This tour is ticketed separately at $15 per pax but with the annual pass we get 20% off (else by right you need to also separately get a General Admission ticket). This is a new tour that just started in Feb this year and then paused during Circuit Breaker and resumed later in Phase 2 reopening. They used to do it in bigger groups of 20 but now due to COVID regulations, they can only take groups of 4. Which was perfect for us and I always preferred smaller group tours. The starting point is at the ticketing area at the basement where we met our guide Mr Goh, who is a volunteer with the Gallery. He then led us thru the old Supreme Court with a short history lesson along the way. We also got to climb the original stairs from the holding cells to the accused dock inside the courtroom (which is now an art gallery but the dock remained). We also got to go up to the viewing gallery of Court 1 (where many major appeal cases were heard). These are all restricted places where one couldn’t roam freely without a Gallery staff. An enriching experience, well worth the $12 and 1.5 hrs. A walk into history, of Singapore, of the building, of the path of the accused. Definitely gained new knowledge, and in my preferred mode of learning – storytelling. If you are interested in the arts, you can also spend another 2-3 hrs going through the other exhibits and gallery.

National Gallery had a open house, so we could visit the entire place for free. There is so much history and so many art exhibitions, it would take at least half a day to go through all of them. The place is also well maintained and very elderly friendly. Really a great place to learn more about Singapore's history.

A super museum. Last time we went, we took a guided tour of the DBS gallery which was terrific. This time we didn't and felt a little worse of for it, but it must be said that all the staff in the rooms who we thought were "security" are very knowledgeable and worth engaging with. This time the gallery hosted the Bienalle exhibits - a bit to avant garde for our taste, but interesting to see. There is a lot to see, a couple of hours won't do it justice. A special mention to the painting called something like "language class" which when explained has a very powerful story behind it.