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Exhibition on Mr Lee attracts over 200,000 visitors

SINGAPORE — More than 200,000 people have visited the Lee Kuan Yew exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore since it opened its doors on March 25.

SINGAPORE — More than 200,000 people have visited the Lee Kuan Yew exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore since it opened its doors on March 25.

Yesterday marked the last day of the exhibition, and a sizeable number of Singaporeans and tourists continued to flock to the museum before it closed. The memorial exhibition pays tribute to Singapore’s first Prime Minister and features a selection of photos, audiovisual recordings and artefacts that chronicle his life and political career.

Due to overwhelming response, the exhibition, which was initially slated to end April 26, was extended till end-June so that more could visit over the school holidays.

Among the items on display were the state flag that had been draped over Mr Lee’s casket at his funeral, as well as personal items, such as Mr Lee’s barrister wig when he was admitted to the Bar, and the red box he used to carry papers, speech drafts, letters, readings, notes and cassette tapes with his recorded instructions.

The artefacts in the exhibition will be retained and curated in the Permanent Galleries of the museum.

Visitors yesterday said the exhibition was educational in a fun way and they were glad to catch it before it ended. Said Ms Zandra Ang: “It’s nice to see how everyone is coming together to come and see what Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s done for us,”

Another visitor, Mr Richard Ho, felt the exhibition captured the essence of Mr Lee and his achievements.

“It broke up into certain periods but these periods were important periods because it marks the important milestones of the very important step of how the nation was built,” he said. “In a nutshell, it gives a very brief but quick education of what Mr Lee Kuan Yew has done for the country and for the people.”

Mr Chua Cheng Sun said: “I’m based in Hong Kong most of the time. I was back for a while and I really wanted to catch it before it closed. It was really quite inspiring to see the story of our first Prime Minister and see the photos of his life and relics of his time.”

Meanwhile, over at Yio Chu Kang Community Club, some residents — including a retired Istana driver and a former MediaCorp presenter — shared their stories about Mr Lee, to mark the 100th day of Mr Lee’s death.

Magazines and newspapers that reported on his death were also exhibited. VIMITA MOHANDAS

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