Trip to National Museum of Singapore

On 11.09.14, our group visited the National Museum in the afternoon. We were all feeling very excited since it was our first time there. We were greeted by a warm welcome by the receptionist at the service counter. The admission to the museum is free, so we presented our student pass and got to enter.

We went to the “Singapore History” gallery. We expected it to be a dull and boring excursion, but to our surprise, it was a thrilling experience for us. We were given a mini tablet throughout the gallery walk. The tablet contained prerecorded voice messages that explains the different sections and parts of the gallery.

At the first station, we were amazed by a 3-dimensional video that immediately spark our interest.
During the walk in the gallery, we felt like we travelled through time. We saw various olden days artifacts. There was also sound and light effects which made us feel how it felt like in the olden days and experience what life was like last time. We even saw “The Headless horseman” that we learnt about in the history textbook.

The Headless Horseman

Some other artefacts we found were objects like broken chinese bowls and plates, and also what people use last time, such as trishaw for transport. It was indeed an enriching experience for us, as we get to apply what we learnt in school in real life. The hands-on with the tablet also enhance the whole experience for us, since we got to listen to the indepth explanation of what we are seeing. We had a whale of a time while researching for this history project and many knowledge was gained.