The Pop-Up Attraction “Once Upon A Time on The Orient Express”will be in Singapore at Gardens by the Bay – West Lawn this December 2020.
Following the 2014 exhibition in Paris that detailed the history of the Orient Express, Singapore has been chosen by the Orient Express as the first destination outside of France to kick-start a series of showcase that unveils a fairy-tale universe related to travel, culture and gastronomy. A historical and educational presentation for all ages spearheaded by the Arab World Institute (IMA), the pop-up attraction “Once Upon A Time on The Orient Express” will open in Singapore this December 2020 at Gardens by the Bay, until June 2021.
“Once Upon A Time on The Orient Express” will present some of the most extraordinary objects and documents to showcase centuries old of history that retraces the legacy of the train, allowing visitors to discover events that transformed the world, and shaped the map. It is a unique opportunity for visitors to explore the tracks and landscapes that generations before had once travelled on, and witness what then, only a few explorers and diplomates had. These all bring to mind the initial voyages of this legendary train designed by Georges Nagelmackers.
“Designing and staging a display like the Orient Express in Singapore meant collecting around 300 precious items and documents, having to restore some of them and adapt many of the furniture and displays to its former glory. It involved shipping historic monuments – a locomotive built in France 158 years ago and a 1930s sleeper car, weighing close to 200 tonnes, it is undoubtedly one of the heaviest to be shipped across the world. All these elements needed to be housed in a custom built infrastructure with the right conditions to store, preserve and protect the artworks and displays. This is especially due to the hot and humid climate in Singapore,” said Claude Mollard, Curator of “Once Upon A Time on The Orient Express.”
The Orient-Express is owned by a joint venture between hotel giant Accor and SNCF . First Orient-Express Hotel is expected to open in Istanbul.
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