Designing, building and launching a home for three art collections

Abstract

This paper proposes to share our recent experience in Singapore in the design, building and launch of a purpose-built museum complex to house four exhibition galleries and other facilities of NUS Museums, National University of Singapore. Included is a segment on the logistics and strategy of the move and relocation of close to 10,000 objects from various points of location on-campus. This exercise was preceded by the conservation of all works of textile, paper, wood and paintings. Curatorial as well as management, strategic, administrative, operational, education and outreach considerations are discussed.

Este artigo descreve o planeamento, construçâo e inauguraçâo de um complexo museologie» (NUS Museums) destinado a acolher très colecçôes de arte pertencentes à Universidade Nacional de Singapura. Inclui pormenores relativos à logìstica e estratégìa da transferêneia de cerca de 10 mil objectos que se encontravam dispersos pelo campus universitario. A iniciativa foi precedida de medidas de estabilizaçâo e conservaçâo de todas peças de tecido, papel, madeira e pintura. Sâo ainda discutidas questóes relacionadas com a gestâo, o planeamento estratégico, administrative e operacional, bem corno aspectos relacionados com a educaçâo e interpretaçâo.