"哎呀妈呀，我们家好酥胡~~"
见此状，新加坡的猫咪飘来一句：“小样儿，还住家呢？我们都住博物馆啦~”
小伙伴们表示惊呆了......
神马？连猫咪都住博物馆啦。不是我不明白，这世界变化快啊~~
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【视频文稿】
On the aptly named Purvis Street in the heart of Singapore's city centre, the three-storey Lion City Kitty cat museum features multi-media exhibits that showcase a variety of cat-themed artwork and various items of feline kitsch.
It also has a Cat History wall that pays tribute to the colourful history of Singapore cats.
The wall traces the origins of local Singapore cats today, which also reflect part of Singapore history.
Another wall at the museum is adorned with different interpretations of cats by a group of local artists.
But the true star attractions are the feline residents that call it home.
Visitors can interact and play with real cats on the two upper floors of the museum, the Muse Gallery and The Mansion.
The Lion City Kitty Cat museum is the brainchild of Jessica Seet, a former local radio news presenter and a cat lover herself.
She funded the museum entirely by herself and set up in less than two months in the building where she also runs a voice training company.
The museum's name is an affectionate term for the resident cats.
Seet wants the museum to be a place that pays tribute to the colourful history of the local cats and also raises public concern over the welfare of animals.
"There are a few cat museums in the world, but I believe the Lion City Kitty, the cat museum of Singapore is the very first museum with live animals. And I didn't want a museum where people just come to see arts and craft, I really wanted people to understand there was an inspiration behind the art and the inspiration is really the beautiful animals. Lion City Kitty is the term we coined for the local kitty cats that live right here in Singapore."
The real inspiration for the museum and its live residents is to change the public mindset towards cats and foster a stronger interest in local breeds.
To achieve that, Seet works in collaboration with the Singapore Cat Welfare Society.
The organization brings in rescued or abandoned cats to stay in the Muse Gallery, an entire floor dedicated to cats available for adoption, over a three-month rotation period.
Volunteers from the Singapore Cat Welfare Society are at the museum every weekend to handle cat adoption applications and offer advice.
Sya Shukor is from the Cat Welfare Society.
"I think we have changed the perspective of some people. Previously they may have thought that it would be a better idea to buy exotic cats, because they are more exclusive and expensive as opposed to local cats, and also people realize how easy it is to take care of a cat."
Shukor says giving the cats exposure to human visitors on a regular basis helps them to relax and display their true character.
Potential cat adopters also get a better idea of the cat's temperament.
Peck Lee Zheng recently adopted a kitten from the museum.
"It's very different from the cat cafe that we have around here, because it is a non-profit organization, it's more about educating the people, teaching them how local kitties are, and how not to just buy, we can adopt too, save a life and adopt instead of buying."
Seet hopes the museum and its cats will help change some of the public's general fears about the animals.
She knew that fear first hand, as she was once also afraid of cats, worried about their sharp claws or being bitten.
She grew up surrounded by dogs and hardly had any access to cats.
As a child, her mother would always pull her away from stray cats on the streets, warning her about their claws.
But all that changed in her 30's, when a friend took her to pet shops and she touched different cats and kittens.
And her life changed forever when the same friend gave her a grey and white British Shorthair cat.
She named him after a Hollywood actor.
"I was still a little bit terrified of their claws, but eventually I saw what eventually became my first cat and I named him Brad Pitt. And I completely fell in love with him. He was adorable, he was gentle, he was sweet and extremely loving as well. And the second he starts to purr in your arms, you really start to bond with the animal. And since then I am a complete convert. I still love dogs, but cats is really my thing."
Seet has since added eight other cats, with all of them adopted or rescued locally.
Harry, the three-year old ginger tabby, was Seet's first rescued stray cat.
Seet found Harry living on the museum's very own Purvis Street.
Cross-eyed Harry is also the official ambassador of the Lion City Kitty cat museum.
Seet says that Harry's mixed breed origin makes him a good example that reflects some of the history of cats in Singapore.
Seet's own cats stay at The Mansion floor in the museum, which also showcases artworks from local and international artists.
Aside from finding homes for the orphaned cats, the other goal of the museum is to inspire more local artists to come forward to create artworks featuring cats.
She finds the response from museum visitors very encouraging.
Seet also hopes to expand into cat therapy programmes in the near future.
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