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Retrieving books from our closed stacks will take longer due to ongoing renovation & improvement works. Do cater an additional day or two for your requests to be fulfilled. We apologise for the inconvenience & appreciate your understanding. For assistance or queries, contact loans@nus.edu.sg.
Have you seen vintage advertisements for household brands such as LUX and Anchor in the early 1900s? Beyond promoting products, these advertisements offer fascinating insights into the everyday lives of people in the past.
By turns humorous and thought-provoking, this session explores print advertisements found in our rare newspapers and magazines collection, uncovering how they reflected social attitudes, lifestyles, and consumer aspirations of their time.
Wong Kah Wei
All NUS staff and students are welcome.
Booking availability on a first-come, first-served basis.