The National Heritage Board (NHB) is a statutory board under the

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY; ms, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Masyarakat dan Belia; ; ta, கலாசார, சமூக, இளையர்துறை அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore ...

(MCCY) of the

Government of Singapore The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of Singapore to mean the executive branch of the state, which is made up of the president and the Cabinet. Although the president acts in their personal discretion in the exercise ...

. It was formed on 1 August 1993.

National Museums and Heritage Institutions

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

Asian Civilisations Museum The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is an institution which forms a part of the four museums in Singapore, the other three being the Peranakan Museum at Old Tao Nan School, the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum. It is ...

National Museum of Singapore ms, Muzium Negara Singapura ta, சிங்கப்பூரின் தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம் , native_name_lang = , logo = , image = 2016 Singapur, Museum Planning Area, Narodowe Muzeum Singapuru (02) ...

Peranakan Museum ms, Muzium Peranakan ta, பெரனாகன் அருங்காட்சியகம் , logo = peranmuseumlogo.jpg , logo_upright = 1 , logo_size = 300px , image = Peranakan Museum.jpg , image_size = 300px , ca ...

Singapore Philatelic Museum The Singapore Philatelic Museum ( Chinese: 新加坡集邮博物馆; ta, சிங்கப்பூர் அஞ்சல்தலை அருங்காட்சியகம்) is a museum about the postal history of Singapore and its stamp ...

(to be rebranded as Children's Museum Singapore) #

Reflections at Bukit Chandu Reflections at Bukit Chandu is a World War II interpretive centre developed and managed by the National Archives of Singapore, located on Bukit Chandu (Malay for "Opium Hill") off Pasir Panjang Road in Singapore. The centre was officially opene ...

; Heritage Institutions # Language # Preservation of Sites and Monuments # Heritage Conservation Centre - architecture and building project #

Indian Heritage Centre The Indian Heritage Centre ( ta, இந்திய மரபுடமை நிலையம்) is a cultural centre and museum in Singapore that showcases the culture, heritage and history of Indian Singaporeans Indian Singaporeans (Tamil ...

Malay Heritage Centre The Malay Heritage Centre ( ms, Taman Warisan Melayu; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: تامن واريثن ملايو) is a cultural centre and museum located at Sultan Gate off Beach Road, Singapore, Beach Road in Kampong Glam, Singapore. It showcases th ...

# Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Museum Roundtable

The Museum Roundtable is an initiative led by NHB since 1996. 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 Singapore Art Museum (Abbreviation: SAM) is an art museum is located in the Downtown Core district of Singapore. It is the first fully dedicated contemporary visual arts museum in Singapore with one of the world’s most important public co ...

, the

Science Centre Singapore The Science Centre Singapore, previously known as Singapore Science Centre is a scientific institution in Jurong East, Singapore, specialising in the promotion of scientific and technological education for the general public. It houses over 85 ...

and the

National Library of Singapore The National Library, Singapore is the flagship national library of Singapore. A subsidiary of the National Library Board (NLB), it is located on an 11,304–square metre site in Victoria Street within the Downtown Core. It is the country's ...

. 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.YourSingapore.com - Children's Season 2011
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