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Singapore Reminiscences and Sites:

• Archaeology and the Singapore River (July/August 2011, p. 13)
• A Battlefield Tour (May/June 2009, p. 20)
• Boat Quay in the 1970s: Singapore River Reminiscences (July/August 2011, p. 16)
• Classical Architecture: The Singapore Shophouse (December 2009/January 2010, pp. 8-9)
• Cultivating Culture via Sculpture: Outdoor art in Singapore (May/June 2010, pp. 8-10)
• The East Coast: A Seaside Walk to Remember (May/June 2009, pp. 6-7)
• A River Ramble: The Evolution of the Singapore River (July/August 2011, pp. 14-15)
• Exciting, Eclectic Art Deco (November/December 2010, pp. 6-7)
• Spices Now & Then: A walk through the Fort Canning Garden (January/February 2011, p. 11)
• Memories of the Singapore Hash House Harriets: Seeing Singapore on the Run (January/February 2011, p. 10)
• Growing up in Katong, Part 1 (March 2009, p. 18)
• Growing up in Katong, Part 2 (April 2009, pp. 10-11)
• Growing up in Katong, Part 3 (May/June 2009, pp. 14-15)
• A Taste of Katong's Past: Childhood Memories of Hawker Fare (March/April 2011, p. 18)
• Honouring an Important Man: The funeral of Dr. Goh Keng Swee (September/October 2010, p. 7)
• The Ice-Ball Seller: For ten cents, it was a treat worth the wait (November/December 2010, p. 8)
• Light on the Lotus Hill (September/October 2011, pp. 10-11)
• 19th Century Singapore through Paintings, Prints and Photographs (September 2009, pp. 14-15)
• On Babies and B'ng kongs [a Peranakan Childhood] (December 2009/January 2010, pp. 10-11)
• On the Streets of Singapore (October 2009, pp. 14-16)
• A Peranakan Man's Journey: Alvin Yapp (May/June 2011, p. 20)
• Potong Pasir: Another Side of Town (January/February 2011, p. 9)
• Reminiscing About Orchard Road: A 1960 View of Singapore's Trendy Shopping Street (July/August, p. 10)
• Sculpture Square: From Sacred Space to Sculpture Sanctuary (January/February 2011, p. 8)
• Singapore Film History (April 2009, pp. 12-13)
• Singapore Museums: A special section on the history of Singapore's Museums (September/October 2011, pp. 12-20)
• Tigers in the Park; POWs by the Pool: WWII History is Uncovered at Adam Park (March/April 2011, p. 6)
• The Times of My Life: Memories of a Queenstown Childhood (December 2009/January 2010, p. 14)
• Underground Art: The work of local artists in the MRT transit experience (July/August 2010, p. 14)
• What a Difference a Year Can Make: Singapore 1960 at NMS (July/August 2010 pp. 8-9)

• Altars and Offerings (September/October 2011, p. 6)
• Little India (November/December 2011, p. 10)

• Autumn holidays: Double Nine, Hungry Ghost, Mid-Autumn, & Birthday of the Monkey God (September 2009, pp. 6-7)
• The Hungry Ghost Festival: Food Offerings to Pacify the Spirits (September/October 2011, p. 7)
• Hari Raya Aidilfitri (September 2009, pp. 8-9)

• Deepavali (November/December 2011, p. 11)
• Thaipusam: A Piercing Experience (January/February 2011, p. 16)
• Thimithi and Navarathiri (September 2009, pp. 10-11)

• Buddhapada: Footprint of the Buddha (July/August 2009, p. 5)
• Chinese Tomb Guardians (July/August 2010, p. 5)
• Ganesh: Who Said Elephants Were Afraid of Mice? (May/June 2009, p. 5)
• In Search of the Origins of the Kedah Buddha (March/April 2011, p. 7)
• The bodhisattva Kshitigarbha (October 2009, p. 5)
• The Chinese Qin: Exploring an instrument of strings and scholars (March/April 2010, p. 5)
• The Kiswah: Covering the Ka'bah in silk and gold (May/June 2010, p. 5)
• Nias woodcarvings: The True Spirit of the Adu Zatua (February 2010, p. 5)
• Pichhavai of Krishna as Shrinathji (November/December 2011, p. 5)
• Tibetan Buddhism: A Glimpse, through Syamatara (July/August 2011, p. 9)
• Shiva: The Antelope Attribute of Shiva (April 2009, p. 5)
• Sun, Moon & Universe: Decoding Celestial Symbols from Ancient China (Dec 2009/Jan 2010, p. 5)
• The Sukhothai Walking Buddha (March 2009, p. 5)
• The Swastika (September 2009, p. 5)

• Nonyawares of Phoenixes and Peonies (July/August 2009, pp. 12-13)
• Peranakan Motifs: Not all Chinese motifs made the journey (January/February 2011, p. 7)
• The Peranakans and their Jewellery: Baba Bling (July/August 2009, pp. 14-15)

• Sir Shenton Thomas: A Noble Life of Distinguished Service (May/June 2011, p. 9)

• Asian Films in Singapore (September/October 2011, p. 8)
• Singapore Film History (April 2009, pp. 12-13)
• A Story of Survival and Revival: The Lepchas of Sikkim (July/Aug 2010, pp. 12-13)
• The Art of Wu Guanzhong: A Decussation of Cultures (May/June 2009, pp. 16-19)
• Confident Connoisseurs: The Mughals had an eye for colour and beauty (March/April 2010, pp. 14-15)
• Dale Chihuly's sculptures: Through the Chihuly-Glass (July/August 2010, pp. 6-7)
• Malay Prayer Accessories (July/August 2011, p. 10)
• Sazigyo: Making Merit [tablet-woven manuscript binders] (May/June 2011, pp. 16-17)
• State of the Art in Singapore: Singapore becomes a leading art centre (January 2011, pp. 14-15)
• Iznik's [Turkey] Colourful Ceramics: Tile Revival (July/August 2009, p. 8)
• The Traditional Chinese Almanac: The Tung Shu (January 2011, p. 17)
• Dancing the Ramayana Across Asia (April 2009, pp. 6-7)
• Ramayana Revisited: A tale of love and adventure (March/April 2010, pp. 10-11)
• Ramayana and Sri Lanka (November/December 2011, p. 6)
• Wayang Kulit: The Dance of the Shadows (April 2009, pp. 8-9)

• The Belitung Shipwreck and Jewel of Muscat: The find that redefined regional trade (January 2011, p. 19)
• Blue and White Wares of the Ming Dynasty (July/August 2009, pp. 10-11)
• Buried and Sunken Treasures: Firing the Imagination (February 2010, p. 6)
• Chinese Ceramics at a Glance (July/August 2009, p. 9)
• Creating Creatures in Ceramic: Singapore Ceramic Sculptor Jessie Lim (November/December 2010, p. 5)
• Nonyawares of Phoenixes and Peonies (July/August 2009, pp. 12-13)
• Understanding Ceramics (July/August 2009, pp. 6-7)

• The Healing Properties of Chinese Cuisine (July/August 2011, p. 17)
• Deepavali (November/December 2011, p. 11)
• Spices Now & Then: A walk through the Fort Canning Garden (January/February 2011, p. 11)
• The Hungry Ghost Festival: Food Offerings to Pacify the Spirits (September/October 2011, p. 7)

• Malay Jewellery: Where Traditional Culture Endures (July/August 2011, p. 12)
• The Peranakans and their Jewellery: Baba Bling (July/August 2009, pp. 14-15)
• South Indian Jewellery: Motifs and Metaphors (July/August 2009, pp. 16-17)

• India's Heirloom Textile: Grandmother's Sari in the Cupboard (November/December 2011, pp. 12-13)
• Sazigyo: Making Merit [tablet-woven manuscript binders] (May/June 2011, pp. 16-17)
• Tracing the Lineage of Peranakan Fashion: A special exhibition at TPM (May/June 2011, pp. 14-15)

• The Art Gallery of New South Wales (September 2009, p. 12)
• Tribal Art meets Modernist Works at Museum Pasifika, Bali (September/October 2010, p. 16)
• The Burrell Collection: Glasgow, Scotland (April 2009, p. 18)
• The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland (November/December 2011, p. 7)
• Dallas, Texas: The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (July/August 2009, p. 4)
• Luang Prabang's National Museum (July/August 2010, p. 15)
• Asia at the Met: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (May/June 2011, p. 11)
• The Miniatures Museum of Taiwan: A Collection of Miniatures (May/June 2011, p. 21)
• Museu de Macao (May/June 2009, p. 12)
• Museum Pasifika, Bali: Tribal art meets modernist works (September/October 2010, p. 16)
• Museum of the Treasury of National Iranian Jewels: A Gem of a Discovery (January 2011, p. 18)
• The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (March 2009, p. 20)
• The National Museum of Malaysia: Special exhibition on Coffins, Traditions and Mysteries (July/August 2011, p. 11)
• The National Palace Museum of Taiwan: Pleasures of the Imperial Treasure (November/December 2010, p. 13)
• The Philadelphia Museum of Art (December 2009/January 2010, p. 7)
• The Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane, Australia (October 2009, p. 17)
• The Sarawak Museum, Kuching (March/April 2011, p. 16)
• Singapore Museums: A special section on the history of Singapore's Museums (September/October 2011, pp. 12-20)
• Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women [Ubud, Bali], November/December 2011, p. 28)
• Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, Singapore (September/October 2011, p. 9)
• Visiting the Topkapi Palace: The Heart of the Ottoman Empire (February 2010, p. 9)
• The Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts and the Bogd Khan Museum, Ulaan Baatar:
  Zanabazar's Divine Art: Buddhist Images in Ulaan Baatar (November 2009, p. 12)

• Amanda Heng Retrospective at the Singapore Art Museum (September/October 2011, p. 5)
• Artistic Response in 19th Century France: Embracing Modernity and Change; A special exhibition from the Musee d'Orsay (November/December 2011, pp. 14-15)
• Two Decades of Contemporary Art in Southeast Asia 1991-2011 (May/June 2011, p. 8)
• The Congo: Connecting African Arts to Asia (November/December 2010, pp. 14-15)
• The Ideal Beauty of the Punu Okuyi: White Masks from Gabon (March/April 2011, p. 17)
• Dazzled by Do Ho Suh: The Artist Experiments with Printmaking at STPI (March/April 2011, pp. 14-15)
• Immortal Remains: The Enduring Legacy of China's First Emperor (July/August 2011, pp. 6-7)
• Natee Utarit's solo exhibit at the Singapore Art Museum (November/December 2010, p. 17)
• Tracing the Lineage of Peranakan Fashion: A special exhibition at TPM (May/June 2011, pp. 14-15)
• Pompeii: Life in a Roman Town 79 CE at the National Museum (September/October 2010, pp. 12-13)
• Singapore's Open House: The Singapore Biennale 2011 (March/April 2011, pp. 12-13)

• The World Heritage Sites of Ajanta & Ellora (May/June 2010, p. 11)
• Peaking in Bhutan: Highlights of a 2009 FOM study tour (May/June 2010, pp. 6-7)
• The Bodhgaya Shadow: What we fear about the dark may just be ourselves (November/December 2010, p. 16)
• Coromandel: Highlights of an India Study Tour (September/October 2010, pp. 14-15)
• The World of Ancient Egypt (February 2010, pp. 12-13)
• The Wonders of Ephesus: A Journey to a Modern city of the Ancient Age (November 2009, p. 13)
• Hampi [India]: Timeless City (November/December, pp. 18-19)
• Japan: Trains, Temples and Table Temptations (July/August 2011, pp. 18-19)
• Jiayuguan, China: The End of the Great Wall (November 2009, p. 9)
• Jingdezhen, China: A Porcelain Painter's Odyssey (November 2009, p. 8)
• Malacca: A UNESCO World Heritage Site just a short drive from Singapore (October 2009, p. 8)
• Exploring the Middle East (February 2010, pp. 10-11)
• Orissa's Konarak Temple: Home of the Sun God Surya (November/December 2011, pp. 16-17)
• Sailing Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (November 2009, pp. 6-7)
• Sarawak Surprises: In the Land of the White Rajahs (March/April 2011, p. 10)
• Watering Holes of the Empire: The Sarkies Brothers Hotels (March 2009, p. 6)
• A Privileged Tour of Sikkim (March/April 2011, p. 8)
• From Xi'an to Kashgar: Sunsets over sand dunes on the Silk Road study tour (March/April 2010, pp. 6-7)
• At the heart of The Silk Road (March/April 2011, p. 9)
• The Great Ghats Scene:A wildlife-spotting trip in the hills of South India (March/April 2010, pp. 8-9)
• A Spicy Ride through History: Biking in Thailand (March/April 2011, p. 11)
• A Family's Travels in Tibet (May/June 2011, p. 18-19)
• Xi'an in Just 5 Days, I Say! (September/October 2010, p. 18)
• And don't miss our special dedicated page for write-ups of past FOM study tours

• Artist Linda Ting Wareham: An Artist Re-Awakens (July/August 2011, p. 8)
• Learning from the Longhouse: Building in Bali requires patience (November/December 2010, p. 12)
• Buying Art on the Internet (July/August 2011, pp 20-21)
• Guiding Younger Visitors (May/June 2011, pp. 12-13)
• Holidays Away from Home: Members find creative ways to celebrate (November/December 2010, pp. 10-11)
• A Broken Foot leads to Dinner with dancer Li Cunxin (March/April 2011, p. 19)
• The World Federation of Friends of Museums (WFFM) (September/October 2010, p. 6)
• Tips for Travel Photographers from our FOM Travel Photography class