IN RETROSPECT

“OFF / ON: Everyday Technology that Changed Our Lives, 1970s – 2000s” presents exactly what its title promises within a Singapore context. On till 30 October at the National Museum of Singapore, it’s a great exhibition to visit for a spot of nostalgia, with retro offices and old-school coffee shop sets completing the immersive blast-from-the-past experience. Bring the young ones along just so they know exactly what you’re talking about the next time you reminisce about the pagers and orange payphones of your childhood.

Retro typewriters (far left) and orange payphones are just some of the old technologies to expect at the exhibition