The Toy Dalek Story Through Art & Innovation
The Toy Dalek Story Through Art & Innovation explores the evolution of the iconic Dalek, from its origins as a 1960s television villain in Doctor Who to its reinvention as a symbol of innovation, design, and imaginative play.
From guided tours to film screenings, an AI Ambassador Creation panel, and hands-on craft workshops, this programme line-up showcases how the Dalek’s story reflects the fusion of art and technological innovation in popular culture, while highlighting the museum’s commitment to creating toy experiences where art and technology come alive together.
Programmes for SAW 2026
22 January 2026 – 31 January 2026
Dalek Guided Tour
Immerse yourself in the story of the Dalek through a guided tour revealing the historical, cultural and social significance of the museum’s Outerspace theme and Dalek robot toy collection spanning from the 1960s to 2004, bringing this legendary sci-fi character vividly to life.
MINT Lumens Presents: Doctor Who and The Daleks (1965)
Movie screenings held exclusively at night for Singapore Art Week. Dive into Gordon Flemyng’s cult classic that first introduced the Daleks to the big screen, where humanity meets creative mechanized technology, perfectly tying into SAW’s theme of Art & Technology.
MINT Panel Series: Creation of The World’s First Interactive AI Ambassador
A talk session behind The World’s First Interactive AI Ambassador, offering an inside look at how advanced artificial intelligence systems are designed to enhance visitor engagement.
The session explores key AI concepts, such as natural language processing, intent recognition, and multimodal interaction while showing how generative AI functions as the museum’s digital ambassador. Attendees will discover how the character provides dynamic, interactive dialogue, shares the museum’s history, and seamlessly guides visitors from storytelling to ticket purchase.
Dalek Craft Workshop
Become a Dalek art designer for the day! In this hands-on workshop, participants will use recycled materials to design and build their very own Dalek-inspired robot. Through art and craft techniques, you’ll explore how simple everyday objects can be transformed into expressive forms, encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and imaginative storytelling.
By constructing your own model, you’ll gain insight into design language that made the Dalek one of pop culture’s most recognisable robots.