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National Museum of SingaporeBras Basah / Civic District

Once Upon a Tide

Ended24 May 2025 – 9 October 2026Free

This exhibition has ended.

A family-friendly voyage through Singapore's maritime history, from a fishing settlement to a global port city, across five immersive sections.

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Five sections follow Singapore from fishing settlement to global port city, pitched at families, and free. The backstory to all those ships waiting offshore when you look out from East Coast Park.

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