'Hello, my name is Pritika and I am a volunteer at the museum. I'm originally from India but have lived in Oman, the US and now here.' This is my standard introduction before starting a tour at the Asian civilisations museum (ACM), Singapore.
Incase you are wondering who a docent is, it's a volunteer tour guide who has to bring artifacts in the museum to life and hold the visitors interest for an hour.
Its been a two year journey of discovery into a new life as a docent and I love every moment of it. I had a passion for art and now a new found love for anthropology (incidently, I also love the anthropologie stores in the US). I find it stimulating to interact with people from different countries and at the end of the tour, hopefully they leave with a greater understanding of Asian artifacts and the society that flourished in Asia.
As you can imagine, there is a fair amount of research that is required to become a docent since you have to be able to speak intelligently about an artifact and answer questions on the spur of the moment. I thought it would be a great idea to share my discoveries with the wider community and therefore am embarking on writing a blog. I will primarily write about artifacts that are in the ACM and some of the docents who bring it to life, so watch this space!
Just to set expectations, this is not a blog that is suppose to contain erudite research, but its for the general public who is probably not very familiar with historical events or doesn't have an art background. All the posts will contain information that is public but having said that, I will check sources and list them for most posts.
You can visit the ACM website to check the latest exhibitions at www.acm.com.sg. The museum celebrate the peoples who have helped in shaping Singapore into the cosmopolitan hub that it is today. The collection has artifacts from South Asia, China, South-east Asia and West Asia...lots to explore so if you are in the neighbourhood, do drop in.
Incase you are wondering who a docent is, it's a volunteer tour guide who has to bring artifacts in the museum to life and hold the visitors interest for an hour.
Its been a two year journey of discovery into a new life as a docent and I love every moment of it. I had a passion for art and now a new found love for anthropology (incidently, I also love the anthropologie stores in the US). I find it stimulating to interact with people from different countries and at the end of the tour, hopefully they leave with a greater understanding of Asian artifacts and the society that flourished in Asia.
As you can imagine, there is a fair amount of research that is required to become a docent since you have to be able to speak intelligently about an artifact and answer questions on the spur of the moment. I thought it would be a great idea to share my discoveries with the wider community and therefore am embarking on writing a blog. I will primarily write about artifacts that are in the ACM and some of the docents who bring it to life, so watch this space!
Just to set expectations, this is not a blog that is suppose to contain erudite research, but its for the general public who is probably not very familiar with historical events or doesn't have an art background. All the posts will contain information that is public but having said that, I will check sources and list them for most posts.
You can visit the ACM website to check the latest exhibitions at www.acm.com.sg. The museum celebrate the peoples who have helped in shaping Singapore into the cosmopolitan hub that it is today. The collection has artifacts from South Asia, China, South-east Asia and West Asia...lots to explore so if you are in the neighbourhood, do drop in.
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