DESTINATIONS ASIA | SINGAPORE
SG60 EVENTS
Your guide to art-focused anniversary celebrations to mark Singapore’s 60th year
Experience at the Glass Rotunda
National Museum of Singapore (July)
This immersive multimedia journey will look at the factors that have shaped Singapore’s global presence, highlighting the importance of the sea across centuries of history.
Singapore Stories: Pathways and Detours in Art
National Gallery Singapore (from July)
This exhibition will explore Singapore’s history through art from the 19th century to the present day, featuring stories of Singaporean
artists and how their works reflect a changing society.
Singapore Biennale 2025
(October to March 2026) This six-month festival
celebrates Singapore’s evolving identity using public art,
transforming familiar landmarks, green areas and shopping
centres including Fort Canning Park and the Rail Corridor.
National Gallery Singapore
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Cyclists at Rower’s Bay Park; afternoon tea at The Capitol Kempinski; Singapore Grand Prix PICTURES: Shutterstock/DerekTeo, b-hide the scene
will be surrounded by lush greenery and there will be sustainability-focused activities on offer. Back in the city centre, the Orchard Road area
remains a vibrant base for those who want to spend their evenings strolling the busy streets of Singapore’s diverse neighbourhoods. Here, Grand Hyatt Singapore emerged from a two-year renovation last July with a more contemporary feel. One of the most significant additions is the resort-like Terrace Wing, where rooms – including the supersized Garden Studios – overlook cascading waterfalls and sprawling gardens. A Grand Wing will follow in the first half of the year. New restaurants in the hotel include Le Pristine Singapore, helmed by Dutch chef-entrepreneur Sergio Herman. Another great option for clients who prefer to stay downtown is Mama Shelter Singapore, which will be this wallet-friendly hotel chain’s first Asia property when it opens in mid-2025. The 110-room property will be on Killiney Road, close to Orchard Road. Numerous hotels will hold events to celebrate SG60,
but Fairmont Singapore’s tribute is especially notable – a high tea inspired by beloved Singaporean artist Lim Tze Peng, who died recently aged 103 and was a recipient of Singapore’s highest arts accolade, the Cultural Medallion. Available until March 31, highlights of the Ode to Art afternoon tea, served at Anti:Dote, include a praline calligraphy brush and macarons adorned with miniature versions of his paintings.
Afternoon tea-loving clients
can get a taste of history with a Hainanese Kurobata pork chop sandwich and a pandan scone
Afternoon-tea-loving clients should also consider those on offer at The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore, currently offering a taste of history courtesy of its beautiful Singapore Heritage Afternoon Tea. And no, not with servings of notoriously stinky durian fruit, but rather local delicacies such as a Hainanese Kurobuta pork chop sandwich and a pandan scone.
GREEN SCENE Singapore has never looked greener, whether it’s the Rail Corridor, a cycling and hiking trail in the footprint of a former railway (current projects include the restoration of the former Tanjong Pagar railway station), or the revamped Jurong Lake Gardens, famous for their Chinese and Japanese gardens that date back to the 1800s and which were given a major spruce-up in late 2024.
Park, unveiled last October. Highlights here include Singapore’s first floating boardwalk, which
Equally spectacular is the Sisters’ Islands Marine ²
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