Looking for a new Instagrammable photo spot? For the first time, selfie museum 29Rooms is venturing into Asia with a pop-up museum installation in Singapore’s Gardens By The Bay.
Selfie enthusiasts and art lovers can flock to the West Lawn from 10 February to 16 April 2023. However, this should not be mistaken for any of your regular selfie spots. Featuring a collection of themed rooms — each coupled with its own surround audio, textures, props and much more — the museum is here to elicit thoughts and let visitors reflect on some “life questions”.
All the details about Singapore’s 29Rooms selfie museum
About 29Rooms
Debuted in 2015 in New York, 29Rooms is the creation of the digital publication platform Refinery29 and its parent company Vice Media. The event has hosted past editions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and other cities.
Described as “the creative playground for the Instagram generation” by The New York Times, the selfie museum features a collection of 29 rooms, each with its own theme, setup and feel.
Over the years, 29Rooms saw major success and witnessed collaborations with noted celebrities such as Lizzo, Margot Robbie, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emma Roberts, Solange Knowles, RuPaul, Janelle Monae and Jason Wu. They have not only been involved in the event but have also designed their own rooms.
About 29Rooms in Singapore
29Rooms 2023 is no different in terms of major star power and partnerships that shall flex their creative strengths. Based on the theme of ‘Lost and Found,’ the Singapore edition is expected to feature local and international artists.
The event website states, “Created in collaboration with artists, creators and the community, 29Rooms: Lost & Found has 29 interactive spaces open for all to pause, laugh and wonder. Step in and discover sensorial experiences designed for surprise and contemplation, celebration and reflection. You game?”
29Rooms 2023: An experience to remember
Covering a massive area of 4,500 sqm, the Singapore chapter of 29Rooms shall be no stranger to the art of playing with the senses. As already mentioned, each of the 29 rooms will have its own uniqueness, which includes motifs, light, sound, smell and even food and beverage options. Additionally, the texture and feel of the surfaces are expected to vary depending on the theme highlighted.
Right at the entrance, visitors will first make their way through the Lost and Found Forest, where mystical trees and exotic smells await to introduce them to the whimsical ‘29 Questions’ about life.
Enumerating all that the experience offers, the website states, “Be the first to create your own adventure through our wonderland of installations to rediscover a whole new future.”
From revelling at the world from a child’s point-of-view in a room named Dora’s Diary to finding calm on witnessing mesmerising sunsets created by Hong Kong artist Desmond Leung at a Huetopia room, there are various things to do at Singapore’s 29Rooms.
The event has also teamed up with Grammy award-winning singer Billie Eilish to create a room dedicated to her perfume, where guests can expect a “journey of the senses, encompassing smell, sound, and sight”. The space will be scented with the fragrance via interactive tables emitting fog rings, adorned with wall projections, and accompanied by a soundtrack of Eilish’s voice. Visitors can sample and purchase the perfume there.
And if you are a gizmo enthusiast or a tech junkie, then this Gardens By The Bay event is your paradise. Immersive technology from the house of Samsung makes some of these rooms come alive. Glambot and Epic Nights In Asia (which will let visitors stroll through Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea) are some of the other major attractions.
Those looking for a room to let your hair down and grab some quick and delicious bites, 29Rooms has taken care of that too. Saving the best for the last is the event’s star attraction — XRoom.
The first of its kind in 29Rooms, XRoom is where the “hottest and coolest tastemakers” shall come together to whip up something extraordinary. With so much mystery and intrigue surrounding it, we can’t wait to see the room for ourselves.
Timing and tickets
The event is open from 4 pm to 10 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 12 pm to 10 pm from Friday to Sunday. On Mondays and Tuesdays, the event shall remain closed.
Tickets are available across various categories and can be purchased on the website.
This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Singapore
(Main and featured image: Gardens By The Bay)
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Trinetra is an ardent foodie and bibliophile who writes about films, travel, food and lifestyle. As a writer and literature student, slam poetry and storytelling are her go to jam. When not working, Trinetra is busy looking for her next place to visit or binge-watching Instagram videos for travel inspiration.
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