During the last two weekends of August (August 24-25 and August 31-September 1), two museums in Singapore change their wardrobes and adorn themselves with lights for the Singapore Night Festival 2012!
Many events are held after nightfall in different buildings of the Brash Basah Bugis Precinct: animation of lights on the walls of museums, shadow puppet show, circus performance (including aerial silk), parkour demonstrations, sounds and lights installations, trompe l’oeil paintings, outdoor cinema, dance performances, food stalls, music concerts … And four museums can be visited free of charge on Friday and Saturday nights:
- National Museum of Singapore
- Perenakan Museum
- Singapore Art Museum
- SAM at 8Q
I loved the ambiance, the variety and quality of shows and the fact that shows are performed several times so that we can see a lot of things without having to run everywhere.
Four of the lights animations are adaptations of realizations presented at the famous Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights) in Lyon, France.
Useful information
Date: 24-25 August 2012 and 31 August to 1 September 2012
Location: Brash Basah Bugis Precinct (SAM, SMU, National Museum of Singapore)
All shows and other events are free and four museums are free in the evening.
Festival Guide
Hi Siskoo,
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