Celebrate Philippines
At the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, one gets to know the culture and civilisations of the different parts of Asia. One can enjoy the ancient and valuable display pieces/artefacts, rich in Asian’s cultural and historical values, at the galleries here …… and the best thing is without having to step out of Singapore.
Asian Civilisations Museum, resting along the peaceful river bank of Singapore River, at Empress Place
As the Asian Civilisations Museum was featuring the special programme on “Celebrate Philippines” ….yes! with free admissions to galleries, goodie bags, free ice cream, cooking demonstrations of Filipino’s delicacies, and free exciting performances and fun for the family….on last weekend (unfortunately special performances only for two days), we naturally made our way there with my mom! It was an eye-opener as we got closer to the exquisite displays in the galleries and the kids definitely were not bored as they were kept occupied by the dances and Filipino martial arts performance. My mom was awed by the religious artefacts.
The special exhibition on “Land of the Morning: The Philippines and its People” is still on at the Museum till 10 Jan 2010. For more details about the museum and the special exhibitions, you may visit http://www.acm.org.sg.
We had an educational trip for both ourselves, the kids and my mom and it was definitely a half day well-spent:)
Costumes Display…..
Squeezing for a photoshot in Filipino traditional costumes
Spanish Bolera Dances
Cooking Demonstrations
Brendan enjoying his ice-cream from Philippines. I must say the jackfruit and mango ice-creams tasted really good! There are mango and jackfruit pieces in them!
This will be exciting! Thanks for the info Denesa. I might have a visit this weekend :)
Hi VanillaSeven, do note that the special performances like dance and martial arts (as part of Celebrate Philippines) were available only last weekend. However the special exhibitions is still on (but they do not allow photography inside that particular gallery) and do check out the museum website for admission fees. However, the main galleries display many other artefacts and historical pieces that make the place worth visiting:)
Thanks for the insightful sharing Denesa, although I can’t be there but I already got some taste of it….
Long queue for ice cream but with patience you got it through again.
Brendan was so lucky to have some…He..He..
wow///i’m so proud to know that a foreigner like you can appreciate our culture. it means a lot to me!
i hope i can visit Singapore soon.
Wow, it sure looks fun! Isaac’s school just brought them there for an excursion yesterday! So, I’m really glad to read this and see all the photos here, as I had no idea what they did or saw there. Thanks for sharing. :)
Aiyoooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
The costumes are GORGEOUS!
And you guys definitely have a la-la good time eh?
And to end it with that Yummy ice-cream? AAAaaawwww….
interesting info..
Well, such a coincident Ing! I hope Isaac has enjoyed himself:)
It is always interesting to learn more about other’s culture. Looking forward to your visit to Singapore:)
Hi Yoon See and Angeline, it is worth the queue to taste the ice cream, supposedly to be from foreign land.
Thanks Wenn….