Copy of Singapore Trip 2012

The National Museum of Singapore is the nation's oldest museum, dating back to its inception in 1849 as a section of a library at Singapore Instittuion, before it relocated to its permanent site at Stamford Road in 1887. Named the National Museum of Singapore in 1965, it focuses on exhibits related to Singapore's history, and is custodian to the 11 National Treasures, such as the Singapore Stone, the will of Munshi Abdullah, the Dagguerreotype of Singapore Town, just to name a few. With its huge gallery space of 2,800m², the National Museum of Singapore presents Singapore history through a story-telling approach, with images and film projected on its cylindrical walls, thereby redefining the conventional museum experience. read more »