Places Tours & Trails

Plant-iful Journeys: An Experience Tour of Singapore's Natural Heritage

by National Museum of Singapore
28 May • 10:30am
28 May • 03:00pm

Beginning with a tour of the museum which once showcased the region’s flora and fauna, this walk will bring visitors on an exploration at Fort Canning before ending at Hotel Fort Canning with a specially created high-tea menu!

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Plant-iful Journeys: An Experience Tour of Singapore’s Natural Heritage

Dates & Time:

Sat, 28 May | 10.30am to 12.30pm

Sat, 28 May | 3pm to 5pm

 

Venue: National Museum of Singapore, Fort Canning, Hotel Fort Canning

Fee: $45 per pax/ $80 per pair

Registration: https://nmsshfplantjourney.peatix.com

 

From the gallery to the outdoors — learn more about the region’s flora and fauna in this incredible three-part journey!

 

Begin with a curator tour of NMS’s exhibition – A Voyage of Love and Longing – to explore how the region’s flora and fauna features in different aspects of a journey such as voyage, longing and return.

 

The journey continues to Fort Canning, where you will see plants that are unique to Southeast Asia and visit a garden inspired by the museum’s William Farquhar Collection of Natural History journey.

 

The journey ends with a tea session at Hotel Fort Canning, where you will get to taste a high-tea menu which features some of the plants you have encountered on your journey.

 

About Singapore HeritageFest at National Museum

Through the use of its level 2 galleries and the natural history collection, the museum will feature travellers’ stories through time, Singapore’s natural heritage and will also take participants on a tour of Fort Canning Hill and possibly, Hotel Fort Canning.

 

The museum’s programmes will seek to provide opportunities for inter-generational conversations and creation of memorable experiences, through collaborations and ground-up initiatives with businesses and partners within the vicinity.

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National Museum of Singapore

The National Museum of Singapore is the nation's oldest museum. Offering fresh, multi-angled perspectives of Singapore's history and culture, our programmes and exhibitions showcase the story of Singapore's development over more than 700 years, featuring important artefacts, cutting-edge technology and creative storytelling that redefine the conventional museum experience.





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