For the last 3 periods of school till about 3pm today, I was at the National Museum with Miss Tan. Initially, she was only interested in showing me the exhibition of the "Greek Masterpieces from the Louvre", but later on, since we had the complimentary ticket which allowed admission to all galleries, we viewed the other galleries which were more related to the history and culture of Singapore.
Well, the Greek exhibition was filled with artifacts, mainly marble sculptures, clay or bronze hardware and vessels, and golden or bronze accessories. It's really incredible and impressive to see how fine and perfect were the paintings of the ancient artists. Imagine them not having any help from technology, yet still able to draw perfect circles, and proportionate figures on not only flat surfaces, even on the vessels. The marvellous thing about their body sculpture was that they were able to give hard marble a soft texture when you see, and yet observing the little details of the human shape, and also making it such a way that the statues were able to stand on their own. There were a small group of students who actually sat down and sketched the figures under the well-set lightings. This exhibition was definitely an eye-opener for me. It made me understand more about the Greek empire in the ancient times.
The other exhibits were mainly on the history of Singapore. If you happen to go into the gallery showing the history from 14th century onwards, you'll find that it's very interesting in terms of the way how the museum bring you through the route. I won't say much; just go there and experience it yourself.
The 4 other smaller galleries are also known as the Living Gallery. They each disply the Fashion, Food, Photography and Films from our local culture.
If you have a chance, I'd strongly recommend you to take a tour at the National Museum, especially if you have to work on your history project on Singapore.
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