SINGAPORE – The SG60 Heart&Soul Experience, the national exhibition at Orchard Library marking Singapore’s 60th year of independence, has attracted more than one million visitors in nearly three months since opening in end-August.
Weekend slots for the showcase are usually fully booked. Admission is free, but tickets are required for some parts of the exhibition. More than 122,000 tickets have been issued to date.
When polled about their experience, the majority of visitors gave it a rating of four out of five.
Giving an update on the showcase, Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo said in her social media post on Nov 24: “These visitors, both young and old, have had the chance to get a personalised and unique glimpse of Singapore’s tomorrow through a multi-sensory journey.
“The showcase is a heartfelt celebration of our shared journey as a nation, enabling visitors to connect to new knowledge, interests, and with one another.”
She added that the exhibition imagines the future plans of more than 110 partners, including the Forward Singapore blueprint and the Singapore Green Plan 2030, in a digitally inclusive society where everyone can thrive and grow together.
Some of the most popular features are Windows In The Sky, Wheels Of Time, Call Me In The Future and Time Traveller, said Mrs Teo.
Windows In The Sky is a floor-to-ceiling multi-sensorial space where visitors can experience how the story of their own future unfolds alongside others through a display of sound, visuals and sensations. The zone culminates in a dramatic finale sequence generated based on the visitor’s responses to various interactive elements throughout the experience.
Wheels Of Time allows visitors to walk through pivotal moments in Singapore’s history and listen to the oral history of those who lived through it.
Visitors can chat with their future selves in Call Me In The Future, while Time Traveller is a generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI)-powered photo booth that takes them to reimagined moments in Singapore’s history.
