Roar with excitement this New Year as we celebrate strength, spirit, and stories with the majestic lion!
Enjoy a lively lion dance, take part in interactive drama and storytelling sessions, and have fun with a hands-on craft inspired by these magnificent creatures.
ACM Adventures returns this year with a refreshed format – happening once every two months with extended hours. Each edition features new and expanded activities to explore.
Upcoming editions: 28–29 March, 31 May, 26 July, 27 September, 29 November.
Get Crafty! Create Your Lion Puppet
- 11am–4pm
- Lobby, Level 1
- Free
Create your own roaring companion! Transform a brown paper bag into a colourful lion puppet and decorate it with rainbow crepe paper, bouncy pom pom balls, and sparkly stickers. Then bring your puppet to life through dance and play!
Suitable for ages 4 and above. While supplies last.
Move it! Drama Performance
- 11.30am, 2pm
- River Room, Level 2
- Free
Join Zip Zap Zoom Collective for an interactive performance to kick off the new year! Help Mei face the legendary beast Nian using your voice, rattle drums, and red streamers as you discover the origins of the colourful lion dance tradition.
Suitable for ages 4 and above.
Story Time in the Galleries!
- 1.30pm
- Ancient Religions Gallery, Level 2
- Free
Gather around storyteller Hafiz Rashid for an enchanting journey through lion-inspired tales! Discover captivating stories of courage and majesty, inspired by the Seated Lion on display.
Suitable for ages 4 and above. Gallery admission required.
Roaring Fun: Lion Dance Performance and Free Play
- 3–4pm
- Performance: ACM Green
- Free Play: River Room, Level 2
- Free
Watch lions leap and prance on stilts in a spectacular performance! Then, join a free play session in the River Room to learn the graceful movements of lion dancing, try on colourful lion costumes, and drum along with our performers.
Suitable for all ages.
ACM & Me: Surprise Keychain Redemption
Museum opening hours
Lobby, Level 1
Free
Snag a surprise keychain inspired by fantastic creatures in our galleries! Earn stamps with every visit to ACM & Me, and look out for bonus stamps when you join ACM Adventures or complete exciting hunts in the galleries. Collect five stamps to unlock a surprise reward! There are five fantastic creatures to discover, including one mystery design. Can you collect them all?
Terms and conditions apply.
Image Credit: Asian Civilisations Museum
When
25 January, 11:00–16:00
28–29 March, 31 May, 26 July, 27 September, 29 November, See the website for the opening hours.
Age
4+
Price
Free
Telephone number
Links
Address
Singapore1 Empress Place Singapore River, South S179555
How to get there?
By public transport: The ACM is a 5-minute walk from Raffles Place MRT station (Exit H).
By car: Can be reached via a road behind Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, off Fullerton Road near Anderson Bridge.
Parking: At the basement car park of the New Parliament House, at Six Battery Road and at One Fullerton across from the Fullerton Hotel.