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A Day Out At Singapore Maritime Gallery
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We can't believe that we had not visited this fun interactive gallery till now. Singapore Maritime Gallery was officially opened on 12 September 2012 and it occupies Marina South Pier 2nd floor. A magnificent view of our harbour can be viewed on the 3rd floor playground too.
Sad to say we had very little clue about our Singapore port development. Boy, were we glad to find lots of information in this gallery. We were impressed with the set up of the gallery and the vast information available.
In our opinion, there were 8 main core zones.
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| A Fun Interactive Connectivity Table |
Zone 1 : The Sea In Our Lives
An 'Interactive Connectivity Table' allows us to understand how our daily needs like rice, oil and medical supplies and many more, were met through daily shipment from other countries. We learnt also how Singapore facilitates the shipment and how Singapore's growth is important to other countries.
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| Journey of our Singapore Maritime Port |
Zone 2 : A Cruise Through History
Over here we could discover Singapore's maritime development from a fishing village in the early days into a major port today.
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| A 20-foot container at the gallery |
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| An interactive ship model |
Zone 3 : Interactive Ship Model
Walking through a 20-foot container brought us to this interactive display that showed the different processes ships go through at our Singapore port and the many variety of occupations involved in the maritime industry.
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| Fun experience as a Captain at Ship Bridge Simulator |
Zone 4 : Ship Bridge Simulator
This is the one of the most fun activity. We got to act as a captain for the day and experience how to steer different vessels of ship. It was surprisingly realistic, with all 5 screens showing you exactly what you'll see as a captain on the bridge. We realised it wasn't that easy to steer a ship.
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| Interesting system to understand |
Zone 5 : Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS)
Another fun activity to check out. Here you get a first hand feel of how it feels like being a naval traffic controller on Singapore's sea. That's a huge responsibility given the large amount of sea traffic we have in our waters.
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| Different kind of oil rigs built in Singapore |
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| Ice Breaker display at the gallery |
Zone 6 : Mega Structures of Oil Rig
This is an interesting section where we could see many different vessels of ships, oil Rigs, and many more.
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| Different methods of tying knots |
This area highlighted the different methods of tying knots, commonly used on the naval vessels.
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| A fantastic harbour view at the relaxing area for families |
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| 'Fun At Sea' Children's corner |
Zone 8 : 'Fun At Sea' Children's Corner
This room with a fantastic view of the harbour, was filled with fun activities available for children and families.
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| Small but fun children's playground on 3rd floor of Marina South Pier |
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| Singapore Marina South Pier |
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| Singapore Marina Bay Cruise Centre |
Not forgetting on the 3rd floor above the gallery, there was a small playground. Although it was small, the view was magnificent. It was quite therapeutic sitting there and enjoying the breeze. In a distance, we could see Marina Bay Cruise Centre. Interestingly the cruise centre structure was like a cruise ship which could be mistaken as a real cruise ship actually.
Although it was not a huge gallery, we had so much fun learning and playing as a family with the exhibits available. It was a great way to have family bonding time.
Currently the Singapore Maritime Gallery can be reached by taking the MRT to Marina Bay station and take bus no.402 to Marina South Pier, and also via car or taxi. Look forward to the extension of North-South line to Marina South Pier station which is just next to the Marina South Pier. How convenient it is going to be with Singapore's well connected MRT lines.
Address : Singapore Maritime Gallery
Marina South Pier
31 Marina Coastal Drive
Singapore 018988
Opening Hours : Tuesday - Sunday (9.00am - 5.30pm)
Closed on Monday (except public holidays)
Admission is FREE
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