National Heritage Board (Singapore)
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The National Heritage Board (Abbreviation
: NHB; Simplified Chinese: 国家文物局) is a statutory board
of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
(MICA).
National Heritage Board (NHB) actively champions the development of a vibrant cultural and heritage sector in Singapore. NHB makes heritage enriching, fun and accessible to all through exciting events that engage diverse audiences like the iconic Singapore HeritageFest, International Museum Day, and Istana Art Event.
NHB further promotes public awareness and appreciation of our heritage through educational, outreach and community programmes. NHB partners like-minded entities in the people, private and public sector and provide state-of-the-art archival and conservation services through the National Archives of Singapore, Preservation Monuments Board and Heritage Conservation Centre.
Their mission is "To Foster Nationhood, Identity And Creativity Through Heritage And Cultural Development".
There 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, Explore Singapore! which happens from November to December, and Children's Season which aims to cultivate museum-going interests in children with exhibits and installations at various participating museums.
Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
: NHB; Simplified Chinese: 国家文物局) is a statutory board
Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
The statutory boards of the Singapore Government are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function. They usually report to one specific ministry.*Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority...
of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts is a ministry of the Government of Singapore...
(MICA).
National Heritage Board (NHB) actively champions the development of a vibrant cultural and heritage sector in Singapore. NHB makes heritage enriching, fun and accessible to all through exciting events that engage diverse audiences like the iconic Singapore HeritageFest, International Museum Day, and Istana Art Event.
NHB further promotes public awareness and appreciation of our heritage through educational, outreach and community programmes. NHB partners like-minded entities in the people, private and public sector and provide state-of-the-art archival and conservation services through the National Archives of Singapore, Preservation Monuments Board and Heritage Conservation Centre.
Museums and Centres
The NHB operates the following leading museums, institutions and heritage interpretative centres.- Asian Civilisations MuseumAsian Civilisations MuseumThe Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution which forms a part of the three museums of the National Museum of Singapore. It is one of the pioneering museums in the region to specialise in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations...
- National Museum of SingaporeNational Museum of SingaporeThe National Museum of Singapore is a national museum in Singapore and the oldest museum in Singapore. Its history dates back to 1849 when it was started as a section of a library at Singapore Institution...
- Singapore Art MuseumSingapore Art MuseumThe Singapore Art Museum contains the national art collection of Singapore. It has a collection of 7,750 pieces of Singaporean and Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art, and has an expanding collection of new Asian and international contemporary art.- History :Officially opened in 1996, it...
- Peranakan MuseumPeranakan MuseumThe Peranakan Museum is a museum in Singapore specialising in Peranakan culture. A sister museum to the Asian Civilizations Museum, it is the first of its kind in the world, that explore Peranakan cultures in Singapore and other former Straits Settlements in Malacca and Penang, and other Peranakan...
- Singapore Philatelic MuseumSingapore Philatelic MuseumThe Singapore Philatelic Museum is a museum about the postal history of Singapore and its stamps. The museum, located at 23-B Coleman Street in Singapore, was formerly part of the Anglo-Chinese School, completed in 1906...
- Memories at Old Ford Factory
- Reflections at Bukit ChanduReflections at Bukit ChanduReflections at Bukit Chandu is a World War II interpretative centre developed and managed by the National Archives of Singapore, located on Bukit Chandu off Pasir Panjang Road in Singapore....
- National Archives of Singapore
- Heritage Conservation Center
- Malay Heritage Center
- Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial HallSun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial HallNot to be confused with Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall . The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall is a double-storey colonial villa at Balestier in Singapore...
- National Art Gallery of SingaporeNational Art Gallery of SingaporewithThe National Art Gallery, Singapore is a planned art gallery to be located in the Downtown Core of Singapore. It will incorporate two national monuments, the Old Supreme Court Building and City Hall, and is scheduled for its official launch in 2015...
- Preservation of Monuments Board
Vision and Mission
The vision of the National Heritage Board is "To Make Heritage An Enriching Part of Everyone's Life".Their mission is "To Foster Nationhood, Identity And Creativity Through Heritage And Cultural Development".
Values
Values of the National Heritage Board form the acronym 'ENRIC²H':- Esprit de corp
- Nurture
- ReliabilityReliabilityIn general, reliability is the ability of a person or system to perform and maintain its functions in routine circumstances, as well as hostile or unexpected circumstances.Reliability may refer to:...
- IntegrityIntegrityIntegrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions...
- CreativityCreativityCreativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new that has some kind of value. What counts as "new" may be in reference to the individual creator, or to the society or domain within which the novelty occurs...
- Customer Orientation
- Happening
Museum Roundtable
The Museum Roundtable is an initiative led by NHB since 1996, with the objective of building a museum-going culture in Singapore while positioning museums as cultural destinations.There 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
Singapore Art Museum
The Singapore Art Museum contains the national art collection of Singapore. It has a collection of 7,750 pieces of Singaporean and Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art, and has an expanding collection of new Asian and international contemporary art.- History :Officially opened in 1996, it...
, the National Museum of Singapore
National Museum of Singapore
The National Museum of Singapore is a national museum in Singapore and the oldest museum in Singapore. Its history dates back to 1849 when it was started as a section of a library at Singapore Institution...
, the Asian Civilisations Museum
Asian Civilisations Museum
The Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution which forms a part of the three museums of the National Museum of Singapore. It is one of the pioneering museums in the region to specialise in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations...
, 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, Explore Singapore! which happens from November to December, and Children's Season which aims to cultivate museum-going interests in children with exhibits and installations at various participating museums.