The year 2020 shall go down in history as the year of COVID-19. With the worldwide spread of COVID-19, many major activities, including the Tokyo Olympics has been cancelled. Earlier in the year, I had thought that there won’t be a National Day Parade this year as well, but the organising committee had other plans.… Continue reading Celebrating a Very Different National Day 2020
Category: Events
Piano & Place: A Dialogue Session With ASEAN Pianists, and Steinway Spirio|r Demo
In conjunction with the Pianists of Southeast Asia series of concerts, as well as the launch of the Steinway Spirio|r, Steinway Gallery Singapore has organised a dialogue session with pianists Dr. Raul Sunico from the Phillippines, and Nat Yontararak from Thailand. They are joined by music educator Lena Ching, and moderated by young Steinway artiste… Continue reading Piano & Place: A Dialogue Session With ASEAN Pianists, and Steinway Spirio|r Demo
Angkor: Exploring Cambodia’s Sacred City at the Asian Civilisations Museum
The ancient civilisation of Angkor has fascinated many people, but until the late 19th century, it remained largely unknown to the outside world. In collaboration with the Guimet Museum in Paris, the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) of Singapore presents a new exhibition titled “Angkor: Exploring Cambodia’s Sacred City”. The exhibition features rare Khmer sculptures, French… Continue reading Angkor: Exploring Cambodia’s Sacred City at the Asian Civilisations Museum
Singapore Night Festival 2017—Tenth Anniversary Edition
The tenth edition of the popular Singapore Night Festival ended on 26 Aug 2017, with the highlight show being The Globe by Close Act Theatre. The Dutch theatre group has also performed at the 2016 Night Festival, wowing audiences with their two performance titled Let’s Celebrate, and Invasion, the latter of which featured dinosaurs and… Continue reading Singapore Night Festival 2017—Tenth Anniversary Edition
Gardens by the Bay Turns Five With Gardens Extravaganza Special
It didn’t seem that long that the Gardens by the Bay first opened, but time flies and it’s been five years! To celebrate their fifth anniversary, Gardens by the Bay organised a series of events, and one of them is the Gardens Extravaganza Special. The multimedia show combining 3D projection mapping, fire/pyrotechnics, acrobats and trapezes took… Continue reading Gardens by the Bay Turns Five With Gardens Extravaganza Special
Joseon Korea—Court Treasures and City Life
The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) has just launched a new exhibition titled Joseon Korea—Court Treasures and City Life. The exhibition is an intimate inspection of 500 years of the Joseon (1392 –1897) period which inimitably shaped modern Korea. It features more than 150 artefacts and treasures from the National Museum of Korea and the National Palace… Continue reading Joseon Korea—Court Treasures and City Life
Tango With a Whale at the National Museum of Singapore
Starting from April 22, visitors to the National Museum of Singapore who are taking their architectural tours will have their experience enhanced with Google’s Tango technology. Visitors to this Tango-enabled Architectural Tour will be given a Tango-enabled phablet to use at six key locations within the museum. Using augmented reality (AR), computer vision and indoor location… Continue reading Tango With a Whale at the National Museum of Singapore