An Inspiring Time for our Budding Naturalists!
Held over two days, the LKCNHM Aspiring Naturalist Programme saw participants learn more about Southeast Asian biodiversity and natural history through a special Wallace edition which comprised of an entomology […]
READ MOREForgotten Tales of Ornithology Behind Bars: ‘The Role of Birds in WWII’
In the Museum’s Heritage Gallery, a showcase features an extraordinary story of a bird book that was conceived under remarkable circumstances. This is the story of Guy Charles […]
READ MOREVisit by Our Prime Minister
We are delighted that PM Lee and his wife took time out to visit our museum over the weekend. During his visit, PM Lee took an awesome photograph of the Wallace & Ali statue, sculpted by students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. The statue features renowned British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, who spent
READ MOREYear-end School Holiday Activities!
Come join us for some fun activities during the upcoming school holidays! Check out the details in the posters below. Year-end School Holiday Crafts Make Animals Great Again Book Launch (16 Nov) Ex-Code-Vate (30 Nov) Paper Weaving Craft (15 Dec)
READ MOREUntangling the Knotted Identities of Commercially Important Swimming Crabs
Are you sure the seafood you are consuming is what it says on the label or the menu? In 2015, a survey of Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) meat sold in supermarkets and restaurants in Maryland, USA, revealed that nearly 50% of the products tested were from totally different, non-Atlantic species. DNA barcoding matched a
READ MORE‘200: a natural history’ Exhibition Launch
We held the official launch of our new exhibition, ‘200: a natural history’, on 3 June. Held in conjunction with Singapore’s Bicentennial activities, the exhibition highlights significant events and stories in the past 200 years of Singapore’s natural history. Our Guest of Honour for the exhibition launch was Ms. Grace Fu, the Minister for Culture,
READ MOREJune School Holiday Activities!
Come join us for some fun storytelling sessions and craft workshops during the June school holidays! Details are as follows in the posters below. June School Holiday Colour-Make-Play Crafts Armour Publishing Presents Storytelling – 7 June C.S.I. Singapore: A Murder at the LKCNHM (click here for more info)
READ MOREInternational Museum Day Activities!
Come join us for some fun coding sessions and craft workshops, in conjunction with our celebration of International Museum Day 2019 (18 May). Activities are free for ticket holders and LKCNHM members – check out the details in the posters below! EX-CODE-VATE (18 May) Pasta Shells Art & Craft (19 May)
READ MOREVisiting Scientist Feature: Dr. Alexander Ziegler
Last week, we welcomed a new visitor to the museum! Hailing from the University of Bonn in Germany, Dr. Alexander Ziegler studies sea urchins as well as other marine invertebrates. In particular, his research focuses on the internal anatomy of sea urchins. Dr. Ziegler at his workstation in one of our research labs. Traditionally, researchers
READ MOREMarch School Holiday Events!
Come join us for some fun storytelling sessions and craft workshops during the March school holidays! Details are as follows in the posters below. March School Holiday Crafts – 17 & 23 March Armour Publishing Presents Storytelling – 22 March
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