Address: 93 Stamford Road Singapore 1789897
OPENING HOURS
Singapore History Gallery
10am - 6pm, daily
(last admission, 5.30pm)
Singapore Living Galleries
10am - 8pm, daily
(last admission, 7.30pm)
Free admission from 6pm - 8pm, daily
The National Museum of Singapore is the oldest museum in Singapore.It is the custodian of the 11 National Treasures. The museum consists of permanent exhibition, ''Singapore History Gallery'' and special exhibitions which will bring about changes to the museum. The museum presents itself in a special way, which make the dull museum trip filled with new experiences.
Our group had made our way to the museum and definitely, we have some pictures to share.
From the Singapore Living Gallery: Films & Wayang.
(Wayang is an Indonesian word for theatre, it is commonly used to refer to puppet theatre.)
You can find iconic movies and films shown in the past, various movie theme songs, old chinese opera costumes, accessories and many more in this gallery. Do check out the videos that they provide. It is really interesting and informative.
A retro player, an old record album. So where's my ipod?
Really old movie advertisements. Now showing? i don't think so.
An old film player used in theatres in the 80s.
From the Singapore Living Gallery: Food
They displays food sold along streets of Singapore in the 1950s. Some of the food artefacts displayed are Hainanese Chicken Rice, Laksa and many more. Sound installations were made to make the gallery even interesting. How street food reflects ethnic diversity? Check it out yourself.
Part of the description board for ''Laksa''.
Pictures taken along the corridors of the gallery.
07
Singapore History Gallery
See the ''07'' on the picture? It is not a display but a cue for visitors to switch their ''companion'' to channel ''07'' for descriptions on the displays around the area and the companion that we are referring to is not a living thing. It is actually an oversized MP4 player which will be given to you before you enter the Singapore History Gallery . It has been installed with detailed explanation of the displays in the gallery and it has a map of the museum installed in it in case you got lost in the gallery. The 2800 square meter gallery provide you with the history of the 14th century of our country to things in the modern period of Singapore.
That will be all the pictures that we will be posting. We shall leave the rest a mystery for you people to explore yourself. The trip to the National Museum of Singapore was marvellous and educational. It is definitely worth the time and money, and I rate the experience 5/5. Whether I'm lying or not, I will leave it to you guys to judge it yourselves when you visit the museum. Stay with us for more attractive post on Arts, Culture & Heritage in Singapore. Cheers!
For more information on the National Musuem if Singapore, do visit their website @ http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/nms/nms_html/index.asp