Singapore River promenade to become open museum

SINGAPORE – Singapore River is to get life-sized sculptures to grace its promenade over the next two years.

This is part of Singapore Tourism Board's plan for an Open Air Intepretative Centre – an open-concept museum where sculptures will be installed at historically significant sites along the Singapore River.

The first of the series is already installed in front of the new Fullerton Hotel. The sculpture – First Generation – is by local pioneering sculpture Chong Fah Cheong. It features five naked boys jumping into the river for a swim – a sport practised by children of the first immigrants to Singapore.