SG60 Heart&Soul Experience launched to offer Singaporeans a peek into the future

A national exhibition that offers Singaporeans a peek into their future was launched by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Orchard Central on Aug 26.

- Chin Soo Fang

The SG60 Heart&Soul Experience — the flagship event for Singapore's 60th year of independence—is jointly developed by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information and the National Library Board.

More than 90 per cent of slots for the opening week of the showcase have been booked, with the opening weekend slots already oversubscribed. More than 1,700 people can enter the exhibition daily.

Using immersive storytelling and generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), the exhibition offers each visitor a personalised, imaginative experience.

Visitors will be able to see themselves living, working and playing in an envisioned future Singapore, and hold a conversation with their future selves.

At the end of the exhibition, visitors can take home a bookmark with a QR code that links to their own 25-second trailer.

Speaking at the launch, PM Wong said the hope is that visitors will get a sense of the spirit that built Singapore.

He noted the pivotal moments in Singapore's history captured in the exhibition, including the Japanese Occupation to the post-war years, the fight for independence and the merger with Malaya, the difficult early years of nation building, and challenges from economic crises to the Covid-19 pandemic.