Constructing identities – the exhibition as a form to present the Peranakan within a museum context in Singapore

• Main Author: Tan, Luke Mathew Dong Sheng
• Other Authors: Marc Gloede
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Visual arts and music::Art museums and galleries
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157122
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis explores the role of the exhibition in constructing Peranakan identity within the Singapore context. The analysis centres on the physical aspects of the respective museum's permanent exhibition and focuses on (1) the use of the physical space/architecture and (2) use of exhibited...