After a year-long revamp, the former Ford Motor Factory along Upper Bukit Timah Road has finally reopened its doors to a closed-door opening ceremony for invited guests on 15 February 2017.
Renamed Syonan Gallery, its opening was aptly timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore.
A highlight of the private event was a weapon presentation ceremony, where recruits from the 2nd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (2 SIR) received their Singapore Assault Rifle (SAR) 21.
I think there is a significant meaning for our own army to take up arms at the very site where the British put down theirs. It is a dark chapter, but one that we must always remember; we can rely on no one except ourselves to defend our land.
We have come a long way and while we treasure the peace we have now, let us not forget the atrocities of the war that our ancestors had to go through.
With a heavy heart, I visited the museum on the next day when it is opened to the public.
We have come a long way and while we treasure the peace we have now, let us not forget the atrocities of the war that our ancestors had to go through.
With a heavy heart, I visited the museum on the next day when it is opened to the public.
