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One hundred years of the National Museum, Singapore, 1887-1987 / Gretchen Liu.

Title
One hundred years of the National Museum, Singapore, 1887-1987 / Gretchen Liu.
Author
Liu, Gretchen
Publication
Singapore : The Museum, c1987.

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National Museum (Singapore)
Description
80 p. : ill. (some col.); 22 x 25 cm.
Summary
It highlights the events and the personalities who have shaped the course of the National Museum from infancy to the present time.
Subject
  • Art > Collectors and collecting > Singapore
  • National Museum (Singapore)
  • National Museum (Singapore) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 78).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Foreword / Richard K.B. Poh, Director National Museum Singapore -- Chapter One: A Long Awaited Event October 12, 1887 -- Chpater Two: Slow Beginnings 1823-1887 -- Chapter Three: A Well-Established Institution 1887-1920 -- Chapter Four: The Tranquil Years 1920-1950 -- Chapter Five: A National Museum 1950-1987 -- Chapter Six: Centenary Celebrations 1987 -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements.
ISBN
  • 997191722X
  • 9971917254 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^88940433^
OCLC
17972664
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library