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National Museum, 1972 : group photograph

Streets and Places

This is a photograph of students posing outside the National Museum of Singapore located at Stamford Road. The museum used to be known as the Raffles Library and Museum, when it was established in 1849. It had moved to different locations before being relocated to Stamford Road. The landmark building...
National Museum, 1950s : night view

Streets and Places

This picture shows a night view of the National Museum Singapore in the 1950s. It was built in 1887, and was closed in 2003 for redevelopment and officially opened to the public in December 2006. Photograph donated by Tan Que Seng and displayed at Heritage Roadshow 2007. Title devised by...
Museum, Singapore, 1902 : general view

Streets and Places · Lambert, G. R.

This A G.R. Lambert & Co. 1902 photograph shows the entrance of Raffles Library and Museum, located at the present Stamford Road. The museum was designed in Neo-Palladian and Renaissance style and consists of two rectangular parallel blocks, with a dome at the front of the building. Metal gates with...