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SINGAPO人: Chinese Singaporean Culture Exhibition

23 September 2020 in ARTS & CULTURE, SINGAPORE

Last year was a fantastic year for exhibitions in Singapore, with ACMI’s Wonderland exhibition being shown here, the incredible Guo Pei exhibition shown at ACM and then Disney’s Magic of Animation exhibition at the ArtScience Museum to end the year!

While I didn’t think 2020 was going to be able to top 2019’s exhibitions, I was still looking forward to several announced ones, but due to the pandemic, all the ones I looked forward to have been cancelled or postponed. Such a bummer. 

A piece of good news though! I visited a very fun and interactive new exhibition at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre earlier this year before the circuit breaker (partial lockdown) started, and I heard that they’ve re-opened in July, so I have to share about it! :) 

This exhibition is called SINGAPO人 (or 新加坡华人 in Chinese) and it’s a permanent exhibition at the SCCC which opened in March, with the theme focused on exploring Chinese Singaporean culture. It’s also FREE admission, which is always a good thing.

This exhibition feels more relaxed than a typical “museum exhibition”, if you know what I mean. It’s very fun and colourful, has a casual and approachable style, and the content is presented in an interactive and easy format, which should appeal to a mass audience. I shared some of my favourite parts of the exhibition in this post, but definitely check it out for the full experience!

These white interactive polling squares are found throughout the exhibition and they’re one of my favourite features! Grab a wristband token at the entrance and tap your token on the circle to vote for your answers as you walk through! 
For some reason, it’s always Mid-Autumn Festival season that makes me miss Hong Kong.
Ahh the wonderful system of ordering your tea/coffee here in Singapore. Complicated to foreigners, but somehow a perfect way to get your order just the way you like it once you know how to. :) My order is always a teh c kosong, what’s yours?
I loved this wall of Singaporean dishes! 
Don’t miss the projection mapping “show” in here, it was pretty awesome! (I actually saw some visitors walked right past it without realizing there was a whole other room inside!)
Projection mapping – so fun :)
A creative showcase of Singaporean products moving around the room.
I really loved this feature as well! Near the end of the exhibition, I tapped my wristlet token on one of the screens and based on all my votes and answers, I get my result along with recommendations on things I should try!
At the end, there’s a summary of everyone’s votes to the different polls in the exhibition! This 85% bubble tea result totally cracked me up! 

SINGAPO人: Discovering Chinese Singaporean Culture is a permanent exhibition at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre. 

Address: Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Gallery,
Level 2 – Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906

Opening hours:
Monday: 2pm – 8pm
Tuesday to Sunday: 10am – 8pm

Admission: FREE

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
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