Friday 15 February 2019, 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm, Asian Civilizations Museum. Pricing information to follow.

We are pleased to announce a private tour for members of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore, of the Singapore Bicentennial Exhibition, “Raffles in Southeast Asia”.  The Director of the Museum, Mr Kennie Ting, will personally guide our exploration of the 240 objects on display, drawn from the life, work, and collections of Sir Stamford Raffles (1781 – 1826).  

Raffles spent two decades in Southeast Asia as agent of the British East India Company.  With extraordinary vision and foresight, he promoted the “wheel-and-spoke” model of global trade:   a linked chain of free, open and well-governed trade capitals, connecting their respective regions to world markets, with Singapore functioning as regional hub for Southeast Asia.  In this regard, his contributions to modern Singapore are profound and ongoing.