Issue 92 - Singapore Post

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Happenings at the Singapore Philatelic Museum
ON-GOING EXHIBITION
Spice is Nice
“Spice Is Nice” exhibition traces the voyages
of discovery, the history of the spice trade
and its impact on Singapore, traditional
cures and flavours of regional cuisine.
During the 15th to 17th century,
European countries such as Spain,
Portugal and the Netherlands sent ships
and men to track down the origins of
spices. Learn about some of the explorers
( Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama
and Ferdinand Magellan ) who made
significant contributions to the discovery
of the origins of spices, and in the process,
discovered new lands and people.
22 AUGUST 2012 MAY 2014
Experience life at sea as encountered
by early immigrants from Southern China –
in a recreated dark and cramped cargo hold
of a ship, complete with sound effects and
creepy pests. Touch, feel and smell spices
that are commonly used in Singapore such
as pepper, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
Did you know that some of these spices
were once worth their weight in gold Find
out interesting trivia about these spices.
Discover the areas of crop cultivation
in Singapore for gambier, pepper, nutmeg,
sugarcane, coconut and lemongrass in the
mid-late 1800s. Then, learn out about notable
people associated with spice and other
crops. They are José Almeida, Syed Sharif
Omar Aljunied, Tan Tock Seng, among others.
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