
Singapore 179555
Tel: (65) 6332-2982
Fax: (65) 6883-0732
E-mail:
nhb_acm_vs@nhb.gov.sg
Website:
www.acm.org.sg Categories: Museums, Art Galleries Company Profile: The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)
is the first museum in the region to present a broad yet
integrated perspective of pan-Asian cultures and
civilisations.
As one of the
National Museums of Singapore under the National
Heritage Board, we seek to promote a better
appreciation of the rich cultures that make up
Singapore's multi-ethnic society.
While Singapore's forefathers came to settle in
Singapore from many parts of Asia within the last
200 years, the cultures brought to Singapore by
these different people are far more ancient. This
aspect of Singapore's history is the focus of the
ACM. The Museum's collection therefore centres on
the material cultures of the different groups
originating from China, Southeast Asia, South Asia
and West Asia.
Its first premises at Armenian Street was opened on
21 April 1997 by then Deputy PM Lee Hsien Loong,
with two-thirds of its galleries showcasing the
Chinese civilisation. Later on, its displays focused
on the Peranakan culture, featuring fine collections
of Peranakan silver, porcelain and jewellery and a
re-creation of a monumental altar from the mansion
of one of the wealthiest Peranakan families in
Singapore. The Armenian Street building closed at
the end of 2005, to be redeveloped into a brand new
Peranakan Museum. Operated and managed by the Asian
Civilisations Museum, the Peranakan Museum was
officially opened on 25 April 2008 by Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong.
The Asian Civilisations Museum's flagship at Empress
Place opened on 2 March 2003. Occupying over 14,000
square metres at the newly-restored Empress Place
Building, it houses 11 galleries which showcase over
1300 artefacts from the Museum's growing collections
on the civilisations of China, Southeast Asia, South
Asia and West Asia/ Islamic. These collections
include recent acquisitions as well as artefacts
inherited from the historic Southeast Asian
ethnographic collection of the former Raffles
Museum. Visitors can enjoy a programme of changing
special exhibitions throughout the year.
ACM Empress Place houses a cafe and a restaurant, a
museum shop, fully-equipped auditorium and a
function room with a spectacular view of the
Singapore River.
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