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rediscover the watershed demonstrating Said’s
event through this special shifting interests and styles.
international exhibition. Till June 30. Tue–Sat. 10am–
Experience the past through 6pm. NUS Museum, 50 Kent
first-hand accounts from Ridge Crescent. Free. www.
museum.nus.edu.sg
ordinary men and women
whose lives were overturned Maritime
by the outbreak of hostilities Experiential
in Singapore in 1942, and Museum
artefacts from 10 overseas This newly-unveiled
museums such as the museum at Resorts World
Australian War Memorial and Sentosa is dedicated to
the Museum of New Zealand the exploration of the
Te Papa Tongarewa. iconic Maritime Silk Route,
Till Mar 25. 10am–7pm (last housing 15 unique galleries
admission 6.30pm). National
Museum of Singapore. Tix: with five zones to explore:
$18 adult, $14 student/senior Learning to Navigate,
citizen. Free for Singaporeans/ MAAD, Market of Pirate Encounter, Maritime
PRs. www.nationalmuseum.sg Coin History, Ports of Call
Artists and Designers
Red Dot Design and Singapore Maritime
Museum Organised by the Red Dot Design Museum since Legacy. The museum holds
a combination of state-of-
The only museum in 2006, this is a grassroots initiative to promote local the-art visual projections,
designers and artists by giving them a platform to
Singapore which opens past showcase and sell their original works to the public. multimedia shows,
midnight, it presents the Original products being sold include jewellery, interactive exhibits, olfactory
world’s largest exhibition of artwork, fashion, literature and furnishings. experiences and plenty of
contemporary design, where Feb 3, 10, 24. 3pm– 10pm. Red Dot Design Museum, Instagram-worthy displays.
each exhibit is awarded the 11 Marina Boulevard. Free entry. www.facebook.com/ Ongoing. Daily, 10am–7pm
international Red Dot Design RedDotDesignMuseumSG (last entry 6.30pm). Maritime
Award. Notable works include Experiential Museum, 8 Sentosa
the &Y01, an electrical Gateway, Resorts World
Sentosa. General admission:
power-assisted wheelchair $12 adult, $8 child, $5 senior
that plays music; and the citizens. www.rwsentosa.com
KIN Wallet from Singapore’s
KIN Studio LLP, which is the Sirri na Pesse:
world’s first wallet that sorts Navigating Bugis
out notes from coins. Identities in
Daily. 11am–2am. 11 Marina Singapore
Boulevard. Admission: $6, Sirri na Pesse, which loosely
except for Singapore Citizens, translates to ‘Honour
pay-as-you-wish. Free for children and Pride’ in the Bugis
aged 6 & below. www.museum.
red-dot.sg language, features the
history and development of
Singapore of-a-kind original production of the oldest unbroken the Malay-Bugis community
Philatelic Museum artwork. reigning dynasties in the in Singapore, many of
Anime X Stamps. Till April 15. world. whom can trace their roots
Experience your favourite Abode of Peace and Till Feb 28. through seminal historical
anime series and the Lion City: A Brunei- Daily. 10am–7pm (last entry developments in the Malay
6.30pm). Singapore Philatelic
characters through stamps. Singapore Exhibition. Museum, 23-B Coleman Street. world during the 18th to
Discover the origins of This exhibition celebrates General admission: $8 adult, 20th centuries.
anime and chart the the close friendship and $6 child. Free for Singapore- Till June 24. Tue–Sun, 10am–
6.30pm. Closed Mon. Malay
rise of this versatile and diplomatic relationship ans/PRs. www.spm.org.sg Heritage Centre, 85 Sultan Gate.
pervasive medium as you between Singapore and Free. www.malayheritage.org.sg
relive beloved classics such Brunei, commemorating Always Moving:
as Astro Boy and gems the 50th anniversary The Batik Art of Stitches of Love:
from Studio Ghibli; as well of the unique currency Sarkasi Said Hidden Blessings
as current hot favourites interchangeability This solo exhibition by in Children’s
such as Dragon Ball and agreement. Learn about artist Sarkasi Said features Clothing and
the close links between
Pokémon through more than Singapore and Brunei and his batik works from the Accessories
700 stamps from Japan. uncover the treasures of 1990s to the present. In ancient Chinese culture,
Also, be treated to limited- the Brunei Sultanate, one Eleven works are included children’s clothing and
edition collectibles and one- in the exhibition, collectively accessories represented

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