The Thursday Talk Shop series is back by popular demand! This school holidays, join in our informal web-chat sessions to learn more about Singapore’s natural history....Read More
Augmented Reality in LKCNHM!
We present to you our augmented reality (AR) app—‘LKCNHM AR’! Launching first with our sperm whale skeleton, Asian elephant skull, and the smallest of our three sauropod dinosaur fossils, you […]...Read More
Virtual Journey to Pulau Satumu
… Adventure beaconed from far off, and his heart leapt to greet the light. Maurice Henry Hewlett, The Forest Lovers (1898) As darkness creeps into the setting sky, a small […]...Read More
Guided Nature Tours: CoralWalk at Keppel Bay
In need of a pick-me-up surrounded by nature and wildlife? We have just the right thing for you—a free guided tour on the marine biodiversity at Keppel Bay! CoralWalk at […]...Read More
ABYSS 2020: Field Notes in Isolation & an Expedition
Written by Iffah Binte Iesa (Curator of Cnidarian, Echinoderm & Microscope Slide Collections) on her experience on-board the 37-day expedition to the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean from […]...Read More
Visit by Ambassador of Indonesia H.E. Suryo Pratomo
It was an honour to have the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia His Excellency Suryo Pratomo visit the museum for the first time on Thursday morning. The Ambassador was […]...Read More
HSBC-sponsored marine conservation workshops
We are pleased to offer three complimentary workshops at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM)! Generously sponsored by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), these marine […]...Read More
Firefly tourism takes flight, sparking wonder and concern
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS (March 11, 2021) – Researchers from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Firefly Specialist Group published the first comprehensive review of major firefly tourism sites worldwide, examining how […]...Read More
New species of firefly discovered in Singapore
SINGAPORE, (March 08, 2021) – Researchers from the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, have discovered a new species of firefly from the last remaining freshwater […]...Read More
Guided tours by LKCNHM Volunteers
Our volunteer-led guided tours are back! Eager to conduct these tours for visitors, our volunteers have been partaking in refresher sessions with our Outreach and Education Unit (OEU) this year […]...Read More