Day 2- National museum of Singapore

The national museum of Singapore is definitely one of the highlights of this trip. Through studying and observing the different artefacts, paintings, pictures and films, we were able to gain an insight into Singapore's history and the traditional ways of life. The national museum consisted of three levels:

Exhibition Gallery 2

This particular exhibition was one of my favourite. It had a variety of different paintings, ranging from block paintings to oil paintings. A common theme for these paintings was the changing nature of Singapore art in light of the rapid changes that took place in Singapore after world war II. Some of the paintings here are permanently on display, therefore, it was a particular rare opportunity to view these paintings in real life. Some paintings became inspirational resources for the VA girls. For me, the paintings were definitely good supplementary materials for Advanced English.

Singapore living Gallery

The vibrancy of Singapore's street life came to life as we immersed ourselves in the display of food-related artefacts and sound installations. There was a cool machine where by a herb scent was released when the trigger was pulled. The ethnic diversity, cross-cultural exchanges and cultural innovations are truly reflected in variety of street foods.

Singapore History Gallery

We each collected an audio-guide which took a story-telling approach, unveiling different perspectives of the tales of the past. We were taken to see through the drama of major national events as well as the personal stories of individuals. We are studying Romanticism in both advanced and extension English, most famous poets like Coleridge took opium which inspired them to write poems. We were given the chance to see opium pipes and chambers which related really well to what we are doing in class.