Breathes art into life

Makes audience think, feel, experience and imagine.

Evolution of Singapore in a museum

Most exhibition focuses on history of Singapore

Beneath its 19th century colonial exterior, it uses cutting-edge technology to present the nation’s legacy and development

It highlights fresh perspective of the Singapore story as they take you on an immersive voyage

The aim – to express its slogan “A Home for the Arts” ; engage different arts forms

The idea of experimenting with space

Venue within a venue

The importance of space, be it filled or blank, it’s a form of art. The way how substation was closed still attract audience attention by its visually pleasing spaces on the glass window. How blank space is use to represent itself as an organization and how intentionally it has been used since they had nothing to exhibit.

 Over the years, it became a government-aided school and part of unified education system. It moved to Marine Parade in 1982.

 Refurbished as Peranakan Museum in 2005 and open for public in 2008.

 Reminiscence of The Baba House. Bright colour, detailed textiles, warm environment, carved edges and architecture.

 Actually a mixed of Chinese, Malay, British, and Indonesian culture. 

Peranakan = “anak” means “descendant”

The first immigrants to settle came from Fujian and Guandong (China)

Collection of stamps over years from 1830s to present day.

Custodian and curator of Singapore’s treasure of philatelic materials.

Explore different topics such as sciences, technology, history and culture.

“A chapel for entertainment purpose”

A place for abandoned infants and children especially girls.

Firstly built known as Caldwell House for magistrate clerk H.C Caldwell. Years later, Father Jean-Marie bought the land to build a girl’s school.

Architecturally self-contained city, groups of different styles buildings in different periods to maintain a diversity in aesthetics. Formed around courtyards and spaces, enclose with walls which scale with its urban surroundings.

The hall is made of early gothic style, finely detailed works, wall frescoes, stained glass panels. Filled with flying buttresses marks, flora, and birds at its corridors and each represent unique impression.

Over the years, the commercial-cum-residential complex has become Singapore’s well-known City of Books, an unofficial yet representative name just like the Beach Road’s Army Market, the Arcade where moneychangers ply their trades, or the famous Sungei Thieves Market with their second hand goods

Cultural Hub - A Feast of the Arts; Most of art supplies and art activities are provided here

 Unique shop with old school style exterior design

“Books city” 

Along the years, the place looks old and outdated.

 Government put efforts and revamp the place just by pulling in more well-known brands.

The architectural of the whole building designed by WOHA. Themed of the whole building is light and illumination. The “crystal mesh” facade envelops the convex part of the building and brightly lit billboards. The whole theme was inspired by its location surrounded with art venues and tertiary institutions.

The first glass covered shopping mall in Singapore linking 3 streets – Bugis Street, Malay Street, Hylam Street. 

The first air-conditioned sky-lit shopping streets flanked by charming historic shophouses, representing a showcase of new and old world integration.

The 144 year old building used to be a church and boarding house

A hallmark of late 19th century Chinese temple courtyard architecture

How they still stand strong among surrounded environment such as Indian Temple, Churches

In the forties, during the World War II, the temple was spared of destruction when all the other buildings in the area were severely damaged. In those times, it provided refuge for the sick, the wounded and the homeless