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The Nativity, one of the murals drawn by Stanley Warren on the walls of St Luke's Chapel in Roberts Barracks, Singapore. The Changi Murals are a set of five paintings of biblical themes painted by Stanley Warren, a British bombardier and prisoner-of-war (POW) interned at the Changi Prison, during the Japanese occupation of Singapore in the Second World War.
The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history.Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution [d] as the Raffles Library and Museum.
Murals today share much of the history from past murals, though today’s murals can depict anything. The major job of murals today is to band communities together. Murals have a very positive effect on communities, bring people together and bring pride to the community, and that pride tends to stay and spread to other parts of the community. [2]
Water causes damage and results from natural occurrences, technological hazards, or mechanical failures. Many cases of water damage can be traced to accidents or neglect. "A great many of the materials that museum objects are made of are highly susceptible to contact with water and can be severely damaged by even brief contact, while others may be exposed to water for longer periods without harm.
Restoration "focuses on the retention of materials from the most significant time in a property's history, while permitting the removal of materials from other periods." [ 4 ] Reconstruction , "establishes limited opportunities to re-create a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object in all new materials."
The conservation and restoration of cultural property focuses on protection and care of cultural property (tangible cultural heritage), including artworks, architecture, archaeology, and museum collections. [1] Conservation activities include preventive conservation, examination, documentation, research, treatment, and education. [2]
The Republic of Singapore Navy Museum [5] Singapore Philatelic Museum (SPM) Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris [6] Singapore Coins and Notes Museum (SCNM) Sports Museum; The Gem Museum; Trick Eye Museum [7] Vintage Camera Museum; The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum; Buddha Tooth Relic and Temple Museum; Hell's Museum; Museum of Ice Cream ...
Paintings conservation laboratory, Heritage Conservation Centre, Singapore. The conservation and restoration of paintings is carried out by professional painting conservators. Paintings cover a wide range of various mediums, materials, and their supports (i.e. the painted surface made from fabric, paper, wood panel, fabricated board, or other).