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Open House at National Museum
Thursday 25 December 08
Christmas Day
10am – 5pm
Tuesday 27 Jan 09
Chinese New Year Open House
10am – 5pm
Enjoy free admission to all galleries, thematic activities and free gifts on Chinese New Year! Look out the special highlights specially tailored for you and your family!
Don’t miss An Interactive Guided Tour for Children aged 5 to 9 years History Alive! and enjoy various fun-filled activities organized for your whole family.
So remember to mark the above Open House date in your family outing calendar!
Exhibitions & Events
WEAPONS OF MASS DESIRE
Design and Consumption in the Aftermath of WWII
Now till Sun 4 Jan 2009
The Canyon, Basement
Free Admission
Technological development during WWII made killing and destruction more efficient and effective as compared to human conflicts of the past. New technologies and synthetic materials were harnessed and modern warfare employing planes, tanks and ships took the conflicts off the land and into the sky and sea. In the aftermath of the war, production shifted from military hardware to consumer production and wartime technologies became channelled towards the consumer market. Many of the advanced technologies that were to transform our daily lives in the sixties – including television, transistors, automation, nuclear power and new plastics became available in the 1950s.
Weapons of Mass Desire aims to provide visitors with a fresh perspective into war and its legacy by looking at post-WWII design and consumption. The exhibition will examine how ideas and technologies initially employed for violence were adapted by designers and manufacturers for the postwar peacetime improvement of everyday life, first globally and then in Singapore.
DOUBLENESS: PHOTOGRAPHY OF CHANG CHIEN-CHI
Part of the National Museum’s Season of Photography
Now till Sun 4 Jan 09
Exhibition Gallery 1, Basement
10am - 6pm, daily
S$5 / S$2.50 concession
Award-winning Magnum photographer, Chang Chien-Chi, reveals his fascination for human relationships and human conditions in his unadorned photographs. Not keen on just making good single images, he uses methodical repetition to express latent alienation and overt connection in his acclaimed works Double Happiness, China Town and The Chain. For him, repetition is not about repeating two identical things but adding another layer to the theme using visual means and intensifying our experience of the whole appreciation process.
Born in Taiwan, Chang Chien-Chi joined the prestigious photo agency, Magnum, in 1995 and now resides in Taipei and New York City.
Free Gallery Guided Tours
Weekday tours (Monday - Friday)
12.30pm daily
3.30pm (Monday & Wednesday only)
Weekend tours (Saturday & Sunday)
11am & 2pm daily
Free tours start at the entrance of the Exhibition Gallery 1, admission fee applies.
Limited to 15 participants per session, on a first come, first served basis.
Please note that tours are subject to the availability of volunteer guides.
Estimated duration: 1 hour
VOOM PORTRAITS Robert Wilson
Part of the National Museum’s Season of Photography
Now till Sun 4 Jan 09
Exhibition Gallery 2, basement
10am - 6pm, daily
S$10 / S$5 concession
Brad Pitt, Zhang Huan and Princess Caroline of Monaco. What do a Hollywood Superstar, a Chinese artist and a Princess have in common?
Robert Wilson -- One of the world’s foremost masters of drama and light.
Drawing inspiration from movies, art and history, along with design, dance and contemporary popular culture, Robert Wilson has collaborated with his varied subjects to produce a groundbreaking series of videos called VOOM PORTRAITS, to be exhibited for the first time in Asia.
What is of interest to the visitor is that the video portraits are looped with no discernable beginning or end, running endlessly as a framed work of art, hence, resulting in the visitor mistaking them for still photographs. It is only through closer inspection that Wilson’s heightened language of minimal movement, choreographed gesture and precise timing are revealed.
VOOM PORTRAITS have been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles and Moscow and will make its debut in Singapore.
SPOT & SHOOT 2008: FEAST ON THE PAST! WINNER’S SHOWCASE
28 Nov 2008 – 4 Jan 2009
10am – 6pm, daily
The Atelier, Level 3,
National Museum of Singapore
Free Admission
This showcase features selected photographs from the winning teams of Spot & Shoot 2008: Feast on the Past! Competition. Giving the exhibition a twist will be photographic artworks inspired by the winning pictures. These artworks are by the students from Temasek Polytechnic, Raffles Design Institute and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
COME-IN
Interior Design as a Contemporary Art Medium in Germany
Wednesday 21 January 09 – Sunday 12 April 09
10am – 6pm, daily
Exhibition Gallery 2 & Canyon
Free admission
Come-in showcases an all-star group of artists working at the intersection between fine art and applied design. They approach the design of furniture, ceramics, textiles, interior architecture and publishing from a contemporary art perspective through a range of media - from drawings, installations and sculptures to models, photography, and videography.
At first glance, the mobilia, objects and interiors appear to possess an "obvious" identity as "furniture", "luminaries" or "interiors". At second glance, however, they are too uncomfortable, colourful and eccentric, all too clearly geared to our perception or a situational communicative event. They represent ideas, projects, scenic reinterpretations of situations conditioned by certain furnishing and architectural elements. The interior spaces chosen by many of the contributing artists form links between aspects of contemporary history and their own biography and critical aesthetics.
An international touring show of the Institut für Auslands-beziehungen e. V.
Jointly presented by National Museum of Singapore and Goethe-Institute Singapore.
Art-On-Site
Storm by Jinnie Seo (Korea)
Now till 13 Jan 2009
10am – 8pm, daily
Glass Atrium, Level 2
Free Admission
From different angles, perspectives or positions from the museum whether inside or outside, the work will look different. Visitors of the museum will become audience and be part of this “play” along with the glass atrium environment, creating an intimate yet monumental space.
Workshops
Museum Toddlers
You're never too young for culture
Co-developed with early childhood educators of Toybox Edu-Tainment
For 2 to 4 year-olds
1.30pm – 2.30pm & 3pm – 4pm
The Lab, Level 3
S$25 per workshop (1 child and 1 adult) (Fee includes entry to Singapore History & Living Galleries unless otherwise stated)
Workshop is strictly limited to 18 pairs of child & adult participants
Join us for a fun learning experience and a meaningful bonding time with your child. Each thematic session will start with a sing-a-song segment as a warm-up exercise. Facilitators will then introduce the theme through role-play, followed with a parent and child craft activity.
The session will end with a guided visit to one of the galleries to see the actual artefacts related to the theme.
Choose from
7 December 2008
Explore the fashion trends of the past through some old photographs and have fun creating and dressing up paper dolls with your child.
21 December 2008
Discover the world of puppetry and make your own pop-up puppet for more creative bonding time at home with your child.
For bookings and enquiries, please log on to www.nationalmuseum.sg
Life & Living – Food & Culture Series
Organised by the National Museum of Singapore
Life & Living is the National Museum of Singapore's annual line-up of lifestyle programmes aimed at creating refreshing new ways for you to discover different aspects of history. The Food & Culture series places the appreciation of food and drink in interesting cultural and historical contexts, while demonstrating how they are indelibly linked to the present and to your lifestyle.
Designed to educate, entertain and excite, the Food & Culture series introduces the many pleasures of food and drink in refreshing and accessible manner. Want to learn about ancient Chinese dishes and the significances of their given names? Or set yourself in the festive mood with classes examining the history of cocktails, wine, beer and holiday foods. The Food & Culture series will satisfy your intellectual desires and physical cravings.
Instant Wine Expert
Friday 5 Dec 2008 l 7pm – 9pm l The Salon, Level 1 l $35 per participant
It is easy to pair wines with cuisines of the West simply because wines evolved alongside the cuisines. With Asian dishes, you are moving into new unchartered territory. The general consensus may be that chilli with wine is a no-no. But perhaps, there is wine that can actually tame the chilli.
Explore the new frontiers of Asian food expertly paired with wines. Singapore-based oenologist Edwin Soon, author of Wine with Asian Food will share his strategies and knowledge about which varietals marry best with the complex flavours of Asian cuisines. At this exclusive master class, taste a number of wines with delicious, inventive pairings. You will walk away from this class with greater confidence for the next time you peruse the wine list at your favourite Chinese, Indian or Vietnamese restaurant.
Presenter:
Edwin Soon is an enologist by training, the consulting wine editor of Appetite magazine and wine columnist for Time Out Singapore and The Star Malaysia, and speaks for Vin Italy, the California Wine Institute and SOPEXA.
Christmas Holiday Foods and Traditions
Sunday 14 Dec 2008 l 3pm – 4pm l The Salon, Level 1 l $25 per participant
Journey through colourful Christmas customs, including traditional festive food and beverages, with us. Discover more about the Season, and explore the reasons behind well-known observances.
Did you wonder why spices feature in almost all Christmas food and drinks, and how many mince-pies are customarily eaten? What is the significance of the Christmas pudding, and what is it traditionally stirred with?
Join us and, of course, enjoy a few special festive treats!
Presenter:
Raelene Tan is an established Australian etiquette consultant and food and travel writer.
Ticketing
Please book tickets online at www.nationalmuseum.sg (go to Online Booking Page) or at the Stamford Visitor Services Counter at the National Museum of Singapore.
National Museum Cinémathèque
World Cinema Series
A Programme of the National Museum Cinémathèque
Co-presented with the Singapore Film Society
Tue 9 Dec 2008 & Tue 13 Jan 2009
7.30pm
Gallery Theatre, Basement
Free Admission for Singapore Film Society members
S$8 / S$6.40 concession
This series charts both the significant and less discovered territories of cinema – from the early silent era to underground films, and new wave film movements around the world, by some of the greatest mavericks and artists of film.
Discover the wonders and possibilities of the art of cinema on the big screen. World Cinema Series is shown every second Tuesday of the month at National Museum of Singapore.
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Tuesday 9 Dec 08
Hunger / Sult
Director: Henning Carlsen
1966 / Denmark-Norway-Sweden / 112 mins / 35mm / Ratings to be advised
In Danish with English subtitles
A celebrated but by now largely forgotten adaptation of the Knut Hamsun classic, Henning Carlsen's icy 1966 film chronicles that entropic spiraling out of a literally starving would-be writer (Per Oscarsson), semi-deranged by hunger and humiliation, dying for a meal but too proud and pretentious to accept it via charity or dishonesty. Hunger could be taken as an examination of the ego of the artist, obsessively firing odd thoughts into an unconcerned world out of some heightened sense of self-importance, never bothering.to take in any ideas for fear that they would pollute the genius already hiding within them.
Regardless, the film is fascinating and a visual marvel, breathtakingly shot and ceaselessly intriguing.
Tuesday 13 Jan 09
Macunaíma
Dir: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
1969/Brazil/105min/35mm (restored)/Ratings to be advised
In Portuguese with English subtitles
With its over-the-top, farcical acting, its frequent nudity and its hang-loose, anarchic vibe, Macunaíma, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade's 1969 Brazilian picaresque, survives as a gloriously demented artifact of its time. But underneath it all, the comedy, adapted from a 1928 novel by Mário de Andrade (no relation to the director), is a meditation on the riddles of Brazilian identity and the agonies of Brazilian politics.
In the first scene, the playful hero, Macunaíma, drops fully grown from his mother's belly onto the dirt floor of a hut in the Amazon. There he is raised alongside two brothers, one black and one white. Eventually, Macunaíma, who is born black, turns white himself, in a spring he encounters. The hero then finds his way to São Paolo, where he dresses in marvelously (or hideously) bright clothes and takes up with a sexy, urban guerilla before returning home to his mother. In the course of his odyssey, he encounters witches and giants, episodes that turn Macunaíma into a raucous and hallucinatory fairy tale.
Cannibalism pervades the film, as a guiding force behind its message. It is synonymous with exploitation, especially the exploitation of underdeveloped Brazil by the international capitalist system. Ultimately, it is the film’s infectious craziness that stays in your mind like a novelty pop song that, after a while, starts to sound like a classic.
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Open House Day
National Day
Saturday 9 August 08
Visit us on Singapore’s birthday and enjoy free admission to all galleries. Free goodie bags will be given away to the first 1000 visitor in a festive splash of red! Bring your children and participate in the games and craft activities from 10am to 5pm. Games Rewind lets you indulge in nostalgic games like five stones, chapteh, congkak and pick-up sticks. Flag-it-yourself, will teach the children to make their own Singapore flag. They can also get their faces painted red & white. Join in the excitement by taking part in competitions (word builders and trivia). There will also be performances and a lucky draw on this fun filled National Day!
Highlights of the Day:
Samsui Women: Laying the Bricks
Recommended for children 4 to 8 years old
1.30pm – 2.30pm & 3pm – 4pm
The Lab, Level 3
S$15 per child
Limited to 20 participants
Using role-play and hands-on activities, children will enjoy this interactive and fun educational workshop on the life of a samsui woman. Participants will also get to make their own paper samsui headgear to take home.
History Alive!
An Interactive Guided Tour for Children aged 5 to 9 years
2pm – 3pm & 4pm – 5pm
Meeting Point: Canning Visitor Services Counter, Level 2
S$10
Your children's visit to the Museum will never be boring again! The National Museum's interactive tour for 5 to 9 year olds - History Alive! is a walk through Singapore's history. Your children will be delighted to meet interesting characters from the past in the gallery. Hurry and beat the crowd - register your child early, as limited spaces are available!
Singapore Press Holdings Foundation Presents
Drama of History Competition Winners’ Showcase
Organised by National Museum of Singapore and Supported by Singapore Press Holdings Pte Ltd
11am & 3pm
Free admission
Join us for an interesting presentation of originally scripted short plays from winning school teams of The Drama of History Competition 2008. This year, secondary school students have to respond to the subject and theme on the Impact of World War II on Design and Mass Consumption. The plays set a tone of postwar exuberance reacting against wartime austerity.
WEAPONS OF MASS DESIRE
Design and Consumption in the Aftermath of WWII
Thursday 28 August – Sunday 16 November 08
The Canyon, Basement
Free Admission
Technological development during WWII made killing and destruction more efficient and effective as compared to human conflicts of the past. New technologies and synthetic materials were harnessed and modern warfare employing planes, tanks and ships took the conflicts off the land and into the sky and sea. In the aftermath of the war, production shifted from military hardware to consumer production and wartime technologies became channelled towards the consumer market. Many of the advanced technologies that were to transform our daily lives in the sixties – including television, transistors, automation, nuclear power and new plastics became available in the 1950s.
Weapons of Mass Desire aims to provide visitors with a fresh perspective into war and its legacy by looking at post-WWII design and consumption. The exhibition will examine how ideas and technologies initially employed for violence were adapted by designers and manufacturers for the postwar peacetime improvement of everyday life, first globally and then in Singapore.
Storm by Jinnie Seo (Korea)
14 Jul – 11 Jan 09
10am – 8pm, daily
Glass Atrium, Level 2
Free
The concept of the work is on "Theater". From different angles, perspectives or positions from the museum whether inside or outside, the work will look different, resonating different acts of a theatre work. Visitors of the museum will become audience and be part of this “play” along with the glass atrium environment, creating an intimate yet monumental space. In these new, three-dimensional works, the abstract linear forms have become real things, colourful lattices that drape and envelope the viewer. Radiant in saturated colour and transparent in an utterly different manner, these hanging paper grids ingeniously reiterate Seo's knack for idiosyncratic geometric form and her ongoing fascination with achieving a poetic visual reflection on life and social meaning.
Performances
Block 33 大牌三十三
Thursday 4 September – Saturday 6 September 08
8pm – 9pm
Entrance to History Gallery, Level 2
S$30
Block 33; the man believes that he is safe in the realm of the divine. Getting ready for his daily work, he ritualistically offers flower and incense at the alter where the image of the Bodhisattva sits.
The overseas Chinese finds counterpoints in ritual, drama and being, in his daily search of existence and protection. Entangled within the multi-layered web of history, culture, traditions that does not necessarily belong to him, he searched deeper.
Tang Quartet collaborates with choreographers Ix Wong and Aaron Khek in this multi-layered performance.
Set to the music of Hu Xiao-ou’s Mo Xie and Tan Dun’s Eight Colors the ensemble takes a trip where dreams and reality collides.
Old Sounds 古声 - A work in progress by Swee Boon Kuik
Thursday 11 September – Saturday 13 September 08
8pm – 9pm
Gallery Theatre, Basement
S$30
Old Sounds is multimedia blend of modern city sounds, endangered dialects, folksongs and film projection. This work explores modern man’s profound and intimate relationship with the gradual loss of tradition and the incessant changes in the environment. This is the third part of Project: Empty Room – Echo, and is the first time it is being presented to the public.
Project: Empty Room – Echo aims to preserve and revive the eroding cultural heritage that has been neglected by modern society. Empty Room was done by photographer Tan Nigap Heng. Part of his work will be exhibited in the lobby of the theatre while the remaining work will be incorporated into the dance choreography.
The second part - Echo, focuses on what has emerged as a significant concern in the Singapore-Malaysian region, the research and collection of the most pristine form possible of endangered dialects spoken via memoirs, stories and folksongs etc. These materials will then be integrated into the music for the performance.
Workshops
Museum Toddlers
You're never too young for culture
For 2 to 4 year-olds
1.30pm – 2.30pm & 3pm – 4pm
The Lab, Level 3
S$25 per workshop (1 child and 1 adult) (Fee includes entry to Singapore History & Living Galleries unless otherwise stated)
Workshop is strictly limited to 18 pairs of child & adult participants
The National Museum of Singapore’s Museum Toddlers programme provides a play-based learning experience for children aged 2 to 4 years through music, movement and craft. It promotes learning through stimulating children's natural curiosity, creativity and imagination with surprises and adventure along the way.
This programme is conducted using objects from the Museum’s collection. Children lead the way in the process of learning, reminding the parent or caregiver how to play, while the adults provide security, encouragement and support for the toddlers to participate freely in the programme.
Choose from
31 August 08
Come with your child, make your own pop-up puppet and discover the world of puppetry.
14 September 08
Snap a photo with your child and discover the world of photography together.
Sundays 3 August & 28 September 08
Compare what it was like to eat at a food stall in the past and to go to a restaurant now with your child.
Sundays 17 August 08
Exercise your hand-eye coordination and motor skills with your child. Create and dress up your own paper dolls.
About Toybox Edu-tainment
Toybox Edu-tainment is run by Reuben Topaz and Mark de Silva. They have a combined experience of over 15 years working with children from as young as 6 months to 6 years, running playgroups, music classes and even baby classes. They are also experienced stage performers for children’s shows, having written their own songs and scripts.
For bookings and enquiries, please log on to www.nationalmuseum.sg.
Life & Living – Food & Culture Series
Organised by the National Museum of Singapore
Life & Living is the National Museum of Singapore's annual line-up of lifestyle programmes aimed at creating refreshing new ways for you to discover different aspects of history. The Food & Culture series places the appreciation of food and drink in interesting cultural and historical contexts, while demonstrating how they are indelibly linked to the present and to your lifestyle.
Designed to educate, entertain and excite, the Food & Culture series introduces the many pleasures of food and drink in a refreshing and accessible manner Discover the wonders and varieties of curry as you learn about the fusion of culinary traditions. Learn about “ancient Chinese foods” and how they bring meaning to their given names? The Food & Culture series promises to satisfy your intellectual desires and physical cravings.
Democratisation of Tea
Saturday 16 Aug 08
3pm – 5pm
The Salon, Level 1
S$15 per participant
For the millennia, tea was a product of utmost luxury, reserved only for the Emperor of China. Tea has shaped landscapes and geography, cultures and traditions, destinies and desires. In this workshop, the tea traditions of the world will be reunited in one exhaustive session. Learn the careful and methodical preparation of different teas, and how to pair them with exclusive tea patisseries.
Patisseries by Chef Philippe Langlois, renowned French pastry chef from TWG Tea will be served
Presenter:
Alexandre Mallochet is a tea enthusiast and tea connoisseur from TWG Tea.
Understanding Chocolate: Your Deepest, Darkest Desire
Friday 29 Aug 08
7pm – 9pm
The Salon, Level 1
S$40 per participant
Back by popular demand, this workshop takes you through a guided tasting of chocolate. Learn the basics of chocolate appreciation and understand the significance of cocoa content, plantations and all the things that make a piece of chocolate exceptional.
Presenter:
Vincent Bourdin is Regional Pastry Consultant of Valrhona.
The Art of Chinese Etiquette
Saturday 13 Sept 08
7pm – 9pm
The Salon, Level 1
S$25
China has always been referred to as the Nation of Etiquette. However, the different culture and historical views have created confusion even amongst the Chinese. Discover and learn the basics of Chinese etiquette from an etiquette expert, Raelene Tan, who also offers a unique perspective as an Australian who married into a Singaporean Chinese family. And with the Mid-Autumn festival approaching, Raelene will share how even eating mooncakes have a form of protocol!
Presenter:
Raelene Tan is an established etiquette consultant and food and travel writer.
Ancient Chinese Food
Saturday 20 Sept 08
4pm – 5pm
The Salon, Level 1
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Chef Chan’s restaurant, Level 1
S$10 (Talk only)
S$88 (Talk and dinner)
Limited seats are available for dinner, to book, please call Chef Chan's Restaurant at (65) 6333 0073
Please note that the talk will be conducted in Mandarin and Cantonese
The culinary history of ancient Chinese food dates back to about 5000 years. Let our speaker take you on a journey to discover the flavours, aromas and colours, along with the wisdom of cooking techniques learnt over centuries of these prized “ancient Chinese secrets”. Follow the talk with a dinner at Chef Chan’s Restaurant where a specially prepared meal of selected Chinese dishes will bring you back in time to experience our ancestors’ unique and rich food heritage.
Presenter:
Chef Chan Chen Hei, award-winning Chinese Master Chef.
Alan Ng, famous food connoisseur from Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao, Associate Fukan (zbNOW) Editor.
Ticketing
Please book tickets online at www.nationalmuseum.sg (go to Online Booking Page) or at the Stamford Visitor Services Counter at the National Museum of Singapore.
National Museum Cinémathèque
DIGITAL HOMELANDS SINGAPORE
Presented by the National Museum of Singapore
11 July – 30 September 2008
Launched in January 2008, Digital Homelands Singapore is a nation-wide project for Singaporeans and residents to share their memories and stories of places in Singapore that they have a special connection to through a short digital video.
A special four-screen display will be presented at the National Museum of Singapore from 11 July – 30 September to showcase some of these videos that you have created and shared with us.
From playground to barbershops and old cinema halls, these videos explored some of the familiar as well as unexpected places in Singapore and shows how our lives are intrically linked to the spaces that we occupy daily.
Surreal, quirky, meditative, funny and personal – these stories will inspire, surprise and move you.
World Cinema Series
A Programme of the National Museum Cinémathèque
Co-presented with the Singapore Film Society
Tue 12 Aug 08
7.30pm
Gallery Theatre, Basement
Free Admission for Singapore Film Society members
S$8 / S$6.40 concession
World Cinema Series is a monthly screening of works by the boldest and most inventive auteurs in the history of cinema.
Sandakan No. 8 / Sandakan Hachiban Shokan: Bohkyo
Tue 12 Aug 08
Dir: Kumai Kei
1974 / Japan / 121 min / 16 mm / Rating TBC
Japanese with English subtitles
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1974, Sandakan No. 8 is Japanese director Kumai Kei’s best-known work and it tells the moving story of the life of a karayuki-san (juvenile prostitute) in the Japanese colonies of Southeast Asia in the early twentieth century. Told through flashbacks and recollections of an old woman named Saki, the film is a thoughtful, uncompromising and compassionate account of the hardships that thousands of young Japanese girls suffered.
Under the Banyan Tree: Open Air Cinema
Stamford Garden
8pm
Free Admission
The popular Under the Banyan Tree outdoor screenings return to the National Museum this April! Celebrate the romance and magic of cinema with your family and friends in a refreshing open-air setting as we screen some of your favourite and most beloved movie classics.
Friday 29 August
The Goonies
Dir: Richard Donner
1985 / USA / 114 min / 35 mm / PG
The Goonies is a classic, dazzling, fun-filled teen adventure epic produced by Steven Spielberg that has become a cult favourite through the years. When a greedy property developer threatened to force their families to move, a group of kids, who called themselves the Goonies, go in search of a legendary pirate treasure in the hopes of saving their homes. To find the treasure, they embark on a thrilling quest through secret waterfalls, aboard pirate ships, and underground passages filled with death traps.
Saturday 30 August
The NeverEnding Story
Dir: Wolfgang Petersen
1984 / USA, Germany / 104 min / 35 mm / PG
Enter a magical world where the strongest power is the power of the imagination. Bastian, a lonely schoolboy finds a book called “The Neverending Story” in his attic, and enters a world of flying dragons, swamp monsters and other fantastical creatures. To save the world and a beautiful child empress from destruction, Bastian must believe in the power of imagination and fantasy.
Friday 26 September
West Side Story
Dir: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
1961 / USA / 152 min / 35 mm / PG
Winner of ten Academy Awards including Best Picture, West Side Story is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s classic story about two young star-crossed lovers. Set in New York City, the movie stars Natalie Wood as Maria, a Puerto-Rican girl falls in love with Tony (played by Richard Beymer) from a rival street gang with tragic results. Filled with exhilarating choreography and memorable songs, West Side Story is a landmark musical that just gets better with age.
Saturday 27 September
The Sound of Music
Dir: Robert Wise
1965 / USA / 174 min / 35 mm / PG
The classic musical that everyone knows the songs to, The Sound of Music stars Julie Andrews as a good-natured novitiate who becomes governess to the children of a stern, widowed Austrian captain and ends up charming both her charges and their father. Based on the hit Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical, this joyous and uplifting adaptation won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, and features everyone’s favourite songs like Do Re Mi, Edelweiss, My Favourite Things, and the title tune.
JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL
Co-organised by The Embassy of Japan and the Singapore Film Society
22 – 31 August 2008
Gallery Theatre
The Embassy of Japan and the Singapore Film Society bring you another fine selection of the best of Japanese Cinema in this year's Japanese Film Festival, from 22 - 31 August 2008.
This year, we highlight the importance of the Woman in Japanese films -- heroine, antagonist, muse and more. Explore the exciting work of female director Kawase Naomi, one of Japan's most promising young directors and two-time award winner at Cannes - The Camera d'Or for Best New Director in 1997 (Moe no Suzaku) and the Grand Prix in 2007 (The Mourning Forest). We also pay homage to the work of master director Naruse Mikio and acclaimed actress-director Tanaka Kinuyo. With simplicity and great observation, Naruse mastered the shomin-geki -- films about the lower-middle class -- with unparallelled subtlety and compassion. Kurosawa Akira likened Naruse's style of melodrama to "a great river with a calm surface and a raging current in its depths". Tanaka began her film career as a leading actress and muse for several directors, especially Mizoguchi Kenji with whom she collaborated in 15 movies. In 1953, she became Japan's first female director with Love Letter.
Come join us in discovering the various influences of femininity on and behind the silver screen.
For more information and updates about the Japanese Film Festival, please logon to www.sfs.org.sg
ENQUIRIES
www.nationalmuseum.sg
Tel: 6332 3659 / 6332 5642
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Exhibitions & Installations
Mozart – A Child Prodigy
Presented by the National Museum of Singapore
© Exhibition organised by ZOOM Kindermuseum and DA PONTE Institute, in cooperation with ARTEX Art Services, Vienna, Austria
Thursday 1 May – Sunday 6 July 2008
10am – 6pm, daily
Exhibition Gallery 1
$15 adult / $7.50 child*
Recommended for children 6 - 12 years old
*excludes booking and SISTIC charges. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sistic.com.sg or any SISTIC counters nationwide.
This delightful one-of-a-kind exhibition is guaranteed to enthral all children! Conceived by the world-renowned Da Ponte Institute and ZOOM Children’s Museum, this award-winning exhibition invites children to playfully explore 11 themed rooms to discover the differences and similarities of everyday living in the 18th century and present time. Young visitors are encouraged to relate to the young Mozart, identify with him and to compare themselves to him: What was Mozart actually like as a kid? How often did he wash and brush his teeth? What games did he play and why did he travel so much? Why did he never go to school but still spoke several languages? And last but not least: What are my own talents and abilities?
Whether it’s mixing herbal remedies according to old recipes, making paper wigs, learning how to dance, writing in old-style scripts with quill and ink, or dressing up as aristocrats, children will discover their hidden geniuses through this process of play. A wonderfully enjoyable and educational experience for both children and parents, not to be missed!
*Free admission for child 6 years and below but must be accompanied by an adult holding a paid exhibition admission ticket.
Imprint
By Twardzik Ching Chor Leng
(Singapore)
Thursday 1 May – Sunday 6 July 2008
10am - 6pm, daily
Rotunda, Level 1
Free admission
For children 5 years old & above
Art should provoke an experience. Imprint encourages the visitor to touch something that is normally forbidden, in this case an artwork. Actual physical contact with the artwork allows the visitor to indulge in their impulse to play.
Using the idea of Pin Art, the desk top interactive object made out of thousands of movable pins that takes the shape of your hand or your face, the artist takes an ordinary 'kitsch' coffee table object, blows it up into a life-size sculpture and an interactive art object. Visitors will have this impulse to create an impression of their own figure by pressing against the artwork or simply arranging the rods to create a drawing and to experience the sensation of the moving rods against the palms of their hands.
The Murmurs Playground
An Interactive Installation for Toddlers
by anGie seah (Singapore)
Thursday 1 May – Sunday 6 July 2008
10am - 6pm, daily
Canyon, Basement
Free admission
For children 30 months to 4 years old
The Murmurs Playground encourages the toddler to “speak” through the process of play using the senses of sound, sight and touch. Made up of a series of tasks, this installation enhances the beginning stages of the speech development or murmurings of a child.
A SERIES OF 4 TASKS MAKES UP THE WHOLE INSTALLATION.
THE TUMBLING MAZE
Toddlers will be drawn to this section where they can crawl and feel their surrounding within this maze. It’s the pathway to the other tasks where each exit opens up to a different task for the young adventurers.
MUSICAL CHEF
Hanging utensils and cutlery of different lengths are suspended from the ceiling as toddlers are encouraged to make sounds with the objects.
AMPHITHEATRE
Essentially a ball pit where toddlers can jump in for a swim or just for a quick dip! Parental supervision is needed.
LOLLI-POPPY
Soft sculptures that look like lollipops will create a sound when pressed.
Performances
Men of Steel
by Tamara Rewse, Hamish Fletcher and Sam Routledge (Australia)
Saturday 24 May & Sunday 25 May 2008, 10am & 2pm
Monday 26 May & Tuesday 27 May 2008, 11am
Duration: 60 minutes
Gallery Theatre, Basement (free seating)
$20
Recommended for children 3 - 8 years old
Tickets can be purchased online at www.sistic.com.sg or any SISTIC counters nationwide.
‘This is Puppetry at its most ingenious and disarming. . .fabulously Imaginative’
The Age, Melbourne
Winner of the Festival Directors Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Men of Steel sees three mad chefs animating everything from an electric frypan to a tin of dog food in a puppet extravaganza of epic proportions. Across three episodes of cartoon violence, physical comedy and mess (lots and lots of mess), the Men of Steel will delight the children of Singapore with their extraordinary puppetry skills and vicious sense of humour.
Known for exquisite puppetry combined with a vicious sense of humour that appeals to all ages, this is object theatre at its inventive best.
Matrioska
by Tiago Guedes (Portugal)
Saturday 24 May & Sunday 25 May 2008, 6pm
Monday 26 May & Tuesday 27 May 2008, 3pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Gallery Theatre, Basement (free seating)
$20
Recommended for children 6 – 10 years old
Tickets can be purchased online at www.sistic.com.sg or any SISTIC counters nationwide.
A singer and her shadow, two animals, a strange creature coming out of a meteorite, an invisible being crossing the stage - these are the ingredients of Matrioska. This original and highly imaginative performance stimulates the natural curiosity in children, probing them to discover, question and form their understanding of the elements that are presented to them in a spontaneous, surprising way.
Matrioska is meant to be an enigma from the beginning to the end, with discovery as its core theme. Based on the idea that there are overlapping layers in the things we see, Matrioska will thrill young audiences with successive transformations of the stage setting and its characters, often with no apparent order, thus challenging the young ones to organise their thoughts and build their own stories at the end. A truly unique theatrical experience for both parents and children!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream from the East
by Yohangza Theatre Company (Korea)
Thursday 15 May & Friday 16 May 2008, 8pm
Friday 16 May & Saturday 17 May 2008, 3pm
Duration: 90 minutes
Gallery Theatre, Basement (free seating)
$20
Recommended for audience 8 -15 years old
Tickets can be purchased online at www.sistic.com.sg or any SISTIC counters nationwide.
‘….this is a wonderfully wicked, clever and magical production… An absolute must.’
The Scotsman
A dynamic, hilarious and fun visual and physical theatre production. Shakespeare from the East transports you to a world of unforgettable fantasy through dance, movement, voice and percussion.
Fantasy, dreams and magic meet Korean mythical folklore and dynamic theatricality. In this version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the fairy king and queen, Oberon and Titania reverse roles. Bottom is a countrywoman searching for Sansam, a very rare hundred-year-old ginseng, and Puck is played as acrobatic twins. Both adults and children will enjoy this ninety-minute programme.
Workshops
Murmurs Workshops for Parents and Toddlers
by anGie seah (Singapore)
Duration: 60 minutes
The Lab, Level 3
$25 per workshop (child with one adult),
Recommended for children 30 months - 4 years old
Tickets can be purchased online at www.sistic.com.sg or any SISTIC counters nationwide.
Indulge your little ones in some quality playtime fuelled with creativity and fun. It may be a messy affair, but you will discover how creative-play is a great way for them to learn about their environment. Facilitated by an art specialist, parents can choose from 5 thematic workshops. Make your way to the National Museum for the perfect environment of parent-child bonding.
Workshop 1 - Colours
Thursday 1 May 2008, 10am & 11.30am
Workshop 2 - Play-dough
Saturday 24 May 2008, 10am & 11.30am
Workshop 3 - Sponge and dab
Sunday 25 May 2008, 10am & 11.30am
Workshop 4 - Doodles-noodles
Monday 26 May 2008, 10am & 11.30am
Workshop 5 - Self-portrait
Tuesday 27 May 2008, 10am & 11.30am
Props! A storybook making workshop
by Monsters Under the Bed (Singapore)
Monday 1 May, Saturday 24 May to Tuesday 27 May 2008
11am & 2pm
Duration: 90 minutes
The Atelier, Level 3
$25 per workshop (child with one adult),
Recommended for children 3 - 8 years old
Tickets can be purchased online at www.sistic.com.sg or any SISTIC counters nationwide.
With the help of an array of props, parent and child will write, draw and make an entire storybook together. The book will be coupled with original and authentic illustrations using art materials. This is a great opportunity for bonding through a rich learning process for both parent and child.
Free Events
Storytelling
by Monsters Under the Bed (Singapore)
Thursday 1 May, Saturday 24 May to Tuesday 27 May 2008
12pm & 3pm
Duration: 30 minutes
The Atelier, Level 3
Recommended for children 3 - 8 years old
Be a part of this unique brand of storytelling with crazy improvisations and play-acting. Children and adults will enjoy this magical moment as the storytellers take them on a fairy tale journey through original stories and old time favourites with a clever twist.
Young Cinema
Thursday 1 May, Saturday 24 May to Tuesday 27 May 2008
11.30am, 2pm & 4pm
Duration: 30 minutes
The Salon, Level 1
Recommended for children 6 - 12 years old
Discover the hopes and aspirations of young people from around the world. Be inspired and entertained by thought-provoking stories as we bring you a selection of some of the best short films made for children.
Giant Games
Thursday 1 May, Saturday 24 May to Tuesday 27 May 2008
11am - 5pm
Circulation area outside The Salon Foyer, Level 1 & Glass Atrium, Level 2
Recommended for children 4 – 12 years old
Back by popular demand – children and adults can have some good fun in any of the Giant Games: Snakes and Ladders, Jigsaw and Flip Chart.
Windows to a Child's Mind
In collaboration with Child Guidance Clinic, Institute of Mental Health
Art Interactive
Saturday 24 May & Sunday 25 May 2008
11am – 12.30pm
Glass Atrium, Level 2
Free Admission
Art Interactive has been specially created for children 6 – 9 years old their parents and caregivers.
Registration is required. Please e-mail title and date of programme and number of seats with your full name and contact number to nhb_nationalmuseum@nhb.gov.sg
Art Interactive in collaboration with Child Guidance Clinic, Institute of Mental Health has been specially created for an audience of age 6-9 years and their parents and caregivers.
Art is one of the most non-threatening ways through which children can communicate to adults their internal world as well as their views about themselves and the world around them. It can also reveal warning signs of anxiety and stress.
This art interactive aims to help the audience gain an awareness of how art can reflect the mental well-being of children. The session will include facilitated drawing for children and discussions with educational and behavioural specialists on how drawings can offer insight into children’s self-concept, emotions and feelings in situations. Tips on optimising the wellness of children will also be shared.
About the Child Guidance Clinic
The Child Guidance Clinic provides psychological and psychiatric services for children and adolescents from 6 to 19 years of age. Its comprehensive services include multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention for children requiring learning, social, emotional or behavioural support. For more information, visit www.imh.com.sg or e-mail enquiry@imh.com.sg
Windows to a Child's Mind
In collaboration with Child Guidance Clinic, Institute of Mental Health
Film Therapy
A Special Screening of The Secret Heaven by Sun Koh
Followed by a Talk
Saturday 24 May & Sunday 25 May 2008
6pm – 7pm
Seminar Room 1 & 2, Level 2
Free Admission
Movie Therapy has been specially created for parents and caregivers.
Registration is required. Please e-mail title and date of programme and number of seats with your full name and contact number to nhb_nationalmuseum@nhb.gov.sg
Award-winning local director Sun Koh's lauded short film My Secret Heaven, which offers comic relief and insights into the stresses of parent-child relationships in Singapore, will be screened. Enjoy this tale that captures the antics of a playful little girl who hates the piano lessons that her mother forces her to take. She devises different ways to escape from practising the piano. Psychologists from the Child Guidance Clinic, Institute of Mental Health will facilitate an interactive discussion on the movie, and offer tips on creating meaningful relationships with children.
About the Child Guidance Clinic
The Child Guidance Clinic provides psychological and psychiatric services for children and adolescents from 6 to 19 years of age. Its comprehensive services include multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention for children requiring learning, social, emotional or behavioural support. For more information, visit www.imh.com.sg or e-mail enquiry@imh.com.sg
For more information, visit www.nationalmuseum.sg or call +65 6332 3659.
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Special Exhibitions
Bedazzled: Sequined Costumes of Cantonese Opera
Presented by the National Museum of Singapore
Wednesday 6 February 08 – Thursday 1 May 08
10am – 8pm, daily
The Balcony, Level 2
Free admission
Don’t miss this rare display of highlights from an exquisite collection of costumes once owned by the late veteran couple, Liew Seng Wah and Pak Choy Yoke. The two artists were eminent in Singapore during the post-war years of the 1940s and 1950s, when Cantonese opera performances and films enjoyed a boom.
In the early 20th century, opera artists travelled to perform in Singapore and other key cities in the region and took with them new ideas and creative trends. This included the introduction of densely sequined costumes and accessories made of sparkling man-made stones. These became a must-have in the 1950s for leading female and male performers of Cantonese opera in Singapore. Bedazzled presents a glimpse of this period of visual opulence, and offers an insight into the social history of Singapore through the lives of the opera artists.
Stylish Thirties: Interpreting Women’s Fashion in 1930s Singapore
Organised by the National Museum of Singapore and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
March – April 2008
10am – 8pm, daily
The Concourse, Level 1
Free admission
An exhibition featuring around fifteen stunning evening gowns will be on display in celebration of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts’ (NAFA) 70th anniversary since its inception in 1938. These gowns are designed by the talented students from the Department of Fashion Studies who drew inspiration from the local fashion scene in the 1930s. Complementing the showcase of gowns will be a display of photographs, advertisements and magazines that provide glimpses of women’s clothing in 1930s Singapore.
At that time, fashion trends came from Hollywood movies, cabaret performances, song and dance (gewutai) performances in amusement parks, as well as newspapers and magazines. These avenues sparked ideas and provided females in Singapore with the opportunity to show their individual style.
Exploring local fashion styles in the 1930s with examples such as the cheongsam and samfoo, and also examining the extent of influence the Western silhouette and fashion had on local fashion, this exhibition will demonstrate the creativity and talent of young NAFA designers as they give their own modern interpretation of 1930s fashion.
Public Art Installation
Surrounding David
by Titarubi (Indonesia)
Presented by National Museum of Singapore
Thursday 6 March – Saturday 8 June
10am – 8pm, daily
Rotunda, Level 1
Free admission
This will be a breath-taking installation inspired by the Rotunda, an architectural form that has come a long way from Greek Pantheon to Southeast Asian towns, from the past to modern day architecture.
The work investigates various dialectical relations between the imaginary perfect circular space and the sculptural object, through the figure of David. The replica of David, made in resin, 8.5 meter height, will be placed at the centre of the space, mimicking the typical European “piazza and its anchor-statue”. Then another layer of force, in the form of textile ornaments usually used for kebaya, will cover the whole surface of the statue, thus figuratively obliterating the centrality of the figure/image.
The artist hopes to delight visitors at the rotunda.
Eko Nugroho
Presented by the National Museum of Singapore
17 April – 30 June
10am – 8pm, daily
Glass Atrium, Level 2
Free admission
Based on Nugroho’s large-scale embroidery artwork made in 2007, It's all about Coalition, the installation showcases the tale of two characters meeting with one another. Part man-part robot, the characters are displayed in the form of life-sized bronze sculptures. The tale of the two characters will be continued in a comic style mural surrounding the Canning Visitors Services Counter located in the Glass Atrium.
Lectures & Workshops
Curatorial Lectures
Introduction to Singapore History
Organised by National Museum of Singapore
Every Saturday 5 April – 10 May
2.30pm – 4pm
Seminar Rooms 1 & 2, Level 2
Admission: $15 per person for individual session
$70 per person for all 6 sessions
360°, 14th century, 1819, 1888, 14 Feb, 090865, 150 000. Can Singapore's history be reduced to numbers in dusty history books? Numbers mean nothing without history. History without people lacks meaning. Historical facts and figures only become meaningful when seen through the eyes of individuals creating their history.
Come listen to the National Museum's history curators as they present their own personal perspective on the history of Singapore from 14th Century to the present. A quick, accessible, introduction to how Singapore came to be for all visitors.
For lecture schedules, visit the Museum's website.
Life & Living – Food & Culture Series
April 2008 – June 2008
Organised by National Museum of Singapore
Life & Living is the National Museum of Singapore's annual line-up of lifestyle programmes and workshops aimed at creating refreshing new ways for you to discover and engage with aspects of history with your friends and family in a relaxed, informal manner. We believe that history is very much part of life and living. Thus, our Food & Culture series places the appreciation of food and drink in interesting cultural and historical contexts, while showing you how they are indelibly linked to the present and to your lifestyle. You will be surprised by what you might discover next at the National Museum.
The Food & Culture series introduces the many pleasures of food and drink in an unpretentious and accessible manner. This series has been designed to educate, entertain and excite you through fun, interactive programmes. Fancy spending an evening tasting your way through a series of Viennese (and Hungarian) pastries and learn about the country’s past?
Want to learn about “ancient Chinese secrets” while going through some of the truths and myths in Chinese herbal medicines? Or drink with us as we create unique new cocktails inspired by local ingredients and icons. The Food & Culture series will satisfy your intellectual and physical cravings.
For workshops schedule, visit the Museum website.
Children’s Workshop
Museum Toddlers
You're never too young for culture
6 & 20 April
10am – 11am & 11.30am – 12.30pm
The Lab, Level 3
$25 per workshop (1 toddler and 1 adult)
(Fee includes entry to Singapore History Gallery & Singapore Living Galleries)
Workshop is strictly limited to 15 pairs of toddler & adult participants
First in Singapore, the National Museum of Singapore’s Museum Toddlers programme provides a play-based learning experience for children aged 18 to 36 months. Co-developed with early childhood educators of Toybox Edu-tainment, Museum Toddlers will promote learning through stimulating children's natural curiosity, creativity and imagination with surprises and adventure along the way.
Using the Museum’s National Treasures and other key artefacts, the programme lets toddlers lead the way in the process of learning, reminding the parent or caregiver how to play, while the adults provide security, encouragement and support for the toddlers to participate in the programme freely.
Join us for a unique experience with your toddler at the National Museum!
About Toybox Edu-tainment
Toybox Edu-tainment is run by Reuben Topaz and Mark de Silva. They have a combined experience of over 15 years working with children from as young as 6 months to 6 years, running playgroups, music classes and even baby classes. They are also experienced stage performers for children’s shows, having written their own songs and scripts. Toybox Edu-tainment – we are not just entertainers, we are educators too.
National Museum Cinémathèque
55 Years of Vietnam Film
Presented by the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore International Film Festival
Part of the National Heritage Board’s Vietnam Festival and the 21st Singapore International Film Festival
Friday 4 April – Monday 14 April
S$8.40 from SISTIC (excluding ticket charges)
Held in conjunction with the 21st Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF), 55 Years of Vietnam Film highlights the new and the old. Since Vietnam’s first fiction feature film was made in 1959, the country's cinema has been having its own quiet revolution. The industry began to privatise in the Doi Moi (Renewal) period of 1986 when film artistes were encouraged to be open to creativity and critical in their commentary. Today, there is a burgeoning independent short-film making industry in Vietnam and many co-productions with overseas Vietnamese directors.
For 55 Years of Vietnam Film, classic wartime films have been specially subtitled. New films will also premiere while documentaries, shorts and diasporic Vietnam films will be represented. The event will also launch the first Vietnam film book to be published in English, Ngo Phuong Lan's Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema.
For film schedule, visit the Museum's website.
For enquiries, visit www.nationalmuseum.sg or call 6332 3659.
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WORLD CINEMA SERIES
A Programme of National Museum Cinematheque
Co-presented by The National Museum of Singapore and The Singapore Film Society
World Cinema Series is a monthly screening of works by the boldest and most inventive auteurs in the History of cinema.
From the early silent era to underground films, and new wave film movements around the world, this is a showcase of some of the greatest movie mavericks and artists.
World cinema Series is shown every second Tuesday of the month at The National Museum of Singapore.
The Cremator / Spalovaè Mrtvol
Dir: Juraj Herz
1968/Czechoslovakia/95min/35mm/Rating TBC
In Czech with English subtitles
Tuesday 12 February 08, 7.30pm
Gallery Theatre, Basement
S$8 / S$6.40 concession
“One of the most memorable films of the Czech New wave” – Sight and Sound
Made during a brief period of political and artistic liberalisation in 1968 known as the Prague Spring, The Cremator has been described in many ways as surrealist-inspired horror, as expressionist fantasy and as a dark and disturbing tale of terror.
This Brilliiant black comedy, set in Prague during the Nazi occupation, tells the story of Karl Kopfrkingl, an increasingly deranged cremator for whom the period offers great possibilities for acting out his psychotic impulses as a contribution towards the ‘salvation of the world’. Based on the novel of the same name by Ladislav Fuks, the film centers around a chilling lead performance by acclaimed Czech actor Rudolf Hrusinsky as the demonic, death-obsessed cremator.
Lost of audiences for many years before being recently championed by the Brothers Quay, The Cremator is a brilliantly original and spellbinding examination of the state political horror in 1930s Europe.
A Flower in Hell / Jiok Hwa
Dir: Shin Sang-Ok
1958/Korea.87min/35mm/Rating TBC
In Korean with English subtitles
Tuesday 11 March 08, 7.30pm
Gallery Theatre, Basement
S$8 / S$6.40 concession
Directed by one of the legendary figures of Korean cinema Shin Sang-ok, is the powerful and gripping post-war classic A Flower in Hell. Reportedly the first Korean film to show an on-screen kiss, A Flower in Hell is a gritty document of the lives of black marketers and prostitutes set around an American military base in 1950s Seoul.
The film tells the story of the young and naïve Dong-shik who travels from countryside to the city to look for his elder brother Young-shik. Dong-shik finds his brother earning his living as a petty criminal and living together with his girlfriend, a prostitute called Sonya, played by acclaimed actress Choi Eun-hee. When Sonya fall for Younger Dong-shik, she proves to be the undoing of Young-shik’s biggest and most dangerous heist.
A Flower in Hell’s mix of documentary footage and the use of real locations offer a visceral look at the devastation and moral downfall of postwar Korea. The film was screened at the 2001 Pusan International Film Festival where it was received with great critical acclaim, and is one of Shin Sang-ok’s best films.
For Ticketing enquiries, please call 6332-3659 / 6332-5642.
For purchasing tickets online, www.nationalmuseum.sg (click on Online Booking tab at the Bottom of the webpage).
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