Tours & Trails

A Singaporean's Dream Through Toys

by MINT Museum of Toys

Discover Singapore’s humble past and evolution from a trading settlement through ‘A Singaporean’s Dream Through Toys’. This guided tour and interactive AR storytelling colouring book workshop explores the Industrial Revolution’s impact on Singapore, taking visitors through early Singapore’s trading roots, cultural heritage, maritime history, and evolving national identity through toys.

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Purchase for Singaporeans and usage of Culture Pass credits: https://sg60culturepass-online.globaltix.com/attraction/a-singaporean-s-dream-through-toys-91536
Purchase for non-Singaporeans and non-Culture Pass credits holder: https://www.ticketing.emint.com/attraction/a-singaporean-s-dream-through-toys-91536

Closed on Mondays.

Guided Tour
Discover toys and collectibles mass-produced in materials like wood, celluloid, lithographed tin, die-cast, and plastics, and learn how industrialisation shaped Singapore’s growth from a modest colonial trading settlement in the 1920s to the thriving economic and tech hub it is today.

AR Interactive Workshop
The experience continues with the Augmented Reality Storytelling Colouring Book Workshop, A Singaporean’s Dream, which takes visitors on an immersive journey through mangrove-surrounded swamps, bustling streets of global merchants, barefoot rickshaw pullers and hardworking coolies.

Encounter the stories of early Singaporeans and see how their daily lives, trades, and dreams are reflected in these toys. 

This programme highlights Singapore’s cultural heritage, maritime history, and childhood memories, offering inspiration and a deeper appreciation of the nation’s journey for future generations.


MINT Museum of Toys

The MINT Museum of Toys houses vintage toys and childhood memorabilia from over 54 countries, including Singapore, featuring collectables from the kampong era of the 1920s and locally-made toys from the 1950s–1960s by companies that are now defunct. This locally-founded museum is dedicated to preserving Singapore’s cultural identity and heritage, honoring local toymakers, and inspiring future generations to appreciate the nation’s evolving history through its toy collections.

Website: emint.com
Facebook: facebook.com/mintmuseumoftoys
Instagram: instagram.com/mintmuseumoftoys





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