Preservando el pasado

Channel News Asia Recientemente compartió cómo los esfuerzos de tres entusiastas de los ascensores condujeron a la preservación de un antiguo ascensor. Wilson Tan, Essek Chua y una persona no mencionada en el artículo se pusieron en contacto con la Junta del Patrimonio Nacional (NHB) en un intento por salvar un ascensor de la Junta de Vivienda de la década de 1970 en Ang Mo Kio, Singapur. Las autoridades escucharon y acordaron preservar el ascensor, que se cree que es el último de su tipo en el país.

The NHB invited the media to see parts of the lift as they were being moved for storage at the National Museum of Singapore in April. Senior curator Priscilla Chua noted that the preservation of the lift is an example of the museum's "rapid response" collection process. The elevator fits into the museum's Collecting Contemporary Singapore initiative, which seeks to document and acquire stories, images and objects of historical significance.

The decision on where or how the Ang Mo Kio lift will be displayed has not been made, but Tan hopes it can be utilized in an interactive display. Chua said, "Being interested in lifts is a rather niche hobby, [but] it really is a meaningful way of occupying my time and helping me understand the past."