NUS MUSEUM
REQUEST FOR COLLECTIONS ACCESS FORM
The Resource Gallery and the Scroll & Paper Study was introduced in late 2014 to facilitate the viewing and studying of artworks and objects. They are located on the Top Floor of the NUS Museum, adjacent to the soon-to-open Resource Library.
About the Resource Gallery, Scroll & Paper Study
The Resource Gallery functions as an open-storage displaying the Museum’s collections and their beginnings. Objects are also organised to accommodate material categories and area classifications. Highlights include classical sculptures, miniatures and modern paintings donated by the Indian Government to the University of Malaya in 1959; and objects collected by early university curators in Singapore including Michael Sullivan, William Willets and Lu Yaw forming the seed collection of the University. They form the categories of materials of South and Southeast Asian art, Southeast Asian Ceramics and Chinese Ceramics. The Resource Gallery is open to the public during regular opening hours.
The Scroll & Paper Study facilitates the viewing and study of materials completed on paper. It houses the Museum’s collection of classical and modern Chinese ink scrolls, prints, watercolours and photographs. Highlights include 19th century drawings and watercolours, in particular, works by Charles Dyce; woodblocks and woodblock prints by Singaporean artists from the 1950-60s including a large selection by Lim Mu Hue; sketches and drawings (Chinatown Suite) by Jimmy Ong and corresponding collection of personal photographs from the period to mid-1980s to early 1990s. A collection of Vietnamese war drawings and posters (mid-1950s to mid-1970s) on loan from the Ambassador Dato’ N. Parameswaran Collection will be made available from early 2016.
Request for Collections Access
We welcome and encourage students, researchers and teaching faculty to make use of the NUS Museum’s collections for research, study and teaching purposes.
Access to the collections is by appointment only, from Tuesdays – Fridays, 10.00am – 6.00pm.
To submit a request, please complete the Request for Collections Access form, and send it to ests should be made at least three weeks in advance. Where required, we will seek further clarifications. Please note that while every effort will be made to accommodate a request, some artworks might not be available if they are on loan or deemed too fragile for viewing/handling.
For further enquiries and assistance, please email or call 6516 8817.
NUS MUSEUM
REQUEST FOR COLLECTIONS ACCESS FORM
- Contact Details
Name of Applicant
Designation
Institution
Contact Email
Date(s) of Access / Please list at least 2 preferred dates and times.
Type of Visit / Research / Teaching / Viewing
Accompanying Visitors
Only persons listed in this form will be given access. / Please list the names and no. of accompanying visitors (if any). / Please list the no. of students and teachers visiting. / Please list the no. and names accompanying visitors (if any).
- Purpose of Visit
Please be as detailed as possible, including but not limited to the following:
For Research Visits, please state the subject of your research and its objectives. Please also include supporting documents such as project proposals or abstracts if available.For Teaching Visits, please state the subject/module/class you are teaching, teaching objectives for the visit.
- Artwork / Object Requested
You may request the artworks/objects by Collection and/or by Artwork Information.
Request by Collection
Please select the collection you wish to view and/or the suggested sub-collection. If you know the artist or the area of focus, please include details under Area of Focus to assist us in identifying the artworks best suited for your research and teaching needs.
Collection / Sub-Collection / Area of Focus (if any)Lee Kong Chian Collection of Chinese Art / Classical Chinese ink paintings
Others
South & Southeast Asian Collection / Colonial watercolours
Modern Singapore artworks
Contemporary Singapore artworks
Singapore woodblock prints
Modern Southeast Asian artworks
Contemporary Southeast Asian artworks
Photographs and Sketches (Chinatown Suite) by Jimmy Ong
Others
Ng Eng Teng Collection / Sketches
Paintings
Sculptures
Straits Chinese Collection / Photographs and Portraits
Request by Artwork Information
Please fill in as much information as possible to assist us in identifying the artworks best suited for your research and teaching needs. Artwork information may be obtained via the NUS Museum’s publications and website.
No. / Name of Artist(s) / Name of Artwork(s) / Accession No.(s) / Others1
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Please submit the completed form to . Requests should be made at least three weeks in advance. Where required, we will seek further clarifications. Please note that while every effort will be made to accommodate a request, some artworks might not be available if they are on loan or deemed too fragile for viewing/handling.