As it was drizzling lightly when I reached the museum, I made haste and entered.
If you are a Singaporean or PR, remember to show your identity card for free entry :)
Reception cum ticketing counter where you will see them promoting their latest exhibition ChinaMANIA on the wall.
Some funky-looking mask on the wall.
As you can read, the economy of Singapore wasn't rosy throughout its existence. Will this vibrant country return to its sleepy ways? Only time will tell.
YouTube of the past?
They didn't have Facebook then, but they still formed communities. Blood-drinking now optional I suppose.
Habits, once formed, can be addictive.
Opium... The pipe was DIY.
Even people in the past knew how to do a mean boogie.
The sponsor caught my eye.
Yes, the tranquility of the place is quite soothing, despite the museum being in the middle of the bustling city district.
The faces were eeriely life-like.
Close up shot.
Some porcelain figurines.
Chinese gods.
Indian gods.
I remember seeing a palaquin like this in the Tokyo-Edo museum which ferried the daimyos and their entourage around. I wonder who invented it first, or were they created in their respective countries along parallel lines of development?
