SG60 Pop-Up Museum Showcases Singapore’s History Through Everyday Objects
The Museum of U & Me, is a ‘first-touch’; an accessible entry point for Singaporeans and visitors who have not yet visited a local museum
(October 9, 2025 – Singapore) What do a retro 1970s made-in-Singapore Setron television, measurements of Diana, Princess of Wales taken by local fashion designer Benny Ong, and a brick from Alexandra Brickworks have in common?
They are all part of Singapore's National Collection, which tells the Singapore story, and are waiting to be discovered at the National Heritage Board’s (NHB) new pop-up museum, Museum of U & Me, running from 9 October to 14 December at the National Museum of Singapore’s Lawn. In celebration of SG60, the pop-up museum, housed in three containers for a fun and unique experience, offers a personal retelling of the Singapore story through a curated selection of meaningful objects contributed by Singaporeans from all walks of life.
Supported by Infocomm Media Development Authority and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and presented in conjunction with Mediacorp’s CNA docuseries On The Red Dot, the Museum of U & Me brings the stories featured in the five-part series to life through a pop-up showcase of both donated and loaned objects contributed by Singaporeans. Some are part of the National Collection, such as the digitally presented Fairchild Employee Handbook, while others are loaned objects from the accompanying On The Red Dot: Museum of U & Me docuseries. Fans of the show can view these featured objects in person, including Mr C. Kunalan’s Sportsman of The Year watch and Dr Ong Pang Yeow’s Singapore Airlines Plaque.
“We view the Museum of U & Me, and the very concept of a pop-up museum, as a ‘first-touch’; an accessible entry point for Singaporeans and visitors who might not yet have had a chance to visit our museums, or seen our National Collection, to do so. Hence, everything in the pop-museum, down to the very use of industrial containers with sections that mimic the insides of a typical Singaporean home, serves to offer visitors something they can easily consume and enjoy. We hope this will encourage them to take the next step to visit our museums, such as the National Museum which is just a stone’s throw away,” says Ms Loh Heng Noi, Director, National Collection division, NHB.
Museum of U & Me is open from 10:00am to 7:00pm daily at the National Museum of Singapore’s lawn. Admission is free for all. For more information: go.gov.sg/museumofuandme.
