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HeritageSG / ArCH Square

From Cargo to Cup

29 August 2026 · ArCH Square

Maritime heritage became something to smell, taste and discuss in a coffee workshop closing the SHIPPED! exhibition.

IN MOTION

A little more of the atmosphere.

A small group compares coffee brewing methods around the workshop table

The setting

From Cargo to Cup connected the exhibition’s maritime themes with coffee as an everyday cultural practice, moving from curatorial reflection into a shared tasting experience.

The coffee experience

Participants explored coffee through guided discussion, tasting notes and practical brewing. Around the table, they compared flavours, handled brewing equipment and helped one another make coffee.

The details that mattered

The session brought cultural interpretation and practical coffee craft into the same room. A tasting sheet made individual observations visible, while shared brewing gave people a reason to exchange them.

Two participants smile and raise their tasting cups at From Cargo to Cup
Two participants smile and raise their tasting cups at From Cargo to Cup.
A participant writes tasting observations beside a cup of coffee
A participant writes tasting observations beside a cup of coffee.
Hands guide a kettle over a pour-over dripper during From Cargo to Cup
Hands guide a kettle over a pour-over dripper during From Cargo to Cup.
Two participants work together to brew coffee during the ArCH Square workshop
Two participants work together to brew coffee during the ArCH Square workshop.
Participants and facilitator gather for a photograph at ArCH Square
Participants and facilitator gather for a photograph at ArCH Square.

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More moments from the workshop

Faris pours coffee for guests during From Cargo to Cup
Participants taste coffee together at ArCH Square
Coffee tasting cups and beans on the workshop table
Guests smile during the From Cargo to Cup discussion
Faris explains a paper filter and brewing technique
Faris guides a participant through the coffee tasting
Faris offers a participant a closer look at the coffee
A participant practises pouring with a kettle
Participants work together around the brewing table
Faris and a participant pose beside the From Cargo to Cup presentation