May the 4th is an important day for many Star Wars fans. Whilst the day is usually commemorated with fan-led festivals, cosplaying and meet and greets, the pandemic has left some fans clueless as to how they can celebrate.
Well, fret not because the ArtScience Museum Singapore has a long list of events and activities to make this yet another Star Wars Day that you won’t forget. Here’s a breakdown of the all the events and festivities for Star Wars day at the ArtScience Musuem.
Admission is free, but due to social distancing measures, you will need to pre-book your slots before your visit to the museum.
ArtScience Museum – 1 May 2021
Event/Activity | Timing(s) | Location |
Digital Fan Projection | 10am – 9pm | Curiosity Gallery Wall, Level 4 |
Star Wars Toys Display | 10am – 1pm 3pm – 6pm 7pm – 8:40pm | Rainbow Room, Basement 2 |
Film Screening – Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | 10:30am – 1:30pm | Expression Gallery, Level 4 |
Photo Opportunity with Star Wars characters | 11am – 11:45am 12:30pm – 1:15pm 4pm – 4.45pm 5:30pm – 6:15pm | Oculus, Level 1 |
Film Screening – Elstree 1976 | 1:30pm – 3:15pm | Expression Gallery, Level 4 |
Demonstration – Toy Photography by Sunny Ang | 4pm – 5pm | Expression Gallery, Level 4 |
Film Screening – THX 1138 (Director’s Cut) | 7pm – 8:45pm | Expression Gallery, Level 4 |
ArtScience Museum -2 May 2021
Event/Activity | Timing(s) | Location |
Digital Fan Art Projection | 10am – 7pm | Curiosity Gallery Wall, L4 |
Star Wars Toys Display | 10am – 1pm 3pm – 6pm | Rainbow Room, Basement 2 |
Film Screening – Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Expression Gallery, Level 4 |
Photo Opportunity with Star Wars characters | 11am – 11:45am 12.30pm – 1:15pm 4pm – 4:45pm 5:30pm – 6:15pm | Oculus, Level 1 |
Demonstration – Digital Art by Jon Chan | 1:30pm – 3pm | Expression Gallery, Level 4 |
Film Screening – The Hidden Fortress | 4pm – 6:30pm | Expression Gallery, Level 4 |
These events and activities stated above all take place at ArtScience Museum. Admissions to all events and activities are free but have limited capacity. Pre-book your slots before your visit to the museum. The link to book your slots will be released on 26 April 2021, so be sure to keep up to date to ArtScience Museum’s Facebook event page for further updates.
If you’re looking to do your part for charity during the weekend, there will be a limited run of an A2-sized Darth Maul digital art by Jon Chan going at S$25 (exclusive to Star Wars Day Singapore). All proceeds will be going to charity. Details of how you can order one and collect it during the weekend can be found here.
Would rather stay indoors and away from the crowd? ArtScience Museum has an online collector’s tour where you can Star Wars toy collectors Derek Ho and Phelan Kuek (check out his collection in 2019) take you on a virtual tour of their vast and special collections of Star Wars-themed LEGO sets, vintage prototypes, and rare sample artworks!
Online Collector’s Tour
Date | Collector | Collection |
29 April 2021 | Derek Ho | Star Wars prototypes and sample artworks from the various stages of toy production. |
4 May 2021 | Phelan Kuek | Immaculate displays and vast collection of LEGO Star Wars toys. |
Similarly, the ArtScience Museum hasn’t provided a link to these online tours yet. However, keep up to date with the Facebook event page for the links and further information.
In case you’ve forgotten, the museum is still running its Star Wars: Identities exhibition until 13 June 2021 so add that to your list of things to do at the ArtScience Museum when Star Wars day comes. Plus, you can use your SingapoRediscovers vouchers too!
With all these exciting events lined up, Star Wars Day 2021 is going to be a blast.
Happy Geeking and May the Force be with you!