{"id":6910,"date":"2013-07-15T00:28:24","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T16:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=6910"},"modified":"2013-07-21T21:24:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T13:24:04","slug":"our-roots-our-future-opening-speeches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2013\/our-roots-our-future-opening-speeches\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Roots, Our Future &#8211; Opening Speeches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition <a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=6727\" target=\"_blank\">Bukit Brown : Our Roots, Our Future <\/a>was officially opened by Ms Jane Ittogi\u00a0 Shanmugaratnam, Chair of the Singapore Art Museum, on the evening of 29 June, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Ittogi, who had visited Bukit Brown with the Brownies in March 2013, shared her views and impressions. She spoke at length of the potential of its material culture for scholars. In particular, Bukit Brown&#8217;s preservation may rest on weighing the opportunity cost, its community value, and its universal value, she said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bukit Brown : Our Roots, Our Future - Speech by Ms Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dSCO3Yj2GVg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Raymond Goh representing All Things Bukit Brown made an impassioned speech, sharing the significant\u00a0 discoveries which have emerged only in the last two years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bukit Brown : Our Roots, Our Future - Speech by Mr Raymond Goh\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KhC2O-7sCwE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7039\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jane-Ittogi-Gan-Su-Lin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7039\" class=\" wp-image-7039 \" title=\"jane Ittogi Bianca Polak\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jane-Ittogi-Gan-Su-Lin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jane-Ittogi-Gan-Su-Lin.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jane-Ittogi-Gan-Su-Lin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/jane-Ittogi-Gan-Su-Lin-280x186.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guest of Honour Jane Ittogi Shamagaratnam (photo Bianca Polak)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Photos of the opening and tour of the exhibition can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=oa.499365443467008&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Special Thanks to Ang Hock Chuan for the videography and our official photographers: Gan Su Lin &amp; Bianca Polak<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Photos of the opening and tour of the exhibition can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=oa.499365443467008&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The exhibition Bukit Brown : Our Roots, Our Future was officially opened by Ms Jane Ittogi\u00a0 Shanmugaratnam, Chair of the Singapore Art Museum, on the evening of 29 June, 2013. 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