Stamps~A Window to the World @ Singapore Philatelic Museum

This is an outdated post as I visited the Singapore Philatelic Museum last year when they had the Harry Potter theme stamp exhibition. Despite being an old post, I would still like to share our experience at the stamp museum.

There are a lot of museum in Singapore and most of them are really children friendly with a lots of hands on activities that changes according to festive season and usually coincides with school holidays. As a Singaporean or Permanent Residents, most museum offers complimentary entry as long as valid ID is shown at the entrance. 

If you are neither citizen or permanent resident, the admission will cost $8 for adult and $6 for children between 3 to 12 years old.

Admission Fees and Opening Hours
There are many rooms and each room feature a different theme. Some of the displays are permanent and there are a few rooms that changes theme .....

City of Orchids
Jaclyn is enjoying and observing the exhibition...
I am so happy.. it is my first time here...
My mum loves stamp and she has been collecting since young and she is one of the reason that I am exposed to collecting stamps :) I love to look at her collection when I am young...
London post look a like...

These stamps with very pretty postcards are my favourite...

And the long awaited Harry Potter stamp collections... I did not know that there are so many countries that came out with Harry Potter stamp sets....
Harry Potter collections
And with the stamp display, there are also a couple of area that is really good for photographs too...
Whee... I am going for a Quidditch match
It is mummy's turn...
Bye... time to board The Hogwarts Express :)
All onboard...
There is also a chicken/farm stamp collections and the room is turned into a farm with some hands on puzzle activities and some chicken in a coop...
Puzzle time...
Lets see if there is any eggs ...
We also love one corner that have some olden days item such as coffee pot, clogs, some spices etc.. bring back memories especially for my mum....and also kids get to see what are the items used in daily life in the olden days, great as a means of educating the kids as well.
Coffee girl...
Currently the theme is Anime X Stamps which is pretty cool as well featuring Astroboy, Doraemon, Studio Ghibli, One Piece, DragonBall and the recent Pokemon craze...and it is from now up until 15 April 2018. If you are fans, might consider popping there to have a look. 

For any current and upcoming exhibition, can check out their website : 

SINGAPORE PHILATELIC MUSEUM
23-B Coleman Street
Singapore 179807
Singapore
Opens daily 10am to 7pm

Admission Fees:
Adult $8 
Children (3-12 years old): $6
Complimentary entry for Singapore Citizen and Permanent Resident.

 

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