Invitation card to ‘The World of Oil’ exhibit at the Singapore Constitution Exposition

Title
Invitation card to ‘The World of Oil’ exhibit at the Singapore Constitution Exposition
Year/Period
1959
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: 9.9 x 15 cm
Accession No.
2008-00352

This is an invitation card given to a guest of ‘The World of Oil’ exhibit at the Singapore Constitution Exposition, which opened on 31 January 1959. The Exposition lasted for two months and its purpose was to commemorate Singapore’s transition from colonial status to self-government. About 450 exhibiting booths and 3,000 participants, including government boards, industrialists and merchants participated in the exhibition.