It was a pleasant surprise to find that the MRT was linked to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, shops and casino so it was a comfortable underground walk from the MRT. A few years ago we had to walk out into the hot sun from the MRT station and it was not at all a pleasant experience.
The museum was just a stone’s throw from the shops in the Marina Bay Sands complex. The outside is a pool with purple and pink lotus flowers.
The lobby is glass enclosed and this ArtScience Museum is Southeast-Asia’s leading cultural institution exploring the interrelationship between art and science. Its programmes of exhibitions, events, performances and education activities show how the world around us is transformed by art, science, technology and culture. the exhibitions which change every few months are housed within the main building.
This month there is an exhibition showcasing Alfred Nobel and the history of the Nobel Prize. This exhibition is entitled The Nobel Prize: Ideas Changing The World. The public were encouraged to contribute their ideas on small slips of paper which they then pinned to the column.
The prize winners of the five categories were also high-lighted in the exhibition, showing how the achievements of the Nobel Laureates have changed the world. Entry to this exhibition was free.
One had to pay to see the other exhibition entitled The Collider, which is about the Large Hadron Collider. This is the work of thousands of people united in their quest to uncover the fundamental building blocks of our universe.
Outside the Museum, visitors are treated to scenic views of the Singapore skyline.
