Exhibiting cultures: Singapore's Asian civilisations museum

International Journal of Heritage Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-195

  Henderson, Joan C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian civilisations; Museums; National and cultural identity; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049095757     PISSN: 13527258     EISSN: 14703610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13527250500160484     Document Type: Article

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