National Heritage Board (Singapore) Explained

Agency Name:National Heritage Board
Preceding1:National Archives, National Museum and Oral History Department
Jurisdiction:Government of Singapore
Budget:S$104 million (2010)
Chief1 Name:Yeoh Chee Yan
Chief1 Position:Chairman
Chief2 Name:Chang Hwee Nee
Chief2 Position:CEO
Parent Agency:Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Child1 Agency:National Museum of Singapore
Agency Id:T08GB0036B
Chief4 Name:Alvin Tan
Chief4 Position:Deputy Chief Executive (Policy & Community)
Chief5 Name:Chan Yin Teng Jennifer
Chief5 Position:Deputy Chief Executive (Corporate Development)
Chief6 Name:Ting Wei Jin Kennie
Chief6 Position:Group Director (Museums)
Child2 Agency:Asian Civilisations Museum
Child3 Agency:Peranakan Museum
Minister1 Name:Edwin Tong
Minister1 Pfo:Minister for Culture, Community and Youth
Deputyminister1 Name:Low Yen Ling
Deputyminister2 Name:Alvin Tan
Deputyminister3 Name:Eric Chua
Deputyminister1 Pfo:Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth
Deputyminister2 Pfo:Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth
Deputyminister3 Pfo:Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth

The National Heritage Board (NHB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) of the Government of Singapore. It was formed on 1 August 1993.[1]

National Museums and Heritage Institutions

The National Heritage Board operates the following national museums and heritage institutions.

Museums
  1. Asian Civilisations Museum[2] [3]
  2. National Museum of Singapore[4] [5]
  3. Peranakan Museum[6] [7] [8]
  4. Singapore Philatelic Museum[9] (to be rebranded as Children's Museum Singapore)[10]
  5. Reflections at Bukit Chandu[11]
Heritage Institutions
  1. Language
  2. Preservation of Sites and Monuments
  3. Heritage Conservation Centre[12] [13] - architecture and building project
  4. Indian Heritage Centre[14]
  5. Malay Heritage Centre[15]
  6. Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall[16]

Museum Roundtable

The Museum Roundtable is an initiative led by NHB since 1996.[17] [18]

There are more than 50 members for this initiative, consisting of public and private museums, heritage galleries and attractions in Singapore such as the Singapore Art Museum, the National Museum of Singapore, the Asian Civilisations Museum, the Science Centre Singapore and the National Library of Singapore.

It regularly organises joint-events with the NHB and other private and public partners in an attempt to elevate Singapore's heritage and museological landscape. Examples of such key events are International Museum Day, which is held annually in May, and Children's Season, which aims to cultivate museum-going interests in children with exhibits and installations at various participating museums.[19]

Publications

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About NHB. National Heritage Board. 2018-11-17.
  2. Web site: Asian Civilisations Museum . . 2018-11-17.
  3. Web site: Asian Civilisations Museum. Asia-Europe Museum Network . 2018-11-17.
  4. Web site: National Museum of Singapore. Singapore Tourism Board . 2018-11-17.
  5. Web site: National Museum of Singapore. Asia-Europe Museum Network . 2018-11-17.
  6. Web site: Peranakan Museum. Singapore Tourism Board . 2018-11-17.
  7. Web site: National Museum of Singapore Director awarded knighthood . September 6, 2012. Asia-Europe Museum Network . 2018-11-17.
  8. Web site: Peranakan Museum, Singapore. Asia-Europe Museum Network . 2018-11-17.
  9. Web site: Singapore Philatelic Museum . Singapore Tourism Board . 2018-11-17.
  10. Web site: Singapore Philatelic Museum . 2022-06-14 . www.nhb.gov.sg . en.
  11. Web site: Reflections at Bukit Chandu. Singapore Tourism Board . 2018-11-17.
  12. Book: Heritage Conservation Centre Singapore. Heritage Conservation Centre . Singapore. 2001 . 929537123.
  13. Web site: Heritage Conservation Centre Singapore . 2010 . AWP Pte Ltd .
  14. Web site: Indian Heritage Centre, Singapore . Asia-Europe Museum Network . 2018-11-17.
  15. Web site: Malay Heritage Centre, Singapore. Asia-Europe Museum Network . 2018-11-17.
  16. Web site: Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall . Singapore Tourism Board . 2018 . 2018-11-17.
  17. Web site: Jubilee Weekend - Museum Roundtable . SG50 Programme Office . August 2015 . 2018-11-17.
  18. Ooi. Can-Seng. 2002. Cultural Tourism & Tourism Cultures: The Business of Mediating Experiences in Copenhagen and Singapore. Prikaz Knjige. Copenhagen Business School Press. 87-630-0091-1. 865252703.
  19. http://www.yoursingapore.com/content/traveller/en/browse/apps/eventdetails.872.html YourSingapore.com - Children's Season 2011

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