We're having a different kind of class today. Here, you will be able to move around the NUS Museum, and listen to a bespoke audio tour I've designed specially for my students on the Human Condition course.

Simply make your way through the tour by playing each audio clip. Please follow the tour in the order presented! If you need to navigate back, the button is at the top of the page. If you go off Setmaker and need to return - just click the link again and skip past the pages you have already completed.

Welcome to the Tour

Your first stop is this mask. It's on the Lobby level (the ground floor, where the Chinese art and artefacts are on display) - in the room to the right of the sofas near the foyer.

Spend a few minutes with this object. Look at it, and imagine how it would have looked when it was made. And how it would have been used. Listen to the audio content. Take a moment to consider the prompts in the audio to help you think a little deeper about the human condition - the persistent concerns embodied in these cultural objects. Then, go to your Google Form and complete the task for this item.

Ancient Liao Dynasty Mask

Your next object is in the main room just outside the room with the mask.

Intricately Carved Tomb Gate Pillar

These woodcuts are on the Concourse level (the second floor). You can take the lift or the stairs to get there. They are featured in the Radio Malaya exhibition space. Images:May 13th Incident by Choo Keng KwangBack Lanes by Tan Tee Chie

Spend a few minutes looking at these pictures. Listen to the audio content. Take a moment to consider the prompts in the audio to help you think a little deeper about the human condition - the persistent concerns embodied in these images. Then, go to your Google Form and complete the task for this item.

Radio Malaya exhibition - woodcuts

Also on the Concourse level, in the Prep Room gallery near the lift lobby, is the exhibition 'the hull and the rig', featuring model boats and video footage. Make your way there now.

Spend a few minutes in this gallery, and look at a few different boat models. Listen to the audio content. Take a moment to consider the prompts in the audio to help you think a little deeper about the human condition. Then, go to your Google Form and complete the task for this item.

the hull and the rig - boats display

Up on the Top (third) floor, in the main room featuring works by Ng Eng Teng, you will find this distinctive sculpture.

Spend a few minutes with this object. Listen to the audio content. Take a moment to consider the prompts in the audio to help you think a little deeper about the human condition. Then, go to your Google Form and complete the task for this item. This is the last stop on your tour.