Title
The former Raffles Museum
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 9.1 x 13.9 cm
Accession No.
2000-06810
Collection of
NLB Type
Postcard
Set up in 1887, the Raffles Library and Museum - administered as a combined institution until 1955 - was the predecessor to the National Museum of Singapore today. The museum was officially opened by then Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Frederick Weld, and its purpose was to collect objects of historical and archeological value, mainly from the Eastern Archipelago region but in particular from Singapore.
