An Old New World: Digital Edition allows you to virtually explore the exhibition An Old New World: From the East Indies to the Founding of Singapore, 1600s–1819, which features personal collections from the families of Stamford Raffles and William Farquhar, as well as treasures from international museums and the museum's National Collection.

The digital exhibition transports you back in time to the bustling trading port of the East Indies that drew the attention of the Dutch and British East India Companies. The East Indies was the centre of the spice trade, comprising the Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Archipelago, but the European arrival is only a fraction of its longer history. Uncover the other factors at play leading up to the events of 1819 through this informative exhibition.

There are two modes of navigation to choose from – guided and self-exploratory. The former invites you to explore featured artefacts and the surrounding showcases while listening to narrations by the curators, along the themes of Knowledge and Power and Seeing the Indigenous. You can also read from the tour script instead by clicking on a button on the bottom right-hand corner. The self-exploratory mode allows you to check out the exhibition at your own pace.

Click here to enjoy An Old New World: Digital Edition. This experience is best viewed on desktop and laptop.