Cats of Keith Stevens

Stevens Keith Stevens (1926 – 2015) was a British Sinologist whose career as a civil servant brought him to the Far East in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaya.

Graduating from London University School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), Keith was proficient in Mandarin allowing him to research on his 2 parallel interests; Chinese Belief system and cats.

We organise tours of the exhibition. Please reserve

30 Sept 2018 (Sun)
4pm tour

Exhibition details

"Cats of Keith Stevens" Singapore will run from 1 to 30 Sept 2018 at The Cathay. The exhibition is pay as you wish after the visit.
The funds will be used to support Mettacats and AHA group of feeders.

Our Gold-D cat and dogs products are also available at the exhibition.
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Venue: The Cathay (Level 4 same level as Fitness First)
Address: 2 Handy Road, #04-18, Singapore 229233.
Date: 1 to 30 Sept 2018
Time: Daily 12 to 9pm
Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut

Cats of Hong Kong

With a researcher’s rigour, Keith documented what we believe to be the most comprehensive ethnographic data of cats in 1970s Hong Kong.

Taken from 1973 to 1980, Keith’s photos showed the presence of cats in a wide spectrum of Hong Kong urban landscape.

The making of....

Thanks to Keith’s long-time friend, the Penang based Ronni Pinsler discovered this collection after Keith's passing leading to this opportunity to give cats their rightful place in history.

Through Keith's collection, we get to see a chapter in Hong Kong's history as experienced by the cats.

Cultural symbolism of cats

Without the cultural symbolism of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, the cats are like animals of the middle path. They offer companionship, always full of affection and are everywhere. More importantly, they are always there for humans and with lots to offer.

Culturally, cats are neglected without significant cultural symbolism and seldom represented in high culture.

It is only in the “age of cuteness” that cats gained social visibility though icons such as the “Hello Kitty”.

Thanks to Keith’s materials, we now have a rare opportunity to cover a gap that the cats truly deserve and to return them to their rightful place in history.

World Tour

Singapore is the start of a world tour that includes Hong Kong, UK, and Malaysia. the tour will support local animal groups in each country.

In Singapore, the beneficiary is Metacats and dogs shelter and the AHA group of feeders.

Opening hours:

Mon to Fri: 10 am to 6pm
By appointment only.
We are on flexi work system