释义

名词

新加坡历史最悠久的博物馆，展示本地历史和文化生活。也称“国家博物馆”。

DEFINITION

Noun

Singapore’s oldest museum that exhibits local history and cultural life. Also known as “国家博物馆” in Mandarin.

由来

新加坡国家博物馆由新加坡国家文物局（National Heritage Board）管理。博物馆的特色在于其悠久的历史和现代化创新的展览。
新加坡国家博物馆的前身是1849年于新加坡书院（Singapore Institution, 今莱佛士书院）图书馆内所设的小型博物馆。
1884年，英殖民地政府在史丹福路（Stamford Road）现址兴建博物馆建筑，并于1887年完工。
1960年以前，图书馆和博物馆共用同一建筑，名为“莱佛士图书馆与博物馆”（Raffles Library and Museum）。图书馆搬迁后，博物馆正式更名为“国家博物馆”。
国家博物馆早期展品主题以自然史为主，曾展出较多动植物标本。自1972年，博物馆专注于展出新加坡本土历史、族群和艺术文化相关的展品，并在2006年推出了新加坡历史馆（Singapore History Gallery）和新加坡生活馆（Singapore Living Galleries，于2015年改名为 Life in Singapore Galleries）两个常设展，以及时常更新的特别展览。参观者可通过历史馆了解新加坡从14世纪至今的历史和发展；生活馆则涵盖了新加坡生活的不同主题，包括时尚潮流、影视和皮影戏、饮食和摄影。
国家博物馆在1992年被定为新加坡国家古迹（National Monument)。
1993至2006年，博物馆曾被命名为“新加坡历史博物馆” (Singapore History Museum)。
2003至2006年间，国家博物馆经历了大规模修缮，并于2006年重开时重新命名为 “新加坡国家博物馆”。现今，新加坡国家博物馆通过重要的文物，从多元视角去呈现历史与文化，讲述新加坡与世界的故事，赋予传统博物馆一个全新的体验。

ETYMOLOGY

The National Museum of Singapore (NMS) is managed by the National Heritage Board, and is characterised by its long history and modern innovative exhibitions.
The predecessor of NMS was a small museum set up in the library of Singapore Institution (now Raffles Institution) in 1849.
In 1884, the British colonial government started building the museum at its present site of Stamford Road, and it was completed in 1887.
Before 1960, the library and the museum shared the same building, known as the Raffles Library and Museum. After the relocation of the National Library, the museum was officially renamed as the National Museum.
The theme of the early exhibits in the Raffles Museum was mainly natural history, and many animal and plant specimens were exhibited. Since 1972, the museum has focused on displaying exhibits related to Singapore’s local history, ethnic communities, arts and culture. In 2006, NMS introduced two permanent exhibitions, the Singapore History Gallery and the Singapore Living Galleries (renamed the Life in Singapore Galleries in 2015), as well as special exhibitions that frequently changed. Visitors to the Singapore History Gallery could learn about the history and development of Singapore from the 14th century to the present day. The Singapore Living Galleries covered life in Singapore as viewed through themes of fashion, film and wayang, food and photography.
The National Museum was gazetted as a National Monument in 1992.
From 1993 to 2006, the National Museum was named the Singapore History Museum.
From 2003 to 2006, the Singapore History Museum underwent large-scale renovations and was renamed the National Museum of Singapore when it reopened in 2006. Today, NMS adopts multi-perspective ways of presenting history and culture, featuring important artefacts that tell the stories of Singapore and the world to redefine the conventional museum experience.

例句

新加坡国家博物馆今年底开始分阶段翻新，预计2025年竣工，期间会继续开放让公众参观。（《联合早报》，7/3/2023）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

The National Museum of Singapore will commence renovation in stages from the end of this year, with the works expected to be completed in 2025. During this period, the museum will continue to be open to the public. (Lianhe Zaobao, 7/3/2023)

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REFERENCES

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