International Museum Day 2006 :: Activities listed by date

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Overview

Museum Hoppin' Trails
20 & 21 May
- Singapore Sights
- Eastern Allure
- City Stories
- WWII Trek

Main Highlights

More Fun Stuff

Regional Museum Tour
Bus Schedule
22 – 26 May

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Participating Museums

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International Museum Day 2006 - Event Calender

Activity By Date

18 May, Thursday
19 May, Friday
20 May, Saturday
21 May, Sunday
22 May, Monday
23 May, Tuesday
24 May, Wednesday
25 May, Thursday
26 May, Friday
27 May, Saturday
28 May, Sunday

18 May, Thursday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	10am to 6pm
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research	- Guided tours - Free entry	12pm to 1pm
Singapore Art Museum	- Fiction @ Love exhibition	10am to 7pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Singapore Philatelic Museum	- Official opening of new permanent galleries	7.30-9.30pm
Sports Museum	- Sports quiz on Singapore’s sporting history with prizes	9am to 5pm
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Heritage Museum	- Guided tours on request - Free admission	8.30am - 6pm

19 May, Friday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	10am to 6pm
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research	- Guided tours - Free entry	12pm to 1pm
Singapore Art Museum	- Fiction @ Love exhibition - Free entry from 6pm-9pm	10am to 9pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Sports Museum	- Sports quiz on Singapore’s sporting history with prizes	9am to 5pm
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Heritage Museum	- Guided tours on request - Free admission	8.30am - 6pm

20 May, Saturday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Chinatown Heritage Centre	- Discounted entrance fees: Adult: $4 (UP $8.80), Child $2 (UP $5.30)	9am to 8pm
Chinese Heritage Centre	- Guided tours of galleries - Sale of publications at discounted rate - Free entry	9am to 5pm
Hua Song Museum	- Guided tours of galleries upon request - Special package: $10 (includes entrance fee (UP $8.40) and Yam Abacus Beads (a signature dish of Made in China restaurant)	12pm to 7pm
Malay Heritage Centre	- Demonstration and outdoor exhibition on kampung game / congkak - Discounted entrance fees: 10% off, minimum 2 tickets purchased - Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last)	10am to 6pm
Museum, NUS Centre for the Arts	- Guided tours of galleries - Japanese tea workshop (in conjunction with Japanese calligraphy exhibition) *FULLY BOOKED* - Free gifts for early birds (20 scan radio receivers and 50 postcard sets) - Free entry	10am to 5pm
Nei Xue Tang	- Free entry	10am to 5pm
red dot design museum	- Discounted entrance fees: $2 for all (UP Adult: $5)	11am to 9pm
Singapore Art Museum	- Fiction @ Love exhibition	10am to 7pm
Singapore City Gallery	- Talk on “Rediscover Singapore - Identity, Parks & Waterbodies Plans by URA” - Guided tours on Club Street and In- house Gallery Tours - Quiz with prizes (in teams of 5 or 6) - Screening of educational programmes on city planning - Free entry	- 11.30am - bus schedule - 9am-5pm - 9am-5pm - 9am-5pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Singapore Philatelic Museum	- different techniques of printing stamps - stamps collecting activity - fabric printing workshop	- 9am-7pm - 9.30-11.30am - 2.30-3.30pm
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall	- Free DVD with every ticket purchased (while stocks last) - Discounted entrance fees: 50% off, minimum 2 tickets purchased	9am to 5pm

Trail 1: Singapore Sights Bus Schedule

Tanjong Pagar MRT station	Singapore City Gallery	Nei Xue Tang	Chinatown Heritage Centre	Malay Heritage Centre	red dot design museum	To Tanjong Pagar MRT station
1000	1005	1015	1030	1050	1110	-
1120	1125	1135	1150	1210	1230	-
1240	1245	1255	1310	1330	1350	1400
1400	1405	1415	1430	1450	1510	-
1520	1525	1535	1550	1610	1630	1700

Pickup: Exit B, Walkway opposite International Plaza along Choon Guan St

Trail 2: Eastern Allure Bus Schedule

Lavender MRT station	Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall	Chinese Heritage Centre	Museum, NUS Centre for the Arts	Hua Song Museum	To HarbourFront MRT station
1000	1020	1100	1130	1200	1300
1100	1120	1200	1230	1300	1400
1200	1220	1300	1330	1400	1500
1300	1320	1400	1430	1500	1600
1400	1420	1500	1530	1600	1700
1500	1520	1600	1630	1700	1800

Pickup: Near bus stop along Kallang Rd outside MRT Exit B

21 May, Sunday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place	- Free entry	9am to 7pm
Changi Chapel & Museum	- Free audio-guided tours - Free entry	9.30am to 4.30pm
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	10am to 6pm
Museum of Shanghai Toys	- Toy workshop fee: $7, Museum entrance fee + toy workshop fee: $8 - Discounted entrance fees: Adult: $3 (UP $8), Child: $2 (UP $5), Family (2 adults + 1 child) package: $7	10am to 8pm
Reflections at Bukit Chandu	- Free entry	9am to 5pm
Singapore Art Museum	- DIY PDA-tours of galleries - Activities in conjunction with Fiction @ Love exhibition - Free entry - Fiction @ Love exhibition	10am to 7pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Singapore Philatelic Museum	- Stamp discovery tours - Have Fun shading! (stamp-making workshop) - Free entry	9am to 7pm
The Battle Box	- Screening of rare war movies at 11am, 1pm and 3pm - Discounted entrance fees: Adult: $5 (UP $8), Child: $3 (UP $5)	10am-6pm

Trail 3: City Stories Bus Schedule

City Hall MRT station	Asian Civilisations Museum (Empress Place)	Singapore Philatelic Museum	Singapore Art Museum	Museum of Shanghai Toys	To City Hall MRT station
0930	0945	1000	1015	1040	-
1100	1115	1130	1145	1210	-
1230	1245	1300	1315	1340	1400
1400	1415	1430	1445	1510	-
1530	1545	1600	1615	1640	1700

Pickup: Exit B, opposite Capitol Building

Trail 4: WWII Trek Bus Schedule

Harbourfront MRT station	Reflections at Bukit Chandu	The Battle Box	The Changi Museum	To Pasir Ris MRT station
0900	0915	0945	1025	1040
1000	1015	1045	1125	1140
1100	1115	1145	1225	1240
1300	1315	1325	1425	1440
1400	1415	1445	1525	1540, 1700

Pickup: HarbourFront Centre, Lobby C Coach Bay

22 May, Monday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	1pm to 6pm
Singapore Art Museum	- Fiction @ Love exhibition	10am to 7pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Sports Museum	- Sports quiz on Singapore’s sporting history with prizes	9am to 5pm
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Heritage Museum	- Guided tours on request - Free admission	8.30am - 6pm

Regional Museum Tours Bus Schedule
Free buses to museums. Museum admission fees apply.

Jurong East MRT station	Chinese Heritage Centre	Museum, NUS Centre For the Arts	Raffles Museum Biodiversity Research	Memories at Old Ford Factory	To Bukit Batok MRT
0900	0925	1100	1210	1345	1500
1200	1220	1350	1510	1645	1730

Pickup: Taxi stand opposite Popular Bookstore (Back of MRT)

23 May, Tuesday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	10am to 6pm
Singapore Art Museum	- Fiction @ Love exhibition	10am to 7pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Sports Museum	- Sports quiz on Singapore’s sporting history with prizes	9am to 5pm

Regional Museum Tours Bus Schedule
Free buses to museums. Museum admission fees apply.

Pasir Ris MRT Station	The Changi Museum	NEWater Visitors Centre	Air Force Museum	Art Retreat	To Eunos MRT station
0900	0920	1050	1220	1340	1500
1200	1220	1350	1520	1640	1800

Pickup: Near bus stop along Kallang Rd outside MRT Exit B

24 May, Wednesday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	10am to 6pm
Singapore Art Museum	- Fiction @ Love exhibition	10am to 7pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Sports Museum	- Sports quiz on Singapore’s sporting history with prizes	9am to 5pm
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Heritage Museum	- Guided tours on request - Free admission	8.30am - 6pm

Regional Museum Tours Bus Schedule
Free buses to museums. Museum admission fees apply.

Dover MRT station	Raffles Museum Biodiversity Research	Museum, NUS Centre For the Arts	Reflections at Bukit Chandu	Memories at Old Ford Factory	To HarbourFront MRT station
0900	0920	1030	1150	1320	1430
1200	1220	1330	1450	1620	1730

Pickup: Taxi stand outside MRT Exit A (Singapore Polytechnic)

25 May, Thursday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	10am to 6pm
Singapore Art Museum	- Fiction @ Love exhibition	10am to 7pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Sports Museum	- Sports quiz on Singapore’s sporting history with prizes - Free gift for bus tour participants	9am to 5pm

Regional Museum Tours Bus Schedule
Free buses to museums. Museum admission fees apply.

Lavender MRT station	Sports Museum	Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall	Museum of Shanghai Toys	Malay Heritage Centre	To Lavender MRT station
0900	0935	1105	1225	1350	1500
1200	1235	1405	1525	1650	1800

Pickup: Near bus stop along Kallang Rd outside MRT Exit B

26 May, Friday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Chinatown Heritage Centre	Vanishing Trades mini exhibition and demo: Parakeet fortune-teller, face threading, traditional barber, mobile cinema atop a trishaw	10am - 5pm (including one hour lunch break)
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	10am to 6pm
Reflections at Bukit Chandu / Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research / Memories at Old Ford Factory	*FULLY BOOKED* Night Trail covering the three museums via a hike along Pasir Panjang Ridge where participants will be introduced to the island’s rich nocturnal flora and fauna	Tour A: 5.30pm-12am Tour B: 6.30pm-1am
Singapore Art Museum	- Fiction @ Love exhibition - Free entry from 6pm-9pm	10am to 9pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Sports Museum	- Sports quiz on Singapore’s sporting history with prizes	9am to 5pm
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Heritage Museum	- Guided tours on request - Free admission	8.30am - 6pm

Regional Museum Tours Bus Schedule
Free buses to museums. Museum admission fees apply.

Tanjong Pagar MRT station	Singapore City Gallery	Nei Xue Tang	Chinatown Heritage Centre	Museum of Shanghai Toys	To Tanjong Pagar MRT station
0900	0910	1025	1145	1315	1430
1300	1310	1425	1545	1715	1830
1400	1410	1525	1645	1815	1930

Pickup: Exit B, Walkway opposite International Plaza along Choon Guan St

Please note that all timings are also subject to traffic conditions. Correct at time of printing.

27 May, Saturday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Chinatown Heritage Centre	Vanishing Trades mini exhibition and demo: Parakeet fortune-teller, face threading, traditional barber, mobile cinema atop a trishaw	10am-5pm (including one hour lunch break)
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	10am to 6pm
Singapore Art Museum	- Youth bazaar, dance party and anime movie screening on SAM lawn - Fiction @ Love exhibition	10am - 1.30am (TBC)
Singapore City Gallery	- Quiz with prizes - Screening of educational programmes on city planning - Talk by Dr Julian Davison on “Singapore's Black & White Bungalows”	- 9am - 5pm - 9am - 5pm - 2.30pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Singapore Philatelic Museum	- different techniques of printing stamps. - using lines to create pieces of art on paper - stamp discovery tour	9am-7pm 10.30-11.30 am 3-4pm

28 May, Sunday

Museum	Brief Programme Description	Time
Air Force Museum	- Guided tours - 10% discount on selected aircraft models at the museum gift shop - Quiz contest with prizes to be won - Aviation art competition with prizes to be won - Free entry	8.30am to 5pm
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place	- Play Games: Mental and physical challenges, based on games once played in Ancient Asia. - Play Music: Talented local bands use traditional Asian instruments together with modern instruments in their music - Play Videos: Short film marathon showcasing the works of aspiring young, local filmmakers. - Free entry for those 25 years and below, and reduced entry of $2 (UP $8) for the young at heart	10am – 9pm
Chinatown Heritage Centre	Vanishing Trades mini exhibition and demo: Parakeet fortune-teller, face threading, traditional barber, mobile cinema atop a trishaw	10am-5pm (including one hour lunch break)
Malay Heritage Centre	- Free “angklung” brooch per museum admission ticket (while stocks last) - 10% off for every purchase of 2 tickets to the museum.	10am to 6pm
Singapore Art Museum	- Fiction @ Love exhibition	10am to 7pm
Singapore Discovery Centre	- Discounted admission for paint ball attractions - 20% discount per game (Mon-Fri) - $300 per game (for 8-10 players, incl. gear rental) - pre-registration required	9.30-5.30pm
Singapore Philatelic Museum	- different techniques of printing stamps. - stamp discovery tour	9am-7pm 3-4pm