Changi Museum

Changi chapel, built by Australian POWs in 1944, later relocated to Duntroon, Canberra

The Changi Museum is a museum dedicated to Singapore's history during the Second World War.

In 1988, Singapore built a replica Chapel and Museum next to the Changi Prison. When Changi Prison was expanded in 2001, the Chapel and Museum was relocated to a new site 1 km away and the Changi Chapel and Museum was officially established on 15 February 2001. Bernard Stogden, the son of Sgt. Harry Stogden, was invited to place the cross that his father made onto the wreathed altar in the new Chapel. He was claimed to have cried while doing so, as this was one of the only chances he got to interact with his father (through his work) as "Harry" Stogden died during the war.

The Museum has a collection of paintings, photographs and personal effects donated by former POWs. Among the collection is a series of paintings and sketches by a POW named William Haxworth which provide valuable insight on the daily life of the internees during the occupation. In 1986, Haxworth's wife donated a collection of over 400 paintings and sketches to the National Archives of Singapore.

Also in the museum is a collection of watercolour paintings by Mary Angela Bateman who was among the thousands of women and children held at Changi Prison for more than three years during the war.^[1]

Replica Chapel built in Singapore in 1988 and relocated to present site in 2001

References

↑ Nick Meo (2006-08-23). "Singapore war internee's art on show". BBC.

Literature

Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. pp. 200 pages. ISBN 981-4068-96-9.

External links

Changi Chapel and Museum - Official Website

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