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I had a fascinating opportunity to be one of the first visitors, together with Bee, to the Singapore Art Science Museum beside Marina Bay Sands. The anchor exhibit, on the achievements and legacies of the Mongolian Empire under Genghiz Khan, opened my eyes to many iconic items that are still used in modern society today. Whether they are skinned drums (above) or the passport (below), the exhibits reflect an organised cultural and socio-political forerunner to today's leading government structures.
Above, real armour worn on mannequins accompanying a stuffed and adorned horse.
The significance of the Khanate passport (below) could be related to its metallic weight and clunkiness.
Finely sculptured containers (above) still catch the eye of museum visitors (above), in line with the
sophisticated political systems utilised by the government of Genghiz Khan.
