Getting There

Date	Event & Description
11 Feb 1999 to 31 Dec 2002	Heritage Exhibition View this splendid display of the vibrant multi-ethnic cultures of Singapore. Visitors can gain insights into the lifestyles of the four ethnic groups by trying their hands on the traditional instruments, ethnic costumes and even walk on a five-footway (corridor) of a traditional shop-house, all within one gallery. Daily utilitarian items from yesteryears are also on display. The museum is open from 9am to 6pm, Tuesdays through Sundays.
20 Mar 1999 to 31 Dec 2002	Imaging Selves This exhibition inaugurates the Singapore Art Museum's Permanent Collection Exhibition Programme. Five galleries are dedicated to the display of the museum's fine collection of Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art. Featuring up to 100 works of art, Imaging Selves takes a look at the construction and representation of identity and self through the genre of portraiture.
7 Dec 2000 to 31 Dec 2002	The Peranakan Legacy This exhibition showcases the unique material heritage of the Peranakan or "local-born" Chinese in Singapore, Malaysia and the Indonesian Archipelago. Visitors will find dedicated displays on the textile, beadwork, silverwork, porcelain, betel-chewing and jewellery traditions of the Peranakan. Highlights include an exquisite silver and porcelain pieces from the holdings of the Mariette Collection; a major private collection of Peranakan art.
10 Jul 2001 to 28 Feb 2002	History on Canvas! Glimpses of the Past Through Historical Paintings This exhibition illustrates Singapore's colonial history through significant historical landscape paintings and portraits of governers. The portrait of Sir Swettenham was commissioned by the Straits Association to commemorate his long period of service in Singapore. It is one of the most valuable treasures in the Singapore History Museum's collection.
9 Nov 2001 to 31 Mar 2002	Sacred Threads: Ceremonial Textiles of Southeast Asia Sacred Threads is an exhibition of 30 pieces of traditional woven textiles, dating between 70 to 100 years old. Alongside the exhibit is a small selection of ceremonial accessories. The pieces featured are primarily from the main and outer islands of Indonesia, with a small representation from Laos, Kampuchea and Burma.
10 Nov 2001 to 26 Feb 2002	Celebration Singapore Must celebration last only a day? Not in New Asia - Singapore! From 10 Nov 2001 through 26 Feb 2002, Celebration Singapore brings you four months of dazzling festive celebrations and popular events. Bask in the brilliant light-ups, witness the excitement of diverse cultural celebrations, delight in the thrill of family entertainment topped off with an explosive array of events...Come and experience the fun for yourself. Make your dream come through with Celebration Singapore!
7 Dec 2001 to 10 Feb 2002	MY UNIVERSE, MY ART - Retrospective Art Exhibition of Sun Yu-li The exhibition features 80 over works featuring the development of Sun Yu-li's entire artistic career. Encompassing his extensive body of work, the retrospective exhibition showcases not only his finished artworks but his preparatory sketches and drawings as well. His works will be arranged chronologically in the exhibition which span from 1987 to 2001. On display will be: - Marquette in plaster/polystyronefoam; - Marquette in cardboard layers; - Small and medium size bronze works; - Forged steel pieces; - BC-AD series (bronze work); - "Cosmic dance" mobile works; - Steel works; - Samples realizing his art on sandblast / inlay slabs, slump glass pieces, V.E. panels; - Paintings of various size with different medium;
8 Dec 2001 to 3 Feb 2002	Nokia Singapore Art 2001 Nokia Singapore Art 2001 (NSA01), Singapore's premier visual arts festival will open from 8 December 2001 - 3 February 2002. Celebrating the diversity of visual art practices and displaying the latest contemporary art developments in Singapore, NSA01 has been revamped to attract a wider variety of participants, with works of high quality. With an exciting new theme of Histories/Identities/Technologies/Spaces (HITS): Singapore Art Today, for two months, NAS01 will showcase a series of curated exhibitions hosted within an art precinct. The festival will include affiliate and in-conjunction exhibitions across the island, as well as interesting talks and forums in a weekend series. An international Symposium providing a platform for dialogue and exchange featuring internationally renowned speakers will also be part of the festival.
26 Jan 2002 to 11 Feb 2002	Flower Garden Fair Ushering the Lunar New Year, Albert Mall comes alive with a bustling flower market offering the best of tropical flowering plants and exotic species from the region. Be dazzled by hundreds of butterflies in the butterfly aviary, which sets to complement the garden atmosphere. Not to be missed are the flower arrangement competition and song bird singing competition held on 2nd and 3rd February. Over 500 singing birds will compete for the top prizes. Catch the cultural performances over the weekends as well! A treat for all flora and bird enthusiasts!
26 Jan 2002 to 26 Feb 2002	Lunar New Year Light-Up 2002 Give your senses a treat during this month-long fiesta culminating in the biggest day of the Chinese calendar because when it comes to celebrating the arrival of spring, the Chinese tend to paint the town red - literally. Head down to the goodie-packed bazaar in Chinatown, soak up the atmosphere, feast on mouth-watering delicacies and enjoy the brilliant lights amidst a sea of shopfront banners and eye-grabbing decorations. Indeed, Chinatown as it bustles towards the Year of the Horse is an experience quite like no other.
29 Jan 2002 to 11 Feb 2002	Lunar New Year Celebrations 2002 Experience the festive season with a visit to the traditional bazaar and various cultural events. Enjoy a wide range of festive goodies such as traditional home-baked goodies, barbecued sweet meats and Chinese sausages. Bring home a couplet by a calligrapher, have your fortune told by a fortune-teller or simply soak in the electrifying festive mood and be dazzled by the lighting effects, elaborate street decorations and daily cultural performances.
2 Feb 2002	MTV Asia Awards Top international artistes add to the glitz and glamour of the inaugural MTV Asia Awards which is set to be held in Singapore on 2 February 2002. International heartthrob and superstar Ronan Keating will join Mandy Moore on stage as the two anchor hosts of the show. World Wrestling Federation (WWF) pin up and the "The Mummy Returns" star, The Rock, is confirmed to be one of the guest hosts and will be joined by other Asian hosts and presenters. members from the world acclaimed Cirque Du Soleil will tumble and spin to thrill audience during the show with performances that will be nothing less than spectacular. The MTV Asia Awards is set to be the biggest ever music awards show in Asia and the first ever to acknowledge and salute the most popular Asian and international talent.
2 Feb 2002 to 3 Feb 2002	Singapore River Raft Race 2002 The Singapore River Raft Race, organised by the Singapore Polytechnic for the 14th year, is one fun event where anything goes. Anything that can be recycled - plastic bottles, cans, bamboo, coconuts, tyres, brooms, rickety furniture - can be used to build rafts. Participants who are mostly youths from tertiary institutions, uniform groups, schools and international school paddle their quirky rafts along the 100 metre course on the Singapore River at Clarke Quay. It's all about creativity, adventure and sport. Watch around 100 rafts battle it out, for at stake are two main titles - The Fastest Raft and The Most Innovative Raft.
2 Feb 2002 to 8 Feb 2002	Slices of Sentiment This exhibition features different series of artworks, namely the Engle, Horse, Flower and Landscape series. The style varies from realistic, impressionistic, semi-abstract, and so on. The intent of the artist is to express the concept of each piece of artwork at the time of its creation. As a result, each of them reflects a unique sentiment, which is the key to the meaning of the title of the series, "Slices of Sentiment". As a whole, the prominent characteristics dominating the entire series of artworks are warm and vibrant colours. This seems to imply a message of 'Vibrant Arts in Vibrant City'.
8 Feb 2002 to 17 Feb 2002	Singapore River Hong Bao 2002 Themed along the 7th animal of the Chinese zodiac, this annual carnival will be celebrating the Year of the Horse in 2002. You will be treated to nightly cultural performances from China and Taiwan. Take your pick of Chinese paintings, calligraphic arts and even get your palm read for a song. What's more, specialty food and folk arts from selected Chinese provinces are specially brought in by visiting artisans and craftsmen celebrating the Lunar New Year in Singapore.
12 Feb 2002 to 13 Feb 2002	Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is one of the most dynamic, stimulating and colourful festivals celebrated by the Chinese. As the day nears, excitement mounts and spirits soar high. The streets of Chinatown burst at the seams with colourful fanfare and festivity. Over at Marina Bay. Performers from China entertain with cultural dances while brightly-lit floats gliding on the water to add magic to the night. On Chinese New Year Eve, families gather for a sumptuous reunion dinner. For 15 days, home visits to families and friends are sweetened with traditional New Year goodies like love letters (crispy egg rolls), pineapple tarts and barbecued pork. Gifts of mandarin oranges are exchanged for blessings while children receive "hong-baos" (red packets filled with money) for good luck. Be intoxicated by the sights and sounds of this festival and do not miss this opportunity to savour "yu sheng", a tantalising raw fish salad which symbolises prosperity.
14 Feb 2002 to 17 Feb 2002	60th Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore 15 February 2002 marks the 60th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore during World War II. Together with various organisers, the Singapore Tourism Board has prepared a program of commemorative events from 14 to 17 Febraury 2002 to remember all those who were in Singapore during the war years. A special invitation is extended to all former prisoners of war and their immediate families to join us.
16 Feb 2002	Chingay 2002 Witness an amazing street parade of multicultural and multinational dimensions! Featuring some 4,000 local and foreign participants from Asia aand international, Chingay 2002 is grander and more imaginative than ever before! All time favourites - lion and dragon dances will continue to thrill with their swift, agile movements while local participants, showcase Singapore's ethnic diversity with their unique performances. This 30-year old parade will surely draw everyone together with its incredible sights, sound and energy.
21 Feb 2002 to 24 Feb 2002	Caltex Singapore Masters and Charity Pro-Am Golf fans will be treated to a feast of world class golf at the Caltex Singapore Masters, a golf tournament co-sanctioned by both the Asian PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour. Visitors can also catch celebrities playing at the Chrity Pro-Am. The Caltex Singapore Masters and Charity Pro-Am is jointly organised by the Asian PGA and CNBC Sports International Ltd.
23 Feb 2002	Hari Raya Haji For many Muslims, the Haj or pilgrimage to Mecca (the birthplace of Prophet Mohammed) is the most important journey of their lives. Hari Raya Haji is a day to commemorate this religious occasion and to celebrate the return of the pilgrims. On this day, Muslims sspend a day in prayer and after the morning prayer session at the mosquess, sheep and goats are ritually slaughtered as sacrifices. The meat is then distributed among the worshippers and the poor.
28 Feb 2002 to 24 Mar 2002	Alegría Alegría, a Spanish word expressing elation, joy and jubilation, is true to the essence of the traditional circus yet is presented and performed in a manner that is unique to Cirque du Soleil. Alegría is an entertainment experience that blends astonishing acrobatics, awe-inspiring aerial acts and eccentric characters with flamboyant costumes, spectacular sets and a live six-piece band.