Trail 3: City Stories
21 May, Sunday
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about the museum trails.
Explore the world and travel through time. Be captivated by the variety
of museums in the heart of the city.
Trace over 5,000 years of our ancestral culture and marvel at artefacts
from the civilisations of China, Southeast Asia, South Asia and West
Asia/ Islamic.
- Free guided tour in English at 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm and 4pm
- Free guided tour in Mandarin at 11.30am, 2.30pm and 4pm
- Free entry
Immerse yourself in the world of stamps! See an extensive collection of
philatelic materials and postal artefacts, some dating back to the Straits
Settlements period.
- Free entry
- Free activities
Have Fun Shading!
9am – 7pm
Take part in this fun hands-on activity for adults and children. Learn
the different techniques of printing stamps and take home a pretty picture.
Fun Quiz
9am - 7pm
Test your knowledge on the different types of stamps, the various steps
to print a stamp issue and more.
Stamp Discovery Tour
10.30am - 11.00am, 2.30pm - 3pm
Join the guided tour and discover how stamps chronicle significant events,
history, heritage and culture of our country. You will also find out about
unusual stamps that excite and lure you into the amazing world of stamps!
Highlight Of New Galleries By Curators
11am – 11.30am, 2.30pm – 3pm
Join the curators as they share the highlights of the museum collections.
Gain an insight into the planning and design process of our new interactive
galleries.
Be greeted by the Museum Bear and pose for photos, just like the old days.
View vintage toys and win prizes by uncovering toy trivia and collecting
stamps. Join the workshops and make your own folk 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
Explore modern and contemporary art via audio-tours of the galleries.
See gems from the museum’s 20th-century Southeast Asian art collection.
- Free entry
Museum e-Guide (MeG)
Pick up your free MeG at the visitor services counter. Hear narration
in English or Mandarin at designated zones and artefacts.
MeG also offers suggestions for a quick tour based on your preferred categories
and available time. “Book-mark” any object and view its details or listen
to the narration from www.museum-eguide.com later. Re-live your museum
experience at home by entering the admission ticket number on this website.
You can even purchase online a postcard image of the artefact.
Storyboarding
Tell us about your visit to the exhibition in style. Pick up a contest
form and create a three-panel comic strip that wows! Ten finalists will
be selected every week to have their entries on display at SAM. Ultimate
winners of this graphic fantasy knockout will receive N Series Nokia handphones!
| Hop on the FREE shuttle bus at these times. |
| 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
Please note that all timings are also subject to traffic conditions.
Correct at time of printing.
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