Event Highlights
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28 May
Ancient Games Challenge
10am - 2.45pm, Semi Finals, 2.30pm - 4pm Finals
Form a team of 2 boys and 2 girls and compete in mental and physical
challenges, based on games played in Ancient Asia.
Fuse
1 - 2.30pm, 5 - 9pm
Jam to the tunes of our local rock talents and enjoy an outdoor picnic
by the river. Food is available for sale on site with free ice-cold
Milo (11am - 3pm only)!
Through My Eyes
1 - 2pm, 2.30 - 3.30pm, 4 - 5pm
Don’t miss this movie marathon showcasing the works of aspiring
young local filmmakers. Watch the world unfold through their video
lens.
Special Entry Fees & Extended Hours
10am - 7pm: FREE entry for those below 25 years;discounted entry of
$2 for the young at heart.
Extended opening hours from 7pm - 9pm: FREE entry for all. More
Off The Wall Party
Singapore
Art Museum
27 May, Saturday
Lightshow 7.30pm – Party 9.30pm till late
Be seen at this one-night only street party hosted by
The Sweetalker Sleepwalker. Catch
Tiramisu
live, watch video artworks from the exhibition or just freak out to
DJ sets by
POPTART.
Come dressed in your most outlandishly Manga costume or other fantasy
characters
and stand to win Nokia N series phones!
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Vanishing Trades
26 - 28 May,
10am - 1pm, 2 - 5pm
Find out what the heavens have in store for you as you get your fortune
read by a fortune teller who relies on a parakeet to pick his cards.
10am - 12noon, 1 - 5pm
Ladies, come try face threading, a traditional beauty routine
10am - 2pm, 3 - 5pm
Get a clean shave at the expert hands of an old-school barber.
Every 30 minutes from 10am - 5pm
Watch a 15 minute movie, just like during the good old days, via a
mobile cinema atop a trishaw. More
IMD Activities
27 May, Saturday, 9am – 5pm
FREE
Video screening (ongoing from 9.30am - 4.30pm)
Quiz with prizes (ongoing from 9am - 5pm)
Talk on Singapore's Black & White Bungalows by Dr Julian Davison
(2.30pm). First come first serve basis.
*FULLY BOOKED*
M.I.A. Trail
26 May, Friday
Tour A: 5.30pm - 12am
Tour B: 6.30pm - 1am
An exclusive night adventure covering 3 museums and a hike along
Kent Ridge Park for 80 lucky participants!
Hear secrets of Singapore's biodiversity revealed at the Raffles
Museum. Take a bus through a windy road to Pasir Panjang Ridge, to
spy on bats and sniff out the sweet perfumes of the Tembusu trees.
Enjoy the canopy walk and listen as the battle of Pasir Panjang is
recounted, while you overlook the battle grounds. Learn more about
the battle when you visit Reflections at Bukit Chandu, and reflect
on the war and the last stand of the Malay Regiment.
Finally head on Memories at Old Ford Factory to the latest WWII exhibition
gallery in Singapore to learn about life in Syonan-To during the Japanese
Occupation.
Stamp Discovery Tour
Singapore
Philatelic Museum
27 – 28 May , 3 – 4pm
$10 for Adults, $6 for children. Admission charge applies.
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!
Get Close With Line Art! Workshop
Singapore
Philatelic Museum
27 May, Saturday, 10.30 – 11.30am
$6 per participant
Explore the many possibilities of using lines to create extraordinary
pieces of art on paper. For children aged 8 – 12 years old, Register
by 25 May 2006 with Li Hui or Lily at Tel: 6433 7347.
Fiction @ Love
Singapore
Art Museum
Till 2 July 2006
See how anime, comics, graphic communications and manga have influenced
art.
View paintings, murals, sculptures, videos and interactive installations
by renowned artists from Asia, Europe and America.
DINOSAURS! A T.rex named SUE and Friends
20 May – 20 August 2006
See for the first time ever, two of the world’s most complete
T.rex specimens. Catch Dinosaur of Darkness an extensive exhibition
of “polar” dinosaurs from four continents as well as fossil
plants and microfossils.
Picture from The Field Museum, Chicago
Permanent galleries now open!
Singapore
Philatelic Museum
Learn about the art of stamp design and the popular hobby
of stamp collection. Get an up close and personal view of philatelic
rarities from the 18th century collection and trace the growth of Singapore
through philately and postal artefacts.
*FULLY BOOKED*
The Spirit of Tea - Chado (Japanese Tea) Workshop
20 May 2006, 1-2pm
FREE
Learn about the chado culture, its history and rituals. See how the
tea is prepared before enjoying Japanese sweets and a bowl of Matcha
tea. Limited places, register now with Winnie at 65164617 or
cfacch@nus.edu.sg.
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Have Fun Shading!
Singapore
Philatelic Museum
20 May, Saturday, 9am – 7pm
FREE. Admission charge applies.
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.
Wear India! Fabric Printing Workshop
Singapore
Philatelic Museum
20 May, Saturday, 2.30pm - 3.30pm
$15 per participant
Print your own intricate and authentic Indian designs - you can also
wear your art piece. Suitable for all (minimum 8 years). Register by
18 May 2006 with Li Hui or Lily at Tel: 6433 7347 for registration.
Fun Of Collecting Stamps
Singapore
Philatelic Museum
20 May, Saturday, 9am –11.30am
$10 per participant
Participants will meet a Philatelist, discover the joy and pleasure
that comes through collecting stamps and learn to make a beginner’s
stamp album. Suitable for children aged 8 – 12 years old. Register by
18 May 2006 with Li Hui or Lily at Tel: 6433 7347.
