The multimedia bicentennial showcase at Fort Canning Centre, which opens to the public next Saturday, is aimed at inspiring Singaporeans to think about how the past affects the present, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The multimedia bicentennial showcase at Fort Canning Centre, which opens to the public next Saturday, is aimed at inspiring Singaporeans to think about how the past affects the present, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.
He added that the values of resilience, self-determination and openness, and the ability to work together to overcome adversity and seize new opportunities - evident in pre-and post-independence Singapore - have shaped the island into what it is today. She said Singapore has a very rich past but has not spent that much time understanding it or found an interesting and exciting way to tell that story.
It will be launched by President Halimah Yacob next Thursday and open to the public from June 1 to Sept 15. About 75 per cent of tickets to the showcase that were released for the month of June have been snapped up. The Singapore Bicentennial Office is expecting more than 300,000 visitors to the show during its run.At Fort Canning's Food Village, visitors will get to sample Peranakan, Cantonese, Minangkabau and West Indian cuisine, prepared by Singaporean chefs such as Violet Oon.
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