It has been a long day for me. Had lunch with E.W & Tuan at Chinatown before we headed to OG to pick my super advanced birthday present. Hehe~! So, I chose a Braun Buffel wallet for myself.
--ArtScience Museum @ Marina Bay Sands--
We bought the admission tickets at Hg Mall's Sistic counter on Saturday. It's $30 for adults (20% off for OCBC cardmembers). So, I only paid $24.60. There are many time slots for you to choose. I think they want to control the crowd, so do pick your time slot wisely.
There are lots of pictures, and I can only show some of them.
Sg's biggest private museum finally opened its doors this month.
To the lobby.
There are 4 levels in the museum, and we started from Level 4.
Nothing much to see at the ArtScience Exhibition. You got to see how high-tech the museum was. Haha! There were a few touch screen comps there, and whatever u are reading will be reflected on the white wall in front of it.
We saw another row of touch screen panels, and you can send postcards to your pals! Cool! I decided to try it myself and picked a postcard.
Type in email address and message.
This is what I received from my mailbox. Next time I can bring a list of email addresses and send to friends worldwide. Hehe!
This is another room with large screen panels. No special programmes shown though.
We went to Level 3 and Genghis Khan welcomed us.
The exhibition is held at the Upper Galleries, which is in the lotus shaped building. The exhibition layout started from Introduction of Genghis Khan, to his roots, rise of the mongols, building an empire, Genghis Statesman, After Genghis Khan, The Empire divided and Mongolia Today.
A Mongolian calligraphy on the wall.
Introduction to the Mongol empire.
The Imperial Passport, "Paiza".
Shaman's costume and drum.
A painted reindeer bone.
The Ger.
Jades.
Sword.
Chain-mail armour and arrowheads.
Arch and bows.
Leather armour.
Polished Mongolian Straight Sword.
Traction Trebuchet.
Read history of Mongol Empire on the white wall. (High-tech!)
Here's a miniature traction trebuchet for you to play.
Triple-bow Siege Crossbow.
Reproduction of the monument known as "Genghis Khan Stone".
A mummy's coffin.
Reminder!
Mongolian mummy of a tall female who died in the 11th or 12th century.
This is the place where you can take a rest, and watched performance by the Mongolian musicians.
Lots of Kiln were displayed too.
Impressive Qingbai Kiln.
Longquan Kiln.
Man's robe.
Woman's robe.
Eight Thousand Verses, gold on black paper.
Book with wrapping "10 Dogshid".
Monument to Khogshin Teel Fortress.
Buddhist chimes used during prayers.
Jamsran Tsam Mask, used by dance performers.
Porcelain of the Yuan dynasty.
Pair of Jars, Ceramic with coral encrustation.
A Ger for kids.
We moved on to B2, and visited the Silk Road exhibition first. Exhibition layout starts with introduction, Xi'an, Turfan, Samarkand and Baghdad.
This is where our silk comes from....
The machine to weave silk.
There are Ewer, Rhyton (horn-shaped vessel), Wine Peddler, and gold cup.
A simple showcase of the Karez water system in Turfan.
Showcase of what people wrote on when paper was not invented from East, South and West Asia.
Silver ore which is found in Central Asia.
Wanna get a better idea of the Silk Road? Click on them!
We're at the Baghdad section. Lovely glass from West Asia.
They also showcased various types of glass.
A mechanical marvel to tell the time.
Another device to tell the time, Astrolabe.
Book of Stars.
Mihrab Tile. It helps to indicate the direction of prayer.
A small theatre was found in the exhibition area.
We walked over to the last exhibition of the day, Shipwrecked: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds. I liked the visual tools they have for us. The exhibition layout includes 5 sections, Context (incl. Founder & Prologue), Discovery/Recovery, Cargo and Epilogue.
Info on where the shipwreck was found, and importance of SG Straits in international maritime trade. So actually, it was near Sumatra. I thought it was near SG.
Jars of various sizes.
26 bowls, Changsha Kiln.
Tripod incense burner with man and lion, Changsha Kiln.
Changsha wares with green glaze.
Ewers.
There were 4 rows showing everyday ware found in the wreck. Every bowl has a different drawing.
Four-lobed bowls with moulded and applied dragon medallion.
Stemcups with different animals inside.
Ewer with lugs and freely modelled dragon-head spout and feline-shaped handle.
Super impressive monumental ewer with incised floral lozenges and clouds.
Pair of lobed oval bowls.
Pair of square lobed dishes.
Round lobed dish.
Incense burner with openwork decoration.
Cups and dishes.
Leaf-shaped box.
View of Sg Flyer and Double Helix Bridge.
Esplanade.
Raffles Place.--Dinner @ Pasta De Waraku, Marina Square--
Had my not-so-filling dinner at Pasta De Waraku.
My Scallop and Asparagus spaghetti in wafu sauce.
Tuan's crab, salmon & scallop spaghetti with soup.--Shopping @ Plaza Singapura--
Walked around PS as Tuan wanted to shop, and she managed to find a pair of sandals. I was trying to find a top to attend my colleague's wedding dinner, but it's really not easy to find. In the end, E.W and I saw a nice top from Springfield. Not sure if I want to wear though...lol!
