PEOPLES' MUSEUM

Abstract

In January 1992, the government unveiled plans to create a museum precinct, that stretches from the former St. Joseph's Institution to Fort Canning: Five museums will be set within the next twenty-five years where the main aim of developing these five museums is to help Singapore finds its soul. Among them is the Peoples' Museum, which up to date, no exact proposal has yet been made or developed with regard to its exhibits or architecture. This thesis, thus seek to propose .an appropriate museum architecture and subequently developed a suitable programme for the museum, mainly for Singapore's context. It also seek to explore into the following issues: - the role of museum and its attitude towards the presentation of history; - to investigate into the possibility of using architecture as a device to create spaces that are referential to the exhibits. The purpose, of which is create the museum as a place that communicates history (in this case, the peoples' history), and not just as a place for displaying or storing exhibits. The objective of this thesis, thus seeks to bring to light the significant aspect of peoples' history to the public, and hence integrate them as part of the development our society and our life.