The M.I.N.T museum of toys was a pleasant highlight of my day yesterday! MINT stands for - Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys, and it is the world's first purpose-built museum for toys. We were told also that because the toys were all in mint condition, the name of the museum now has dual meaning!
Y'know... my experience was made wonderful cos it wasnt only the vintage toys that i enjoyed, there was also great food at the cafe and the whole building and even the display shelves were a visual treat for the eye.
I guess we were extremely lucky to have the curator giving us a personal guided tour... otherwise the tour wouldnt have been as fun and meaningful! If he didnt bring my attention to the specially designed shelves, i wouldnt have noticed that it was designed in a way to protect the colours of the toys and also allow the toys to be illuminated without shadows!
Also, i wouldnt know that the building won an architecture award over VIVOCITY. It's really a very pretty building with lotsa glass - something i'd love to have IF i ever get to design my own house.
Friends, if you have the time, do drop by the place.
It's at Seah street, beside Raffles Hotel :)
