Events at Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Room
9 events
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- KidsFrom $16 SGD
Treasure Hunting in Dunhuang
Join Chinese language educator Josephine Tan for a family-friendly treasure hunt through the Dunhuang gallery, spotting mural details and turning your discoveries into a poem. A short guided tour by the curator is included. Conducted in Mandarin.
Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Roomfamily · kids - Kids$16 SGD
The Mad Kueh Party: A Creative Writing Feast
A 90-minute creative writing workshop for children aged 9–12 inspired by kueh and Ling Yuan’s Strange Morning in Merlion Town. Participants will enjoy kueh, create characters with a Kueh Character Passport, and write stories from playful “what if” prompts.
Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Roomkids · family - Kids$16 SGD
Write a New Ending for Manir Island
Children aged 8 to 12 join an immersive two-hour writing workshop inspired by Chen Shuai’s story world, where they imagine themselves as islanders and create a new ending for Manir Island. The session takes place at the Asian Civilisations Museum’s Discovery Room.
Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Roomkids · family - ArtsFrom $16 SGD
Reading Clothes
This workshop invites participants to examine a much-worn garment and reflect on the memories, relationships and identity it carries. Guided by the facilitators, attendees will create narrative biographies of their clothes and explore the stories hidden in everyday dressing.
Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Roomadults - ArtsFrom $24 SGD
Brick & Block Prints: Hidden Stories
Create a three-panel story using LEGO bricks, then transform your designs into bold block prints with inked LEGO plates. Participants get to bring home their finished creative work.
Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Roomfamily · kids · adults - Talks$16 SGD
Writing as Witness: The Third Ear and the Stories We Carry
This workshop explores narrative medicine and listening beyond words, using writing and guided reflection to notice the emotional textures of care, caregiving, and everyday experience. Participants will reflect on the spoken and unspoken stories they carry in healthcare and life.
Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Roomadults · seniors - LearningFrom $16 SGD
The Art of Silence
A masterclass by Singapore cartoonist Sam Lay on using pantomime, facial expressions and visual composition to tell stories without dialogue. Participants will learn how to create meaning through subtle visual cues and the spaces between panels.
Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Roomadults - LearningFrom $16 SGD
Shuffle & Draw: The Mystery-Writing Game
A hands-on creative writing workshop at the Asian Civilisations Museum where participants use Old Maid cards to build characters, secrets and a mystery plot. Guided exercises focus on character-building and world-building for an original story.
Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Roomadults - TalksFrom $16 SGD
The Wandering Library: From Journaling Game to Story
Award-winning fiction writer Dave Chua leads a participative workshop based on The Wandering Library, a solo journaling role-playing game where participants imagine themselves as travelling librarians. Through prompts and shared responses, attendees explore how fantasy and personal memory can be shaped into a story.
Asian Civilisations Museum, Discovery Roomadults
