Asian Civilisations Museum
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The Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution which forms a part of the four museums in Singapore, the other three being the Peranakan Museum, the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art
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Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Head of a Bodhisattva, Gandhara, ca. 4th century
Ceramic plates recovered from the Tang Shipwreck.
Empress Place Building
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The Empress Place Building is a building in Singapore, located on the north bank of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area. The building is currently the second wing of the
Asian Civilisations Museum
…the Old Tao Nan School building on 22 April 1997 at Armenian Street, with exhibits largely centred on Chinese civilisation. With the restoration of the Empress Place Building, the museum established its new flagship museum there on 2 March 2003, rapidly expanding the collection to other areas of Asia. The Armenian Street…
The Empress Place Building currently houses the Asian Civilisations Museum
The Empress Place Building, as well as the Dalhousie Obelisk, in 1965
Sculptures depicting activities carried on the banks of the Singapore River on the south front of the Empress Place Building.
A statue of Sir Stamford Raffles denotes his landing place in 1819, located next to the Empress Place Building.