Visit NHB museums, snap some photos, blog about it and stand a chance to win Nikon cameras!
Listen to the podcast of the RSI interview with celebrity photographer Dominic Khoo which aired on 6 December here.

Drive down to the Singapore Art Museum and Singapore Philatelic Museum on 7th December for our Explore Singapore! Taxi Drivers’ Open House and collect a free goody bag with free passes for you and your family to visit NHB museums!

Come early and you may have your goody bag handed to you personally by well-loved local celebrity Mark Lee!
1000 goody bags are up for grabs so come on down between 10am and 12noon!

Local funnyman and self-proclaimed ah beng giving a tour of the National Museum? As incredulous as this sounds, the Explore Singapore! ambassador conducted not one, but TWO tours on 1 December for a whopping 180 people to much aplomb and success!

To find out just what the eager participants discovered (and what you missed out), you’ll just have to read on!

400 kids became bookworms on a bright Saturday morning as they travelled on the SMRT storytelling train before ending at the National Museum. At 8am, the train departed from Woodlands MRT and stopped at Marina Bay Station where a bus fetched the children to National Museum for lunch, a play and a tour of the living galleries.

The Singapore River came alive on Sunday morning as some 2500 people took a leisurely walk along scenic Singapore River from Raffles Place before making their way to the Asian Civilisations Museum. From seniors to families with kids in tow, the inaugural Grandparents’ Day Gentle Walk certainly showed that age is but a number and a frame of mind!

Museums have often been misunderstood to be too profound for children. Now, children are turning the misconception on its head by taking the lead in becoming cultural ambassadors for museums. Through I Can Guide!, a unique two-day museum guiding workshop conducted by HandsonLearning Strategies and organised by the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), participants (aged 10-12 years old) gained invaluable knowledge on the diverse cultures of Southeast Asia and learnt guiding etiquette during the school holidays.

The workshop included a wide range of skills, from researching, analysis of information, and even public speaking. On the third day, the limelight was on the eleven participants who smoothly guided their families and other visitors through the Mary and Philbert Chin Gallery at the ACM. I certainly have to admit that I take my hat off to these impressive young adults!

Most of us like flowers, and judging from the attendance of the Floral Design Workshop, the seniors love flowers too! Last Saturday, I attended a workshop conducted by Master Floral Designer Damien Koh from Fleur Connection and came away with a better idea on how to create a simple floral centerpiece. Fluent in Cantonese, Teochew and Hokkien, Damian was able to connect with his dialet speaking audience right from the start. All the 30 odd participants managed to created beautiful floral designs within an hour. Which shows that floral design is not as difficult as I initially thought!

If you thought children know little about art, the young ones who attended the Family workshop – Art, Family and Heritage certainly proved otherwise. Held on 23 November 2007 at the NUS Museum (located at the University Cultural Centre of NUS), both parents and children gathered for a leisurely afternoon of fun and creativity.

Mention Christmas and the first things that come to our minds are Santa Claus, beautifully wrapped gifts and shimmery Christmas trees. So how do spices come into the picture? Through Singaporeans favourite past-time – eating! With exquisite stamps showcasing traditional Christmas favourites such as turkey and ham, Christmas pudding and local Eurasian fare, I was almost drooling mid-way through the exhibition. Although western in origin, many Christmas recipes would not be complete without herbs and spices from the Far East. Join me in discovering how delightful condiments are used to flavour foods and spice up the festivities!

Papers are cheap and easily available. Papers are also an important part of our everyday lives. The minutes, reports and school assignments we spend hours to churn out are all printed on paper before submission. Not forgetting the newspapers, magazines and books we read everyday. If someone in your office threw away a huge stack of paper printed on only one side, you will find yourself shaking your head and saying, “Do you know how many trees you are cutting down?” Yet, have you ever wondered how paper is treated using modern technology?