Among other reasons to look forward to December is the reopening of the National Museum of Singapore’s Glass Rotunda, which has been undergoing renovation works for the past two years, as part of the last phase of the museum’s facelift of its permanent galleries.
Two permanent installations will be showcased — Story of the Forest, an interactive digital art exhibition by Japanese collective teamLab, and Singapore, Very Old Tree by local photographer Robert Zhao.
The former is a massive artwork inspired by The William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings at the museum. Measuring 15m in height and 80m in width, the installation features 69 drawings transformed into animated illustrations that will engage with visitors as they stroll through the exhibit.
Then at the bottom of the Glass Rotunda is a display of 17 images of trees around Singapore, snapped by local photographer Robert Zhao. Inspired by one of the oldest postcards from the National Archives of Singapore of a tree dating back to 1904, this exhibition was first shown as part of the SG50 celebrations last year. If you missed out on that, pop by to browse through the photos and read about the stories behind each ones.
The Glass Rotunda at the National Museum of Singapore and its installations will open from Dec 10.
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