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AMAZÔNIA: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado

22 Nov 2024 – 2 Mar 2025

A major photography exhibition spotlighting the Amazon region, its communities and its ecosystems coming under the threat of deforestation and climate change.

Amazonia
 

Play:Date – Unlocking Cabinets of Play

5 July 2024 – 5 Jan 2025

A collective effort with our local community of artists and toy collectors, this showcase presents over 250 locally and globally recognisable toys across various eras.

play:date showcase
 

Story of the Forest

10 Dec 2016 – 13 Oct 2024

An immersive virtual presentation inspired by the museum's treasured William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings.

Story of the Forest
 

Singapore, Very Old Tree

10 Dec 2016 – 13 Oct 2024

An intimate exhibit by local photographer and artist, Robert Zhao, featuring the images and stories of 17 trees in Singapore.

Singapore, Very Old Tree
 

Plastic: Remaking Our World

27 Jan 2024 – 23 Jun 2024

A special exhibition charting plastic’s meteoric rise, its environmental impact, and cutting-edge solutions for a more sustainable way of using plastics in our society.

Plastic: Remaking Our World
 

Now Boarding: Experiencing Singapore Through Travel, 1800s–2000s

27 May 2023 – 25 Feb 2024

A specially curated selection of ubiquitous materials and artefacts evoking powerful memories of travel to and from Singapore.

Now Boarding exhibition
 

Click here for more selected exhibitions from the past 5 years. For details of exhibitions more than 5 years ago, you can enquire with the National Museum at nhb_nm_corpcomms@nhb.gov.sg.

Past Exhibitions

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