Supreme Court organises free guided tours for the public
SINGAPORE — Why did the Supreme Court move from its old premises (where the new National Gallery Singapore is)? What is the significance of the design of the new Supreme Court? And what exactly goes on when a trial is in session?
To answer those questions and more, the Supreme Court will be organising a series of free guided tours for members of the public that will run from June 14 to 24. These tours are also meant to mark the first 10 years of the new Supreme Court building, said a spokesperson for the Supreme Court.
“We decided to collaborate with the National Gallery Singapore (NGS) to conduct free guided tours to educate the public on the history of the Supreme Court, court processes and for people who have not attended court sessions before, to see what a court looks like,” the spokesperson added.
The tour seeks to “enable the public to better understand and appreciate the role of the judiciary in Singapore’s legal landscape”.
Participants of the free guided tours will get to see the old court room, chamber and rotunda at the NGS (the site of the old Supreme Court Building).
This will be followed by a tour of the current Supreme Court building where they will get to see, among other things, its unique architecture, some of the court rooms — including the Court of Appeal, Singapore’s highest Court — as well as the viewing gallery.
Typically, only the Supreme Court’s public areas, such as Heritage Gallery, are open to members of the public.
A total of 10 tours, each lasting one-and-a-half hours, will be conducted, with each tour limited to 25 participants on a first-come-first-served basis.
Find out more about the tours at http://www.supremecourt.gov.sg/news/media-releases/the-supreme-court-building-is-ten-years-old.
