Learn more about Singapore’s struggles, triumphs at ST exhibition at Raffles City
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The exhibition opened at Raffles City Shopping Centre’s Atrium on Level 3 on Aug 8, and will run till Aug 17.
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SINGAPORE – If you are in the City Hall area this weekend or next week, take the opportunity to find out more about Singapore’s struggles and triumphs over the years as the nation celebrates SG60.
You can also try your hand at designing the front page of a newspaper, and follow a graphic novel-style retelling of newsroom history, at an interactive exhibition by The Straits Times.
The event opened at Raffles City Shopping Centre’s Atrium on Level 3 on Aug 8, and will run till Aug 17.
Titled Heartbeats And Headlines: 180 Years Of Telling The Singapore Story
ST published its first edition on July 15, 1845.
The exhibition showcases key milestones in the history of the paper, as well as Singapore, told through its pages. These include World War II and the Japanese Occupation as well as separation from Malaysia on Aug 9, 1965.
Visitors can recollect national high points such as the very first MRT trains starting service in 1987, the national football team’s victory in the Malaysia Cup in 1994, and the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal win by swimmer Joseph Schooling in 2016.
They can look out for scenes of Singapore of yesteryear – places like Clarke Quay and the Padang which their parents and grandparents would have seen develop over the years – and compare these with how much the nation has changed since then.
These images come from the ST archives.
Visitors can travel back in time with ST to any date between July 15, 1845, and the present – and find out what made the front page on the day they were born, or on a special occasion.
The exhibition also traces ST’s journey from a colonial newspaper to a national broadsheet, and its evolution into the multi-platform media outlet that it is today.
Visitors can complete activities to receive limited-edition gifts like a tote bag or notebook – available only at this exhibition, while stocks last.
Exhibition sponsors include the Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Pools and Singtel.
The roving exhibition began in July at Jewel Changi Airport, before moving to Westgate and Raffles City.
