The living galleries and Singapore history exhibits at the National Museum of Singapore adopts cutting edge technology and provides you with an experience very different to that of a conventional museum. Apart from being an oasis of knowledge and history the Museum also stands a landmark of Singapore’s culture and architecture. The location of many festivals and celebrations held all year around, there’s invariably something on the National Museum’s agenda to look forward to.
Performances’ and film screenings along with thought provoking exhibitions keep the general public glued to the national museum’s activities all year round. Important artifacts are displayed at exhibitions throughout the year. A resource center, a retail outlet and a café supports the programmes held here.
The national museum somehow captures Singapore’s heritage as well as modern state of the art developments within one single premise. Built by Sir H. E Mc Callum this beautifully designed classical gallery has been extended fascinatingly over the years. Located on 18,400 square feet of land, the extensions have helped the establishment double its capacity and become the largest museum in the country. The glass Rotunda Dome is a highlight of recent developments and stands the main feature of the extensions along with a fascinating glass passage. Linking the old with the new, the old façade forms the backdrop of the Atrium.
The Singapore stone, an important relic of the pre-colonial history of Singapore, the gold ornaments that stand as a reminder of the Majapahit kingdom that once ruled the country, and the portrait of Sir Frank by Sargent are only some of the national treasures exhibited here. While you discover this gorgeous country and its amazing heritage, stay in the comfort of an elegant Singapore executive apartment. Ascott Raffles Place Singapore offers travelers an amazing experience within their Singapore serviced apartments, while they reveal their nature in exquisite style and comfort. After all what’s a journey if not for the memories you carry back. Stay at Ascott apartments, and be guaranteed of amazing memories to take home of divine comforts, star class conveniences and a feeling quite close to being home!
Jayani Senanayake is a writer who dabbles in travel and all things exotic. Under the pseudonym of Calliope Sage, she writes of the allures that must simply be discovered.