The exhibition, “Pagoda Odyssey 1915: From Shanghai to San Francisco” was on display at Singapore’s Asian Civilizations Museum (ACM) from May 2024 to June 2025. The exhibition was curated by Kevin Lam, a senior curator of Chinese Art at the ACM. It showcased eighty-four hand carved models of Buddhist towered-temples or the pagodas, housed in the Special Exhibitions Gallery of the Museum at Level 2.1 Neutral gallery walls and controlled lighting helped highlight the intricate details of each pagoda for the visitors. This display was supplemented by “Discovering Chinese Pagodas” Activity Space and the “Towers of Faith” in spaces adjacent to or within them Special Exhibitions Gallery on Level 2.
A “Pagoda Land” was created in the lobby that catered to young visitors and served as an introductory point for the main exhibition. Planned talks, focusing broadly on Chinese heritage, curator-led tours and other special activities took place at regular intervals for the duration of the exhibition. Collectively, these elements created a layered exhibition milieu combining historical artefacts, immersive media, and educational activities for visitors of different ages.