Research Roundup: Xyn Foo
Photo: National Library Board
📅 When
Wed 11 Nov 2026, 6:00pm
📍 Where
National Library Building - Launch, Programme Room (Level 7)
💸 Price
See tickets
👶 Ages
Adults (36-49 yo), Seniors (50 yo and above), Young Adults (18-35 yo)
🧭 Getting there
- 🚇 Bugis MRT, Exit C — about 5 min walk
- 🍜 Hawker food nearby: Market Street Food Centre (6 min) · Albert Centre Market & Food Centre (6 min)
Walking times are estimates from the venue’s location.
A one-hour talk at the National Library on the golden age of the Singapore circus, 1920s to 1960s, from Creative Resident Xyn Foo.
Xyn Foo's research covers the golden age of the Singapore circus, from the 1920s through to the 1960s — a stretch of local entertainment history that rarely gets an airing. This session at the National Library Building is where that work comes out, presented as part of the National Library Creative Residency.
It runs 6pm to 7pm on Wednesday 11 Nov 2026, in the Launch and Programme Room on Level 7, and it's conducted in English. The stated audience is adults and seniors, from young adults in their late teens through to those 50 and above — the sort of hour that suits anyone curious about how the city used to amuse itself.
Details compiled by Onz from public listings — always confirm with the organiser before heading down.
