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Kimberly Ann Marie Chan

Manager (Events & Exhibitions), Singapore Botanic Gardens

Kimberly Chan is an Events & Exhibitions Manager at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, where she oversees exhibitions at the Botanical Art Gallery, the Centre for Ethnobotany, and the Forest Discovery Centre. Her work focuses on developing exhibitions that connect botanical art, heritage, science, and environmental narratives, bringing plant stories and histories to diverse audiences.

The Botanical Art Gallery is the first gallery in Asia dedicated to botanical art. The Singapore Botanic Gardens is Singapore’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of only three botanic gardens in the world, and the only tropical botanic garden, to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Kimberly holds a Master of Arts in Museum Studies and Curatorial Practices from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and has a background in architecture. Her research interests include sustainable museum practices and the role of exhibitions in addressing the climate crisis. She presented her research on environmental sustainability in museums at the ASEAN Museum Forum 2024 in Bangkok. Her works have been exhibited in group exhibitions across Singapore, reflecting her ongoing engagement with contemporary art practice.

Kimberly Ann Marie Chan

Organisation Description

Established in 1859, the Singapore Botanic Gardens played an important historical role in the introduction and promotion of many plants of economic value to Southeast Asia, including the Para rubber tree.

Over the years, our Gardens has continued to introduce and rejuvenate our horticultural attractions while continuing our mission of connecting plants, people and place. Today, the 82-hectare Gardens is a key civic and community space, and an international tourist destination. It is also an important institution for tropical botanical and horticultural research, education and conservation. Our living and preserved collections serve as an important reference for botanists around the world studying the region’s flora.

The Singapore Botanic Gardens was inscribed as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site on 4 July 2015. It is the first and only tropical botanic garden on the UNESCO World Heritage List; the first in Asia, and the third botanic garden inscribed in the world.

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