Raffles' Letters: Intrigues behind the Founding of Singapore

The exhibition Raffles' Letters: Intrigues behind the Founding of Singapore reveals important insights into the Founding of Singapore in 1819 through 20 letters written by Sir Stamford Raffles.  Thirteen of the letters are made available by The Bute Collection at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute, Scotland. These letters originated from the private papers of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, who supported Raffles’s efforts to establish a new British settlement in the East Indies, which eventually led to the founding of Singapore in 1819.  (source: NLB)

This exhibition's theme was interesting.  I did however find that the presentation was too wordy.  Maybe some diagrams or more visual presentations could help in the appreciation of this exhibition.   The organiser could also place some chairs or sofas for visitors to rest as there were many exhibits. 

The organiser came up with a guide book which was informative and I found it more user-friendly than the exhibition itself.  Nonetheless, this is an important exhbition.  Exhibition ends 28 Feb 2013.