State gifts on show From today, visitors can view some of the Istana’s collection of state gifts at a new heritage gallery at Istana Park. This silver cigarette This bronze medal box is one of the was presented to earliest recorded gifts President Tony Tan in the Istana’s Keng Yam earlier These mangosteen-shaped trinket boxes were collection. It was this year by Pope from Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to then given by then Penang Francis to mark the Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 2000. Governor Raja Tun rst state visit by a Uda Al-Haj to Singapore president Singapore’s rst to the Holy See, as president, Mr Yusof well as longstanding This pair of silver goblets was Ishak, in 1961. diplomatic relations. given by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to the late President S R Nathan in 2006. This rooster-shaped D S ornament was a gift from A O former Philippine O P R H IA president Benigno Aquino R CAVENAGH ROAD H OA to Prime Minister Lee G D The R Hsien Loong in 2011. U Centrepoint B ORCHARD ROAD N I D E 313 @ KRAMAT LANE Somerset Orchard Central Concorde Hotel & Shopping Mall Istana Plaza Singapura MacDonald House ORCHARD ROAD The Istana Oxley Park Dhoby Ghaut station 38 Oxley O X L PENANG ROAD Road E Y OXLEY ROAD R IS E Visitor Information This is a bronze bust of an Induna, • 35 Orchard Road, Singapore 238902, the head of a group of warriors, who directly opposite the Istana’s main gate. is likely depicted with an ostrich • Daily from 10am to 6pm, except on feather on his head. It was a gift from Wednesdays. Mr Nelson Mandela, the late South Getting there: African President, to the late Take exit C at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station President Ong Teng Cheong in 1997. to the Istana Park. Maximum capacity: 45 people Admission is free. TEXT: MELODY ZACCHEUS Source: THE ISTANA, NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS.