I really wanted to check out the special exhibition- Banquet in Stone, at the National Museum of Singapore, so I dragged Mum and Moonie along with me. It turned out to be really interesting, and I’m so glad we went, although the exhibition was a lot smaller than I expected, taking up just a small gallery space.
Banquet in Stone is a unique exhibition where Geology meets Gastronomy. This exhibition features a sumptuous feast of over fifty 'dishes' and 'delicacies', from Hong Kong style dim sum to Western desserts. The ‘food’ is actually made up of rare stones such as agate, chalcedony and amber that have withstood weathering for million of years. These rare stones featured in the 'dishes' were selected for their uncanny resemblance to real food!
One of them even has a lasting natural aroma- it smells like chocolate (no kidding). More than half of these natural-occurring stones on display come from the western part of China such as Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia.
Photography wasn't allowed in the gallery, but check out the banner and the postcard about the exhibition...
Can you believe these are stones?
In the end, we decided not to visit the permanent exhibitions at the museum, which revolved around 4 different themes- Food, Film, Fashion and Photography. After all, as Mum said, why pay to check out the ‘Evolution of fashion from the 1970s-1990s’ when all we have to do is look into her wardrobe? She DID have a point. :p
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