Asian Civilisations Museum

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James coming in with the Singapore Green Dialogue at the Asian Civilizations Museum.

That's a great shout, James.

It's not that today.

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The Asian Civilisations Museum is previewing a Sacred Caves: Dunhuang Buddhism and the Silk Road exhibition.

Just opened.

It is an exhibition exploring the ancient oasis city of Dunhuang and its role as a crossroads of Buddhist art, trade, and culture across Asia.

Joining me to talk more about it is the curator of Chinese art at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Louise Luy.

Louise, good morning.

Welcome to the show.

And, and, and let's talk about what from the caves, the Mogao Caves, that we might see here-

Sounds really good.

I mean, you mentioned not working in the civil service because you have worked as a guest curator instead, right? And this is included like Asian Civilizations Museum, Perenaka Museum and elsewhere, I know.

What have been the highlight exhibitions for you and what makes you particularly proud of these exhibitions?

well yeah you know all of them have been wonderful and different I think that's that's the amazing thing you know like from Rumah Baba 1998 um Yeah, never been done before.

Wow.

Complete and it's one of its kind so far and placed in the Asian Civilizations Museum.

Is it there now? Yes, it's there now.

I've seen it.

And finally, a slice of China's famed Mogao Caves has landed in Singapore, complete with a 13-metre-long reclining Buddha.

The Asian Civilisations Museum is bringing the UNESCO World Heritage Site to life in its new Sacred Caves exhibition, which opens on Friday.

It features four full-scale replica caves, 22 paintings and 47 original artefacts from Dunhuang, along with immersive displays.

and getting the Buddha inside was no small feat.