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Raffles in Southeast Asia
Revisiting the Scholar and Statesman
Raffles in Southeast Asia was an exhibition that ran from 1 February 2019 to 28 April 2019 presenting a complex, multilayered picture of Sir Stamford Raffles while presenting the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Java and the Malay world.
Sir Stamford Raffles was an official with the British East India Company stationed in Southeast Asia between 1805 and 1824. He is known for establishing Singapore as a British port, as the author of The History of Java, and as a collector of natural history and cultural materials. Opinions of Raffles have changed over time. He has been viewed as a scholarly expert on the region, a progressive reformer, a committed imperialist, and even a plagiariser.
The presentation of this exhibition was a collaboration between the British Museum and the Asian Civilisations Museum.
Raffles in Southeast Asia was an exhibition that ran from 1 February 2019 to 28 April 2019 presenting a complex, multilayered picture of Sir Stamford Raffles while presenting the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Java and the Malay world.
Sir Stamford Raffles was an official with the British East India Company stationed in Southeast Asia between 1805 and 1824. He is known for establishing Singapore as a British port, as the author of The History of Java, and as a collector of natural history and cultural materials. Opinions of Raffles have changed over time. He has been viewed as a scholarly expert on the region, a progressive reformer, a committed imperialist, and even a plagiariser.
The presentation of this exhibition was a collaboration between the British Museum and the Asian Civilisations Museum.
