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On 16 September 2006, the Museum officially launched its new logo with a new slogan The Asian Civilisations Museum – Where Asian Cultures Come Alive!. The logo shows the museum's location by the Singapore River. The reflected image highlights the Museum as a place for reflection while the orange represents activity and energy. [2]
The Peranakan Museum is a museum and gallery in the Museum district of Singapore that specialises in the country's Peranakan culture. It is the sister museum of the Asian Civilisations Museum . Conceived in 2006, it is the only museum of its kind in the world, exploring the history of Peranakan cultures in Singapore as well as other Peranakan ...
By 1995, the museum's problems got the better of it and on 30 April that year, it closed its doors. Subsequently, the Empress Place Building underwent renovations and opened as the second wing of the Asian Civilisations Museum on 2 March 2003, exhibiting Southeast, South, and West Asian collections.
The Museum Roundtable is an initiative led by NHB since 1996. [19] [20]There are more than 50 members for this initiative, consisting of public and private museums, heritage galleries and attractions in Singapore such as the Singapore Art Museum, the National Museum of Singapore, the Asian Civilisations Museum, the Science Centre Singapore and the National Library of Singapore.
The National Gallery, National Museum of Singapore and the Asian Civilisations Museum are in the neighbouring City Hall, Downtown Core planning area. The arts scene is vibrant in the area, with The Substation, the Singapore Calligraphy Centre, the YMS Arts Centre and the Singapore Dance Ensemble all located within its boundaries.
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Family-owned Asian grocer Viengchan Oriental Market will open a second Twin Cities location this month in St. Paul. The new store on West Seventh Street takes over the former Cooper's Food, which ...
The Asian Civilisations Museum was formerly built as the Empress Place Building, which opened in 1867. It was initially named Government House. It was initially named Government House. The original design was to be a courthouse however it soon became housing for colonial government offices (Government Secretariat as well as Treasury and Stamp ...