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The roots of the NUS Museum can be traced back to the establishment in 1955 of the University Art Museum at
the then University of Malaya. The Museum’s collection was introduced by its first curator, Michael Sullivan, as a
teaching collection for the University more than 50 years ago. Today, with its diverse collection ranging from
classical Chinese and Indian materials to modern and contemporary Southeast Asian art, the Museum remains an
integral part of the National University of Singapore.
The Lee Kong Chian Collection consists of a wide representation of Chinese materials from ancient to
contemporary art; the South and Southeast Asian Collection holds a range of works from Indian classical sculptures
to modern pieces, to which new acquisitions of works by Lim Mu Hue and Jimmy Ong were added by the Museum
through donations. The Ng Eng Teng Collection of over 1,000 artworks is a donation from the late Singapore
sculptor and Cultural Medallion recipient. The fourth collection, the Straits Chinese Collection, is located at NUS
Baba House at 157 Neil Road. To read more about the Museum and our collections, please refer to our website
https://museum.nus.edu.sg. For enquires, please email museum@nus.edu.sg.