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Only two hours from Bangkok, the beautiful beaches of Koh Larn - an idyllic island located just west of Pattaya - make a perfect day-trip. Known as Coral Island and covering an area of about 4 square kilometres, you spend the day swimming, snorkeling and sunbathing. Enjoy the abundant coral and underwater world, either from the glass-bottom boat or by diving in. Price includes travel to and from Pattaya, transfer by boat to Koh Larn and Thai lunch.
Includes:
- Private tour by air-conditioned vehicles with driver and English speaking assistance.
- Cruising from Pattaya to Koh Larn and return by speed boat (max. 25 persons/boat).
- Seafood Lunch (Set) and one soft drink per person.
- Beach Chair.
- Transfer from / to hotel in Bangkok.
- Toll way, express way fee.
Excludes:
- Personal expenses such as drinks, tips, laundry, etc
- Private water sport activities (snorkeling, scuba diving, windsurfing, skiing and para-sailing)
- Other services not mentioned in the programRemark:
- Child under 12 years will be applies for child rates
- Join tour min.2 persons departure.
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Animal Kingdom Singapore
Singapore is known all over the world for its parks and wild life scenturies The major parks and their attractions are the following
Jurong Bird Park
One of Singapore's major attractions, the beautifully landscaped 20-hectare Jurong Bird Park is the largest bird park in all of Southeast Asia. Home to over 8,000 birds from 6000 species including one of the largest Hornbill collections in the world, the Jurong Bird Park holds the distinction of having the world's tallest man-made waterfall. Check out its Southeast Asian Birds Aviary where a thunderstorm is simulated everyday at noon, the nocturnal house where owls and kiwis can be found and the colorful Parrot Paradise. Look out also for bird shows. The Bird Park can be covered by monorail or on foot.
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
One of only two rainforests in the world within city boundaries(the other is in Rio de Janeiro), the 164-hectare reserve contains more species of plants than the entire North American continent. At the heart of the reserve lies Singapore's highest point- Bukit Timah Hill at 164 meters above sea level - with wildlife like long-tailed macaques, flying lemurs and the seldom-seen pangolin and mouse deer waiting to be discovered.
Chinese and Japanese Gardens
Situated side by side, the Chinese and Japanese Gardens reflect very contrasting landscapes. The 13-hectare Chinese Garden re-creates a classical Chinese imperial garden with twin pagodas, a Suzhou-style Penjing garden, a tea gallery and other Chinese architecture. The Japanese Garden, on the other hand, emphasizes simplicity, with stone lanterns, shrubs, Zen rock gardens, traditional summer houses and classical Japanese motifs creating a soothing atmosphere.
East Coast Park
A favorite playground of Singaporeans, the East Coast park, off the East Coast Parkway between Bedok and Marine Parade, holds many avenues for fun. One can bowl, cycle, windsurf, canoe, and have a picnic, roller-blade or just chill out here. Or you can enjoy yourself at the various leisure attractions like East Coast Tennis Center or the Laguna Golf Course. Gourmands will love the UDMC seafood centre.
Fort Canning Park
Fort Canning Park, behind the Singapore Drama Center and Singapore History Museum was built by the British between 1859 and 1861 as an arms store, barracks and hospital. The hill is sacred to the Malays because this is where early Malay rulers were laid to rest. This is also where Sir Stamford Raffles built his own bungalow, Singapore's first Government House. Fort Canning is now a popular venue for the arts, including sculpture exhibitions, plays and ballet under the stars .
The Night Safari
As the world's first and only night zoo, this is an experience that cannot be recommended enough! You can view - by tram ( extra charges apply) or by foot on one of the three Walking Trails, or a combination of both to experience the park set in eight geographical zones. Catch the twice-nightly "Creatures of the Night" show, a highly entertaining and educational animal show featuring a cougar, binturong, civet and an otter .
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Zoological Gardens Singapore
The Singapore Zoological Gardens is one of the world's few open zoos, where moats are preferred to cages. Though leopards, pumas and jaguars still have to be kept behind bars, this is a thoughtful, humane place, which manages to approximate the natural habitats of the animals it holds. There are over two thousand animals here, representing more than 240 species, so it's best to allow a whole day for your visit.
The Singapore Zoo is a garden - lush and green with specks of colours. Lovely landscaping, spectacular views of the Seletar Reservoir and the sound of cascades, make a walk around the Zoo a truly pleasant experience. Though leopards, pumas and jaguars still have to be kept behind bars, this is a thoughtful, humane place, which manages to approximate the natural habitats of the animals it holds. There are over two thousand animals here, representing more than 240 species, so it's best to allow a whole day for your visit.
Key Attractions :
CHILDREN'S WORLD
The 3-hectare Children's World is divided into Play Land and Animal Land. Play Land provides the opportunity for children to utillise the conventinal play equipment, while at Animal Land, domesticated animals such as cows, sheep, goats, rabbits, pigs, horses, ducks and geese are on display. Children can have 'hands on' experience with chicks, rabbits and some baby animals at Pets' Corner.
PRIMATE KINGDOM
The 1-hectare kingdom houses approximately 100 primates of 11 species. These include the lion-tailed macaques, patas or Hussar monkeys, celebes apes, colobus monkeys and capuchins.
WILD AFRICA
A prime example typifying different species of animals residing harmoniously in on habitat as in in the wild. You will find the white-tailed gnu displayed with gemsbok and the zebras resides with the scimitar-horned oryx.
THE NIGHT SAFARI
The Night Safari is the world's first wildlife park built to be viewed at night. It is not an ordinary zoo simply illuminated by night or a modern version of nocturnal houses found in many zoos. Set in 40 hectares of dense secondary forest, the Night Safari offers guests the unique experience of exploring wildlife in a tropical jungle at night.
The birth of the Night Safari is a result of a combination of factors. Displaying tropical animals at night seemed ideal since 90% of them are nocturnal and therefore most active after dusk. Singapore's predictable sunset at around 7.30pm and cool nights with little rainfall mean fewer operational problems for an outdoor night attraction.
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Underwater World Singapore
Underwater World : Voyage to the bottom of the Sea
Underwater World Singapore is one of Asia's most popular oceanariums. It has more than 2,500 marine animals from 250 species. More than 18 million visitors have been won over by our exhibits since its opening in 1991.
Underwater World Singapore is a state-of-the-art leisure attraction showcasing the rich variety of marine life to be found around the region. Situated on Singapore's 'pleasure island' of Sentosa, it complements the many other educational and recreational activities available here.
At Underwater World Singapore, visitors are taken on a 'voyage to the bottom of the sea', which begins at the sandy beaches and shallow rock pools at the water's edge. Besides opening visitors' eyes to the brilliance and diversity of undersea life, Underwater World Singapore also plays an important role in education and marine conservation. School visits are actively supported, and a number of new educational programmes are planned. It is also a tribute to Underwater World Singapore that many fish living here, such as the blacktip and whitetip sharks, eagle rays and big-belly seahorses, breed quite naturally - indicating how comfortable they are with their environment.
Underwater Viewing Exhibits
I ) POLAR BEARS
An underwater viewing exhibit measuring 2.4m high, allows visitors to 'rub nnoses' with these magnnficent inhabitants of the arctic regions. A three-tiered seating gallaery enables visitors to watch the lively feeding sessions held three time daily. To further enhance the unimpaired viewing of the bears when on land, a concealed dry moat was also installed.
II ) SEALIONS AND PENGUINS
Consisting of 10 glass panels, this is one of the longest viewing galleries in the world. Visitors are transported a step closer to the Antarctic World, where they view these animals frolicking in the water, on a simulated beach and on the elevated rock ledges. From a four-tiered seating gallery, visitors can view the agile Californian sealions during the daily feeding sessions.
III ) CROCODILES AND FALSE GHAVIALS
At this exhibit, visitors can view these awe-inspiring creatures in a mangrove-like habitat and observe the previously unseen underwater environment of the crocodiles and false ghavials. In addition, you may even have the opportuity to witness newly hatched and yung crocodiles which are displayed through the glass window of the crocodile nursery. Look out too for the heron, cattle egret, scarlet and glossy ibises perched on the crocodiles.
IV ) PYGMY HIPPOS
A walk through a meandering riverine path brings visitors face to face with pygmy hippos which are either submerged in water or waddling on land. Watch the pygmy hippos perform their graceful dance in the water (compared to their clumsiness on land). Dominated by the pygmy hippos in two separate glass-fronted underwater viewing enclosures, the riverine path also displays the blue and red duikers. Housed in four separate tanks are the giant arapaima, giant gourami and the electric catfish. Landscaping of the artificial rockwork, mud bank, waterfalls and lush fringing vegetation lend an exotic touch to this complex ecosystem.
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Dolphin Lagoon Singapore
The first of its kind in Asia - Underwater World's new Dolphin Lagoon at the Central Beach houses the Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphins, commonly known as pink dolphins for its coat of "bubbly" pink. Built at a cost of approximately S$3 million, the Dolphin Lagoon was specially constructed to simulate a natural environment similar to their original habitat. Containing approximately 30 million litres of filtered natural seawater, the lagoon has an undulating sandy bottom to provide the dolphins with a variety of water depths and is surrounded by lovely white beaches lined with palm trees.
At the "Meet-the Dolphin" sessions, visitors are able to watch the dolphins perform their natural behaviours such as spy-hop, tail-flapping, vocalisations etc. Some visitors will also be allowed to wade into shallow waters, under the guidance of staff from the Underwater World, to touch and feed these wonderful and highly intelligent animals.
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Singapore Isle
SENTOSA : Singapore's resort island getaway is a must-see for all visitors. The largest and best known of Singapore’s offshore islands is also one of the closest to the mainland. Sentosa is a multi-million dollar pleasure resort girdled by a monorail and offering a wide range of activities and attractions. These include the Underwater World and Dolphin Lagoon, Images of Singapore, the recently upgraded Musical Fountain Show, the Maritime Museum; and the New Food Centre. Lovely gardens, beautiful beaches and a plethora of restaurants and eating places all contribute to the island’s popularity with tourists and locals alike with great excitement.
Cool off at Fantasy Island, Sentosa's spectacular new water theme park. Developed at a cost of over $50 million, Fantasy Island boasts 13 different fulfilled water rides and a mind boggling 31 different water slides as well as three activity pools
A spectacular, multi sensory experience awaits visitors at Sentosa's VolcanoLand. Budding explorers will discover aspects of the extinct Mayan civilization, fossils, archaeological digs and a "pit cage" to transport them to the very heart of the "volcano". Watch out for the half-hourly eruptions of "the world's most active volcano" as the power of ancient geological forces produce a 30-metre column of smoke that can even be seen from the World Trade Centre.
Pulau Ubin :
Pulau Ubin is a window into Singapore 30 years ago - thatched huts, backyard orchards, dirt tracks and interesting wildlife off the northeastern coast of Singapore, shaped like a boomerang and covered by low hills. This offshore island is being developed into a nature park complete with trails, shelters, camping sites, chalets and other basic amenities.
To enjoy the natural vegetation and the laidback kampong atmosphere, one should try leisure walking or cycling. The trails have been upgraded to facilitate trekking and basic amenities like toilets and shelters are available for the convenience of visitors.
St. John’s Island :
St. John’s Island, a former penal colony which has been transformed into a tranquil resort with abundant watersport activities and holiday bungalows, makes an ideal getaway. This large hilly island has been transformed into a tranquil getaway with swimming lagoons, beaches, picnic grounds, trekking routes and soccer fields. It is perfect for a weekend visit.
Kusu or 'Turtle Inland' :
Kusu or 'Turtle' Inland is best known for its legend of how a giant turtle turned itself into an island in order to save two shipwrecked sailors, a Malay and a Chinese. Lazarus and Sisters Islands are some of the other easily accessible tropical paradises known for snorkelling and diving. Simply catch a ferry from the Singapore Cruise Centre at the World Trade Centre or hire your own boat from Jardine Steps, Clifford Pier or the Changi Jetty.
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Volcanoland Singapore
EXPRIENCE THE WORLD's MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO!
Brace yourself for an incredible experience in a new world of adventure and fantasy. Discover a lost civilization and an ancient tribe. Follow the footsteps of Professor Hugo and Igo-Nogo into the legendary Volcano for a subterranean journey tracing the evolution of life. Descend into the Center of the Earth and into the Kingdom of Fire! Survive a volcanic eruption
Key Attractions in Volcanoland :
Archaeological Dig
Begin your adventure by uncovering the secrets of a mysterious ancient excavation.
Cavern Of Delights
Cross a rickety rope bridge suspended over bubbling pools. Marvel at the spectrum of colour amidst glittering underground waterfalls in a desmostration of Nature's beauty. Expedition Headquarters
Stumble into the headquarters of an explorer extraordinaire where he will reveal the secrets of his own adventure and hint of the dangers beyond
The Pit Cage
Descend into the centre of th earth with the PIT CAGE, and take a riveting back in time.
The Bonarium
Trek through the subterranean caves deep in the bowels of the earth. Experience the wonders of Nature's secrets with its ancient fossils and prehistoric bones.
The Kingdom Of Fire
Finally emerge into a twilight zone where time stands still, as the story of the universe unfolds before your very eyes. Be a witness to the awesome power of the infinite King of Fire when he unleashes the violent energy of a volcanic eruption - culminating the end to an exciting adventure!
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Jurong Bird Park
The largest bird park in all of South East Asia, The Jurong Bird Park is one of the world's largest and most impressive aviaries with more than 8000 birds of 600 different species from all over the world. Highlights include Waterfall Aviary, at 30m (98ft) the world's highest manmade waterfall, and the South East Asian Bird Aviary, where a thunderstorm is simulated every day at noon.
The new Lodge on Flamingo Lake promises food not just fit for birds. Bird shows feature flamingos, macaws, hornbills and cockatoos and one of the biggest attractions is the Penguin Parade, housing more than 200 penguins of five species. An air-conditioned monorail covers the entire park.
Take a ride on the air-conditioned Panorail for a panoramic view of the Park and into a tropical world of jungle mists at the Waterfall Aviary. Enjoy the spectacular Penguin Exhibit with an underwater viewing gallery and do not miss the All Star Bird Show, reputed as world-class.
Birds of Prey Show :
Lighting swift manoevres. Daring feats. Catch the Fuji World of Hawks and the Kings of the Skies shows.
Spectacular Waterfall Aviary :
Stand amazed at the world's tallest manmade waterfall. Wander through the mist of the world's largest walk-in aviary. Catch Lories, Starlings and Bee-eaters swooping down for their feed.
Southeast Asian Birds Aviary :
A walk through this lush rainforest will reward you with glimpses of exotic and endangered birds from Southeast Asia. At noon, you can even experience a tropical thunderstorm.
Panorail Pleasure Ride :
A 10 minute air-conditioned ride in this monorail gives you a sweeping vista of the BirdPark's most spectacular attractions from an aerial vantage point.
Penguin Parade
See rock formations swarming with penguins of every shape and size. Don't miss the flurry of activities at feeding time.
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Singapore Tours
Asian Civilisations Museum
Housed in a restored neo-classical building dating back to 1910, the museum focuses on the world of Chinese beliefs, symbolism, connoisseurship and the Chinese scholar tradition, with a collection of Buddhist artifacts, imperial porcelain and seventeenth-century Ming-style furniture. It is seen as an important showcase for the culture's development. There are free guided tours.
Chinatown :
Singapore's Chinatown evolved in about 1821 when the first Chinese junk arrived from Xiamen, Fujian province. Its four main districts - Kreta Ayer, Telok Ayer, Tanjong Pagar and Bukit Pasoh - each have a distinctive flavour of their own. The Chinese heart, in the Trengganu/Smith Street area, is marked by the Fuk Tak Chi and Thian Hock Keng temples. Housewives haggle for the best produce making this a lively and noisy ethnic quarter at times. But peace and quiet is available in the temples and at Yixing Xuan's Teahouse where the ancient, ritualistic art of making tea as a metaphor for life goes on.
Built in 1887 and declared a National Monument exactly 100 years later, Raffles Hotel is one of the world's last remaining Victorian grand hotels of the East. Its 160 million Singapore Dollar facelift in 1991, based on its heyday in 1915, has ensured the hotel retains the unique charm of an age and sensibility now just a memory. Tourists flock for afternoon tea in the Tiffin Room and a Singapore Sling in the Long Bar.
Chinese and Japanese Gardens :
Situated at the very west end of the MRT line and lying side by side, these gardens are something of a haven of tranquility away from the city. The 13-hectare (32.5-acre) Chinese Garden portrays the Imperial Sung Dynasty style and echoes the grandeur of the Beijing Summer Palace with its bridges, pagodas, stone-boat and teahouse. The Japanese Garden, by contrast, emphasises Zen simplicity with stone lanterns, hillocks and a dry garden. Classical Japanese motifs help create an atmosphere of anodyne calm.
Supreme Court and City Hall
Dating from 1939, the Supreme Court is one of the last colonial constructions. Its Corinthian columns surround stately interiors featuring murals by Italian artist Cavaliere Rodolfo Nolli. Next door is City Hall, another giant structure, built in 1929, and the site of the Japanese surrender to Lord Mountbatten in 1945. Visitors may tour the premises with the useful Guide to the Supreme Court and attend most open court hearings. Visitors who want to learn more about the local judiciary can visit the Multimedia Gallery, as well as the Supreme Court Open House-cum-Exhibition.
Singapore Botanic Gardens :
Singapore Botanic Gardens offer a reminder of a real land that time forgot: the gardens epitomize the tropical island's luxuriant parks with a combination of primary jungle and elegantly laid out flowerbeds and shrubs. Spread over 52 hectares (128 acres), the gardens hold more than half a million species of plant life. The National Orchid Garden has the world's largest orchid display featuring over 20,000 orchids.
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve :
This 164-hectare (405-acre) reserve, 12km (7.5 miles) from the city centre, is one of only two world nature reserves within city boundaries (the other is in Rio de Janeiro). The reserve contains more species of trees than the entire North American continent. Almost all of the island's forests were destroyed at some point in its history. Species of larger animals were rendered extinct, but, today, the fortunate visitor may glimpse a flying lemur or anteater. Only here is there a substantial area of primary rainforest.
Changi Prison Chapel & Museum :
Singapore has not always been smiling faces and success. During World War II, three years of conflict with the Japanese before capitulation saw 50,000 civilians and soldiers imprisoned in Changi. The new home of the Changi Prison Chapel and Museum was recently completed and is four times larger than the original. The chapel is a replica of many chapels built during the conflict. The museum records the daily life of prisoners in photographs, paintings and sketches.
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Nightlife Singapore
Feel like a swing tonight? Then nights in Singapore are all yours to re-discover glamour. After-hours entertainment is either distinctly ex-pat or distinctly Singaporean and there are plenty of venues where visitors can enjoy both Eastern and Western nightlife in style. Night spots in Singapore tend to exist in clusters, making pub-hopping even easier. Each spot caters to a different type of crowd so it's well worth doing some exploring. Below you will find a guide to spice up the senses of pub-crawlers and other nocturnal creatures with solid entertainment.
There is little room for an alternative music scene but the range of clubs and hotel bars are popular, especially at weekends. The bars in the major hotels along Orchard Road are a good bet for a refined drink or even to meet clients. Locals who can’t afford the high prices of such places are happy to drink beer in some of the all-night hawker centres or food streets.
Boat Quay : Heaven for Party Goers
Certain areas and venues are popular with wealthier foreign workers and tourists. Boat Quay is filled with tourists; a string of shop-houses converted into noisy bars and restaurants overlook the river and passers-by are enticed in with happy-hour drinks. One of the best known places is Harry’s Bar, a favourite haunt of Baring’s Bank fraudster Nick Leeson with live jazz and jamming sessions most evenings.
Bars:
Singapore has a bar to cater for every taste, from the refined colonial grandeur of Raffles Hotel’s Bar & Billiard and the Long Bar, to the live music at Muddy Murphy’s Irish Pub, opposite Orchard Towers. The 19th-century Peranakan shop-houses on Emerald Hill contain a good cluster of bars. These include No. 5, 5 Emerald Hill, Ice Cold Beer, 9 Emerald Hill, and Que Pasa, the city’s oldest wine bar, 7 Emerald Hill. The Alley Bar, 2 Emerald Hill, is a stylish new addition and, as its name suggests, is converted from the narrow space between shop-houses. Opium, Empress Place Waterfront, near the Fullerton Hotel and next to Indochine (see Restaurants), fashionable new bar on thewaterfront, with tables and huge sofas for alfresco drinking. Altivo Bar, 109 Mount Faber Road, sits on top of Mount Faber, good on a hot evening with a club, chill-out area and bar catering to a fairly hip crowd.
Clubs:
Still going strong is Zouk, Jiak Kim Street, one of the best-known clubs in town, and good enough to attract famous foreign DJs .It is also home to other clubs within its walls: Velvet Underground, which attracts a more mature crowd and offers a mellower brand of hip; Phuture and the Wine Bar. The place of the moment is The Gallery Evanson Hotel on Orchard Road, within which is Orb, a spacious, two-storey bar playing laidback sounds. Centro 360, at One Fullerton, is a super-hip huge venue, with gay nights on Sunday. The Liquid Room, at the G@llery Hotel, is a dimly lit, retro-style bar on the ground floor, with a large alfresco area and huge dance floor upstairs.
Karaoke:
As in the rest of Asia, karaoke remains an inordinately popular evening’s entertainment. Sparks, 7th Floor, Tower B, Ngee Ann City, is South East Asia’s largest nightspot with 18 karaoke rooms. At the Lava Lounge, Grange Road, you can sing along against the backdrop of its 70s space age disco lounge and retro music. There are plenty of other karaoke bars off Smith Street in Chinatown and along Duxton Road.
Live music:
The infamous Harry’s Bar, Boat Quay, features a live jazz band and jam session Tues-Sun nights with pot luck on Mondays, while at Crazy Elephant, further along on Clarke Quay, rhythm and blues bands alternate with classic rock’n’roll and alternative underground music daily. Overseas jazz musicians are hosted at Somerset’s Bar at the Westin Stamford Hotel. The Hard Rock Café, Cuscadem Road, features the Malay reggae band Bushmen, every Sunday night.
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Sentosa Island
SENTOSA: The largest and best known of Singapore’s offshore islands is also one of the closest to the mainland. Sentosa is a multi-million dollar pleasure resort girdled by a monorail and offering a wide range of activities and attractions. These include the Underwater World and Dolphin Lagoon, Images of Singapore, the recently upgraded Musical Fountain Show, the Maritime Museum; and the New Food Centre.
Lovely gardens, beautiful beaches and a plethora of restaurants and eating places all contribute to the island’s popularity with tourists and locals alike. Many prefer to skip the theme park attractions and head straight for Sentosa’s beaches – Siloso, Central and Tanjong – where a wide range of watersports is available. These were built with imported white sand and are often crowded, especially at weekends.
The Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom Museum :
The Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom Museum is one of the largest collections of butterflies in the region with some 2,500 butterflies, and insects from more than 50 species including rhino beetles and scorpions. In an environment replicating nature as closely as possible, it is a monument built in remembrance of the hundreds and thousands of these tiny creatures lost due to increasing urbanisation and deforestation worldwide.
The Merlion :
At 37 metres tall, the mystical Merlion stands guard over Singapore's good fortune. Different from the 8-metre tall statue standing at the Singapore River, this Merlion is a 12-storey high viewing tower and also one of the tallest free form structures in Asia. The Merlion also reveals many secrets from the sea-scores of beautiful tropical fish, a mysterious sunken pirate ship filled with treasure, and a huge array of surprises.
Art finds a home at Sentosa
Artists have found a new place where their creative juices can flow freely. Sentosa Artists Village is now home to five resident artists: Milenko Prvacki, Tay Bak Koi, Tan Kay Nguan, Teh Chan Kerk and Max Kong Kum Chuen.
This new art studio and gallery on Sentosa is the location where these men create and showcase their art works for the enjoyment of Singaporeans and foreign visitors alike.
Activities :
Apart from its natural advantages including sandy white beaches, there are numerous man-made attractions and lots of beach activities such as pedal cars, aqua-bikes, fun bugs, canoes, windsurfing and swimming. There is also fascinating flora and fauna, historical enclaves, adventure theme parks and golf.
With several five-star hotels, romantic dining under the stars and night time entertainment including a musical fountain, a night market and the Enchanted Grove of Tembusu, Sentosa has everything a visitor could desire in a
venue.
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Art Museum Singapore
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is one of the first art museums with international standard museum facilities and programmes in Southeast Asia. Dedicated to the collection and display of 20th-century Singapore and Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art, SAM joins a league of new generation museums around the world with well-executed exhibitions and community outreach. The Museum houses the national art collection of Singapore and has the largest collection in 20th-century Southeast Asian art by a public institution internationally.
Within a year of opening its doors in January 1996 at the restored 19th-century old St Joseph's institution building on Bras Basah Road, the Singapore Art Museum has staged a comprehensive two-component exhibition on Themes in Southeast Asian Art and a Century of art in Singapore.
Meeting with the West and the Best :
In a relatively short time, the Museum has gained a credible standing with its international counterparts. Following its first year of establishment, the Museum has brought in several international shows including Leonardo da Vinci :Scientist-Inventor-Artist, Tryst with Destiny : Art in Independent India, German Art :1960s to 1970s, The Origins of Modern art in France and more recently, Monet to Moore: Millennium Gift of The Sara Lee Corporation. These provide a context and forum for art development and practices of Southeast Asia.
Unique Collection :
Since its opening, the Museum's permanent collection has grown from under 2,000 art works to over 4,000, making it the largest collection of 20th-century Southeast Asian art in the region. Along with Imaging Selves, the Museum's first exhibition featuring its permanent collection, the Museum also curated country focus exhibitions, From There to Now and Soul Ties: The Land & Her People, on Malaysia and Indonesia respectively.
The art of the region is given international exposure through the Museum's travelling exhibition programme. Come 2000, Sam will be spearheading its first travelling exhibition on Southeast Asian art, titled Diobok-Obok, to various international venues.
Stimulating the Cultural Environment :
Visitors to the Singapore Art Museum can expect to find an interactive, living centre for art, with advanced museum facilities. Its 10,000-square metre floor space includes 14 full climate-controlled galleries, an electronic E-mage Gallery which runs interactive programmes featuring some of the Museum's collection on a large visual monitor, a reference library, an auditorium, a multi-purpose hall, a museum shop, courtyards and a café, all together ensure a quality experience for visitors.
Since its opening, the Museum has been stimulating the cultural environment of Singapore and continues to do so with breathtaking shows and exciting programmes.
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