Singapore Bicentennial Office.
Visitors are encouraged to park at Liang Court Shopping Centre, National Museum Singapore or SMU, then take a Grab with Alternatively, park at Raffles City or Plaza Singapura, then take our free shuttle bus. Please note that there are strobe lights, loud sounds and rotations during the show. On 1 April 1867, the Straits Settlements became directly administered by the Crown.As the Suez Canal increased global trade, Singapore became an important international hub, serving as the primary coaling and refitting stop for steamships in Southeast Asia.

From 21 February to 4 March 1942, Chinese men suspected of being anti-Japanese were executed in the Sook Ching Massacre. Concept visuals by CraveFX as part of The Bicentennial Experience at Fort Canning Centre. How much did they know of Singapore as a naval base, and later as an emporium of the East?" He used it as a port city that flourished due to its location at the crosswinds of the monsoons and the rise of the maritime trade with China.Records from Wang Dayuan, a Chinese trader, showed he visited Singapore and reflected on the city’s plurality, with foreign traders living side by side with the locals. Discover how our volunteers help to make a difference to the Singapore Bicentennial.Assistant Professor, National University of SingaporeAssociate Professor, National University of SingaporeVisiting Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian StudiesSpecial Research Adviser, Institute of Policy Studies1 Sep 2019 to 29 Aug 2021 (Open from Saturdays to Thursdays, 10am to 7pm and on Fridays from 10am to 9pm) Guests prone to motion sickness or dizziness should avoid the experience. ) Major-General William Farquhar was appointed the first British Resident and Commandant, and became deeply involved in the day-to-day administration of Singapore.Three years after his first arrival, Raffles drafted his vision for the urban development of Singapore in the Raffles Town Plan, also known as the Jackson Plan. The 1800s marked a turning point for Singapore with Raffles’ arrival along with the waves of pioneers and migrants. All rights reserved. Embark on an augmented reality experience journey along the Singapore River to revisit significant events in our history and meet the early settlers who called Singapore home. Singapore was also a key station in a network of submarine telegraph lines, making it the ideal financial centre for international banks such as HSBC.In a bid to win British support for his tenuous reign, the Sultan of Johore offered Singapore as a gift to Scottish trader Alexander Hamilton. When EIC was dissolved in 1858, the Straits Settlements fell under the administration of the India Office in London.Feeling that the Indian government did not promote the Straits’ interest, the mercantile community in the Straits Settlements petitioned the Colonial Office to take over administration of the Straits. Designed for communal harmony and ease of trade, the plan assigned government and commercial areas, ethnic neighbourhoods and even building designs – including the five foot way.Two different treaties sealed Singapore’s fate as a British colony. This name appeared in Dutch, French and English maps until the early 19th century.As the Dutch and the British continued their battle for supremacy in Europe and Asia, Stamford Raffles joined the British East India Company as a clerk at age 14. Being connected to the region brought Singapore waves of fortune and prosperity, but it also put her at the centre of regional disruptions.Through it all, Singapore evolves – from being the seat of the Kingdom of Singapura in the 14th century, to how her fall gave rise to the Melaka Sultanate in the 15th century, and eventually, as naval base and gateway to the Johor Sultanate in the 17th century.The arrival of the British in 1819 marked a new trajectory for Singapore as it evolves once again, this time into a colonial port linking Singapore’s trade not only with the region, but also with Europe. From Singapore to Singaporean: The Bicentennial Experience brings to life Singapore’s momentous evolution from 1299, shaped by wider regional and global shifts. It takes the visitor through Singapore’s place in the world across the centuries by using artefacts, maps, flora and the written word.