Voyage Night Festival 2011

Where can you take your child to today and on Tuesday when they do not need to go to school? Well, you can visit some museums in Singapore free. 

I attended the Night Festival organised by the National Museum of Singapore on 27 August (Saturday).   There were special events at the National Museum of Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, the Peranakan Museum and others. We took advantage of the free admission and visited the Peranakan Museum and the National Museum of Singapore. 

(A) Night Ride at Peranakan Museum

There were many families at the Peranakan Museum, a favourite among children. We learnt more about the Peranakans through the exhibits. There is one exhibit, the Sarong Kebaya exhibit, that captures the interest of many girls. Many of us were enthralled by the sand art performance by Ms Stacey Lee. The sand art performance was amazing! I recorded part of the performance.

Visitors to the Peranakan Museum could also watch a Chinese shadow puppet show or create sand and paper crafts.

(B) National Museum of Singapore

I viewed an exhibit, "Transforming Landscapes, Improving Lives: 50 years of Economic Development". The Economic Development Board (EDB) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Hence I thought it is timely for us to understand and reflect on our economic development through this exhibition.


If you are a photography lover, you would love the Abbas, 45 years in Photography exhibition. This exhibition showcases black and white photographs based on theme such as war, day-to-day life and religion. 


If you have missed the event, you can still visit most museums free within the month of August. On 2 September (Friday) and 3 September (Saturday), you can visit the National Museum of Singapore, Singapore Art Museum free from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.


~ Serena's Greenhouse