Showing posts with label rainy day activity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rainy day activity. Show all posts

Sunday, 4 May 2014

SAM, the Singapore Art Museum

And back to Singapore related posts.
Another option for a rainy day (and a much better one in my view) is the Singapore Art Museum, or SAM.
(Singaporean's love to give acronyms to anything they can.)

It's interactive, interesting, colorful, and deep.


Below is the cheekiest art piece I've ever seen at a museum.
A little Buddha made of soap flipping off the visitors near a fountain.


This is is really interesting as well.
What do you think it represents? Biting the hand that feeds you?


This was a hallway filled with random objects covered in yellow tape.
Funny enough when we walked down this hallway an hour later these things were no longer there.








Below is by far my favorite piece.
There is an incredible amount of detail that's gone into this painting.
It takes up almost the whole wall and when your eyes make their way from one side to the other while you're standing really close you can make out things like people controlled by switches, an Angry Bird, starving children, a monkey with dynamite strapped to it's side and a banana up it's bottom, a coffin, revolutions, and people obliviously with headphones in watching whatever it is on their iPad.



And this one was one of the most interesting exhibits.
It's a pitch black room lined with plexiglass walls that project all types of characters singing, humming and dancing to the music played.


What's your favorite museum in Singapore?

Friday, 2 May 2014

Asian Civilisations Museum

Singapore isn't one of those places that's in your face with things to do.
It's much more of a under the surface bustling with activity type of place.
When/If you decide to move here (or were born here) you have to actively search out things to do.
Especially on rainy days.

Museums tend to fall into that category.
The Asian Civilisations Museum is one option.

It's very heavy on the history.
Because religion (especially Buddhism) is such a big part of Asia, it's rich in that aspect as well.

I found it a little dry, and don't think it would be child friendly... but then again going to school in the USA doesn't necessarily put a lot of emphasis on the history of Southeast Asia.

(I apologize in advance for the shoddy quality of the photos. The museum is dim and all I had was my phone.)

Asian civilisations (civilizations) museum, Singapore

Asian civilisations museum, Singapore


Asian civilizations museum, Singapore


Asian civilizations museum, Singapore




Asian civilizations museum, Singapore

The museum might be a good place to stop by and cool down if you're making your way around Boat Quay.  I don't think it's a full day activity however.

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