Singapore is multi-racial, multi-lingual country with ethnic Chinese (76.2% of total population), Malays (15.0%) and ethnic Indians (7.4%) making up the majority of population. It is really a wonder to think that a country with quite a short history like Singapore has many races and ethnic groups coexisting together. Since I first arrived at Singapore, I have always been interested in these multiple races of Singapore and the history of how they came to be. Yesterday, I got a chance to peek into the history of one of the most prominent ethnic groups in Singapore, Singaporean Indians. All the class members of the ELBC class-3 including me went on a field trip to the Indian Heritage Centre which exists just beside a famous …show more content…
One such example is a necklace made of 62 coins. The image of Queen Elizabeth and the image of a pair of strong arms can be found respectively on each side of the coin. They are the symbols of the two strongest countries back in that time, Great Britain and France. This necklace told me the story of the difficult journey of two lovers back in colonial times. This piece of work can only be described by one word - unique. There were also a lot of luggage displayed. Miss Evelyn told us that they were the belongings of many Indian immigrants who had to cross the dangerous ocean without a place to sleep. There were also four passports displayed. Miss Evelyn told us that those passports are the symbol of improvement of travel between India and Singapore. After that, we went down to the third floor to view more exhibitions. The very first things that caught my eyes on the third floor are two photos of step-wells. The breath-taking architecture of Indians amazed me. As I walked through the exhibition, I realized that the hands that created these amazing architectures were the convicts and prisoners, especially political convicts, who were transported from
On Friday, October 2nd, I visited the Wittliff art collection at Texas State University. I was very excited at how much art I was going to see as I made my way to the 7th floor of the Alkek Library, which is where the Wittliff art collection is located in. Sadly, with all of the artwork that was displayed, I was having trouble deciding on which art pieces to write this critique on. However, two certain 2-D pieces caught my eye. Out of all of the displays in the art collection, I ended up choosing Keith Carter’s photograph and Kate Breakey’s painted photograph.
It has outstanding exhibits on the native and post-Columbian history of the state. It begins with the Native American Tribes. It explains the life of a Native American surviving cold, harsh winter and hot humid summers. There are hand on activities including sailing a ship, and walking into a teepee to understand how one lives. Then it leads to the State’s history going into today’s century.
“She put her artistic talent to use making sketches of daily life inside the fences.” The captives and prisoners rebelled and went against officials in order to get their dignity back and feel like a human
A review of Eric Lius', The Accidental Asian, and his search for self-discovery. Looking at how his experiences growing up relate to current and future generations of students who are trying to find where they belong in this ethnically structured society. Through Liu’s experiences, we can understand the struggle of identity and help students find their own. Finding that we do not have to have a strong connection to our heritage to have a strong identity and looking for our roots does not make us any less of the person we are now. Breaking stereotypes and understanding others is how we can help students in the future.
Many of the artwork collections in the museum are from tribal cultures found in Africa. The exhibit was full of cultural artwork, sculptures and photograph collection of different cultures and countries. One part
The museum will be fresh, new, and have modern technology, while still preserving the original integrity of the artifacts. It will not only present the history of the Cherokee people, but take the audience on a journey. The entrance
The Orlando Museum of Art, also known as OMA, is a hub of Central Florida when it comes to pulling in remarkable works of art for the public eye to pay patronage to. Today I visited such a place for the annual Antiques Vintage and Garden Show, which took place between February 19th through the 21st. Included in the price of a ticket was also admission to The OMA’s current exhibitions, which included Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers and their other running exhibits, which contained an array of work, ranging from Pre-Columbian sculptures to more contemporary works of the 21st century. The specific exhibit which held my interest most was the Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican gallery titled “A Trek from North to South”, which was organized by geographic locations in Latin America. Since my girlfriend, Illiana, bought me tickets to the show for a
On our field trip to the Getty villa this semester, we had to choose an art piece that stood out to us among the many there. The task at hand seemed easier than it was, as there were many art pieces that held my attention. One thing I kept in mind was that many of the Greek art pieces were either recovered from the bottom of the sea or were Roman duplicates. This meant finding background and details about them would be challenging. Of the art pieces, the Statue of Hercules or the “Lansdowne Herakles” was the one that I chose to write about.
The house was built for an oil heiress in the 1920s. This paper is out to analyze the Hollyhock house and later compare it to other works of art in regions like Asia and other parts of America. This house is architecturally a unique marvel that feels retro and futuristic at the same time, thus standing out as the most significant structure in the 20th century by American architects (Department of Culture Affairs, Los Angeles). In this discussion, the assumption is that Wright integrated regional aspects of the location of the
Furthermore, the transition in the height of the walls inside of the museum were very appalling. As I walked around the mesuem I notice that the paintings were not hanging up on the wall. Instead these paintings were placed on the floor leaning on the wall in a diagonal motion. Furthermore, in this museum there were a lot of African artifacts, sculptures, and mask from different parts of Africa. Also, there were brief information that went along with some of the African masks and sculptures.
first, it provides the community of visual interesting visual of his history through "interactive exhibitions." Secondly, it helps talk about inclusion of American community: "all Americans see how their stories, their histories, and the cultures are shaped and informed by the globe influences," that website stated. Third, it explored and give the meaning of being as one people: American values like resiliency optimism and spirituality are reflected in African American history and culture. " Indeed, this explains about society values because it brought everything to says that the museum itself and history that is sharing is part of American values and history.
Last Christmas, I had the opportunity to experience the fireworks show in Disney World. The theme park’s magic and wonder fascinated me and thus compelled me to choose Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall as my building of study. Both its exterior and interior uphold a quote mentioned in Professor Speck’s lecture by Abbot Suger, “Man reaches contemplation of divine through the senses.” In other words, an individual is able to understand a deeper meaning through use of the five senses. Therefore, every person that passes this building goes through a unique experience when his/her eyes first detect the building.
The Oakland Museum of California is a remarkable place to experience art in a museum for the first. It is a small museum but, it has so much to offer. It includes an Art gallery, History gallery and a Natural Science gallery. Walking up to the entrance of the museum, I noticed the museum is small but it had a sense of space surrounding it. The exterior had little decorations and the building has a simple but very geometric shape.
Our country, Malaysia is a small, tropical country that lies within South-East Asia. Although it is small, it has a number of things to boast about. And the most prominent among these things is its multiracial community. This is due to people of different races living together in harmony within the borders of this little country. This has shaped Malaysia into a melting pot of vastly different cultures and religions, creating diversity.
Introduction Malay families and households in Singapore experience various socio-economic changes due to industralization. As familes and households are not fixed nor isolated from the wider society, these socio-economic changes are seen to tamper with the “ideal Malay family”. Djamour (1959) states that the “ideal Malay family” is predominantly made up of a nuclear family comprising of a married couple and children. The head of the household is the chief wage earner and is mostly the man, while women see to housework and caring of small children. This natural patriarchal notion result in a very clear divisions of male-female domains of daily responsibilities in a household (Nirmala, 1993).