A Child’s Perspective

A special family activity space, entitled “A Child’s Perspective”, has been set up within the exhibition gallery to provide a place for families to guide their young ones – aged 7 to 12 – through the complex topic of war. This activity space offers young visitors a glimpse of what war in Singapore was like for young people such as themselves, and includes a variety of interactive activities, such as the opportunity to explore a makeshift air-raid shelter.

Guided Tours for Schools and Educators

A special series of guided tours for schools, conducted by the museum's volunteer guides, curator’s tours for educators, and walking trails conducted by the Preservation of Sites and Monuments, are also available for young audiences. Email nhb_nm_schools@nhb.gov.sg for details.

Young Journalist's Trail

Two activity booklets have been designed to enable young audiences to go on an interactive quest through the National Museum’s three war-related galleries including Witness to War: Remembering 1942 and the Life in Singapore: Surviving Syonan gallery. Download the activity booklets for young audiences aged 7 to 12 here, and for young audiences aged 13 and above here.

Student Archivist Project

The exhibition includes two video booths within the gallery, which showcase five specially selected student archivist video interviews. For the first time, the museum involved students in the curation of exhibition content, enlisting their help with the recording, preserving and sharing of war survivors’ experiences.