A cultural
and culinary
hop around
Singapore’s
Downtown
CoreWORDS MICHAEL ALLEN
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(^1) Singapore Philatelic
Museum
Opened on August 19, 1995, the
Singapore Philatelic Museum is the
custodian and curator of Singapore’s
philatelic materials – in other words,
the country’s stamp collection. Th e
museum’s collections range from
stamps and archival philatelic material
of Singapore from the 1830s to 2019,
and stamps from member countries
of the Universal Postal Union. Th e
museum is housed in a century-old,
double-storey colonial building that
was designed by Tomlinson and
Lermit Architects. Don’t miss the
Straits Settlement Collection, which
documents Singapore’s early philatelic
history and heritage.
spm.org.sg
(^2) MINT Museum of Toys
Located within walking distance of
the JW Marriott Hotel Singapore
South Beach and established in 2007
by avid toy collector Chang Yang Fa,
the MINT Museum of Toys houses a
world-class collection of vintage toys
and collectable items. Th e museum
has amassed more than 50,000
items, 8,000 of which are on display.
MINT actually stands for Moment of
Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys.
Th e collection ranges from Batman
and Dan Dare, all the way to Japanese
characters and space-related toys and
collectables. In addition to toys, the
museum houses a collection of vintage
confectionery tin boxes, Mobo horses
and pedal cars, as well as original
enamel advertising signs. emint.com
Singapore
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