Haw Par Villa
Ready for Haw-rifically Good Time? Haw-Ror Villa 3 Brings the Scares this October!
Events
September 18, 2024
Ready for Haw-rifically Good Time? Haw-Ror Villa 3 Brings the Scares this October!
This Halloween, Haw-Ror Villa returns with its third installment, promising a night of frights, fun and a whole lot more!
In Pictures: When night falls, Haw Par Villa’s 1,000 sculptures and dioramas come alive
Exhibitions
September 1, 2019
In Pictures: When night falls, Haw Par Villa’s 1,000 sculptures and dioramas come alive
“The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore.” The world is the throne of evil, and as humanity goes through the cycle of sins, it is odd to say that Haw Par Villa is a place that one can get a revelation of sin. Built in 1937, Myanmar-Chinese brothers Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par of Tiger Balm fame erected these sculptures to educate the public on traditional Chinese folklore and mythology. It is simply unbelievable for a modern cosmopolitan like Singapore to house such a strange place like Haw Par Villa. Yet,…