29 Oct 2009

A combined talk on Ceramics: A Personal Sharing from a Collector of Yixing Teapots and Care of Ceramic Objects.

From 15 - 26 July 09

Who lives next door to you? How well do you know them? With our busy lives today, many of us would probably head right home after work, shutting the door after us. How many of us leave our doors open, or have a word of greeting for our neighbours we meet in the lifts?

If you miss interacting with your neighbours, then come and rediscover your neighbours this Singapore HeritageFest. Know your neighbours better. Reconnect with your neighbours again. After all, as the old saying goes, a good neighbour beats a distant relative! More

21 Mar 2009

Join us to learn more about architectural paint works by conservators.

Coming soon: An exhibition by the Heritage Conservation Centre

Do you think it’s important to conserve heritage materials?
To see your view displayed at the exhibition, simply click here to tell us if you think heritage conservation is important and why*! Please leave your name and email address along with your comment.

22 Nov 2008

Indulge in the most ‘sedaaap’ Heritage Hawker foods from around Singapore and go on a shopping spree—all while visiting the museum! Balloon artists and face painters will entertain your kids, while you browse through more than 30 stalls at our Flea Market.

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20 Nov - 7 Dec 2008

Hop on board Explore Singapore! and indulge in our hearty heritage buffet of over 70 activities at more than 27 museums around the island. Covering familiar lifestyle themes like love, food, music, martial arts, entertainment and even toys, everyone young and old is bound to have a fun time at the museums.

Are you aware of our national treasures? Click on Singapore Collections Online (SGCOOL) and discover some of the highlights in our collections. SGCOOL presently displays some of the digitized images of artifacts at the Singapore Art Museum, the Asian Civilisations Museum, the National Museum of Singapore and Singapore Philatelic Museum. Periodically, images from other museums’ collections will also be featured. Do pick on www.sgcool.sg to browse by category or search for specific image descriptions.

For enquiry or feedback, e-mail us at NHB_SGCOOL@nhb.gov.sg.

Ever wondered who your great great-grandparents were? Here is your chance to embark on a journey of discovery where you can learn more about your family heritage. The Singapore Family Tree (SFT) portal allows you to build interactive family trees, documenting and archiving your cherished family histories for current and future generations. At the same time, family members can stay connected and updated on the latest family happenings, no matter where they are.

For enquiry or feedback, e-mail us at NHB_SFT@nhb.gov.sg.

Never leave the museum empty handed again. With Museum eGuide or simply MeG, you can capture your visits for future reference. Primarily, MeG gives you an audio-visual tour through the galleries, narrating rich details about the exhibits. You may bookmark artifacts that you fancy and MeG will send these images to your own private web account.

After your visits, re-live your museum tour virtually whenever you log in. Even better, start a private web account.

MeG may be used in standalone mode as a mobile tour guide or as a component of IMDS. Kindly refer to the IMDS for a further description.

Visit www.museum-eguide.com.sg and sign-up to be a member today! For enquiry or feedback, please click here.

Want to find out more about Singapore’s rich cultural diversity? Wonder what’s available at the archives? Curious to know more about the history of Singapore? Singapore Culture Resource OnLine (SCROL), your one stop to finding out about the fun and exciting cultural resources of Singapore. Sign up today!

Visit www.scrol.sg and sign-up to be a member today!

For enquiry or feedback, e-mail us at nhb_scrol@nhb.gov.sg.