Fabulous Family Fun

Families need not feel neglected at Explore Singapore! You can Discover More with Mark Lee as he brings you on a special tour of the National Museum. Visit the Living Galleries and listen to interesting stories about Singapore’s oldest museum. Or pair up on an adult-child basis and make your very own personal board game at the Art, Family and Heritage workshop at the NUS Museum.

Alternatively, get some Fun and Sun in Sentosa with free guided tours of Fort Siloso and a fun-filled event of traditional foods, childhood games and forgotten trades at Images of Singapore. The digitally savvy can also immerse themselves in an exhibition of digital art technologies from the Ars Electronic Linz, Austria, on show at the Singapore Science Centre. They can experience how art, design and technology are merged seamlessly or participate in a contest to win a pair of tickets to Austria!

Or perhaps you may have a memory or two from the past to share? Come down to the Heritage Roadshow at the National Library and donate a photograph, postcard, picture, or illustration that captures the "Lost Memories" of Singapore before 1970. Archive your memories of historic buildings, landmarks, places or sites and stand to win cash prizes worth up to $5000!

Want to be even more inspired? Then sign up for a free special tour on not one, but two blockbuster exhibitions on the popular topic of Buddhism. Learn about the deep-rooted history and spread of Buddhism at ACM, and take in stunning contemporary Laotian woven art based on the tenets of Buddhism by Singapore artist and fashion designer Benny Ong at the Singapore Art Museum.

Explore Singapore! at a Screen Near You

NHB, NLB and MDA will be co-producing a heritage-based programme for broadcast on various media platforms, scheduled for screening in early 2008. The intended programme will be a showcase of how heritage can be discovered and experienced at Singapore's museums and libraries. Details of the programme will be released later.

Visit http://www.museums.com.sg/explore for more information.

About Explore Singapore!
Explore Singapore! encourages everybody to embark on fun and fascinating journeys to discover our island's colourful past, rich heritage and vibrant cultures. Aimed at sparking a national passion to rediscover Singapore, it features an eclectic brew of enriching yet entertaining activities at our museums and libraries. These are supported by various platforms such as new and mass media as well as community networks. Jointly organised by the National Heritage Board (NHB), National Library Board (NLB) and Media Development Authority (MDA).

Edited by Eugene Tang. Photos Courtesy of Explore Singapore! 2007. All Rights reserved.