2 December 2016

The magic of port cities unveiled at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Source: ACM website. View of Singapore from Mount Wallich, Singapore, 1856, by Percy Carpenter, is one of the exhibits at Port Cities: Multicultural Emporiums of Asia, 1500 –1900.
Source: ACM website. View of Singapore from Mount Wallich, Singapore, 1856, by Percy Carpenter, is one of the exhibits at Port Cities: Multicultural Emporiums of Asia, 1500 –1900.

 Traders and migrants, jewellery and cottons, languages and commerce – port cities mix people, merchandise, and ideas. The Port Cities: Multicultural Emporiums of Asia, 1500 –1900
special exhibition paints a picture of life through photographs, paintings, fashion, luxury goods, and everyday objects at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Interested?

The exhibition ends 19 February 2017. The Asian Civilisations Museum is open from 10am to 7pm (daily) other than on Fridays, when it opens from 10am to 9pm. 

Watch the video introducing Port Cities: Multicultural Emporiums of Asia, 1500 –1900

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Download the programme booklet (PDF)