The new permanent exhibits at the National Museum of Singapore are up with a more interactive and compelling way of telling the history of Singapore. The Singapore history gallery on level 1 charts the development of the island through the various stages - Singapura, a crown colony,
Syonan-To and finally Singapore. What really stood out for me in terms of intensity was the Syonan-To years when Singapore fell to the Japanese. The pictures, stories and items on exhibit told a vivid story and I 'm sure many school kids will be making school excursions soon.
National Museum of Singapore
93 Stamford Road
10-7 pm daily
Admission : Free for Singaporeans and permanent residents (SG50 year)
$10 adults and $5 students and seniors aged 60 and above
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| The Japanese invaded Singapore from Johore riding on similar bicycles |
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| How the Japanese and the Allies squared up in terms of soldiers and artillery |
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| This table at the boardroom of Ford Motors was where the British officially surrendered to the Japanese |
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| Changi Prison was built as a civilian prison in the 1930s but it was overcrowded with POWs and civilian interns when Singapore fell. |
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| A Changi prison cell door used during those dark years |
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| An exhibit featuring the clothes that war heroine Elizabeth Choy wore when she was interrogated and tortured by the Japanese |
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| Jubilation broke out on the streets when the Japanese surrendered putting an end to the war |
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| The Japanese surrendered after the bombing of Hiroshima |
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| Lord Mountbatten and troops at the official surrender ceremony of the Japanese |
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