Current Exhibition at Singapore Philatelic Museum
Discover from our Permanent Galleries:
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Why Stamps are Windows to the World and why the hobby has remained popular for 160 years.
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Learn the secret language behind specially folded letters, find out why stamp designers are passionate about their craft adn the allure of correspondence and network art.
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Find the answers to the 'how-to' of stamp ocllecting and the 'who's who' of the local philatelic community.
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Get an up-close-and-personal view of philatelic rarities fromour 18th century collection and trace the growth of Singapore through philately and potal artefacts.
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Gain an insight into the lifestyles of Singapore in the past!
Theme Galleries
A Cow and Bull Story
Usher
in the Year of the Ox at Singapore Philatelic Museum! Unravel hidden
facets about this often stereotyped animal which has been indispensable
to mankind since ancient tiems. did you know that the ox is actually a
cow that has been tained? The cow is also a very important animal;
almost every part of the animal can be eaten, it was a vital mode of
transport in the past and its skin is used to manufature our favourite
leather goods.
Comics and Superheroes
Explore
the fantasy world of make-believe where caveman Alley Oop meets Boy
Scout hero Tintin and where superheroes defeat evil with their
extraordinary powers. The exhibition explores the origin and
development of this illustrious style of expression which began as
early as mid 1600 with the introduction of caricature - graphic sketch
used as a tool to ridicule the royalty and aristocracy as well as man's
follies. They evolved into comic strips and books and eventually
progressed from print to screen.
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