National Heritage Board | December 2024 & January 2025 Happenings!

This December and January, National Heritage Board (NHB) will be running an array of programmes and events for you and your family!  

So much is happening this December and January across the venues managed by the National Heritage Board! Here's a closer look at what you can expect in these two months: 

Indian Heritage Centre’s Pongal Celebrations 2025

Photo Credit: Indian Heritage Centre

Venue: Indian Heritage Centre
Date: 11 & 12 Jan 2025
Time: 10am to 5pm

Celebrate the vibrant Pongal harvest festival at the Indian Heritage Centre’s farmer-themed Open House in the heart of Little India! Enjoy FREE Museum admission to an exciting weekend filled with cultural experiences, including a lively farmer’s market, hands-on craft activities and captivating LIVE performances. Don’t miss this unforgettable celebration that will be happening for one weekend only!

For more information, please visit this link.

Monumental Hunt in the Civic District

Photo Credit: PSM

Date: TBC
Time: 9.30am to 12pm
Fee: $55 per participant | Register here

Set off on a fun-filled puzzle hunt in the Civic District! Inspired by escape rooms and treasure hunts, participants go on an immersive outdoor expedition featuring nine National Monuments in the area. Facilitated and guided by a game master, get ready to put on your thinking caps to decode the puzzles and discover fascinating facts about these historic buildings and sites along the way!

Note: This Monumental Hunt will be recurring and will usually take place every 3rd Saturday of the month. Participants are encouraged to check the website regularly for the confirmed dates.

Programmes by Children’s Museum Singapore

Into the Hawkerverse Special Exhibition

Photo Credit: Children’s Museum Singapore

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Date: Ongoing till 2026
Time: 9am, 11am, 2pm & 4pm (Please note that entry is by a timeslot basis)
Fee:

• Singaporeans / Permanent Residents: Free
• Foreign Residents/ Tourists: $10* (Child) | $15* (Adult) (*subject to prevailing GST rate)

The Children’s Museum Singapore’s (CMSG) new special exhibition, Into the Hawkerverse, introduces Singapore’s Hawker culture as an important part of Singapore’s food heritage and way of life to children (aged 12 and below). This exhibition is curated in consultation with children and aims to deepen their understanding and appreciation of Hawker Culture through play, activity and object-based learning.

For more information, please visit this link. For further enquiries, please e-mail: NHB_CMSG@nhb.gov.sg.

Becky Bunny’s Adventure’s for Life – The Hawker Centre in collaboration with Families for Life and Speak Good English Movement

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Date: 6 & 8 Dec 2024
Time: 2.30pm (approximately 30min per session)
Fee: NA. This is a free drop-in programme for museum ticket holders

Becky Bunny and her family decide to stop at a hawker centre for dinner after their stroll at a nearby park. What will Becky Bunny do when Little Brother gets into an accident? Will she remember to walk carefully in the crowded hawker centre? Join Becky Bunny and her family as they discover the family values of respect and care and concern. As part of Children’s Museum Singapore’s ‘Into the Hawkerverse’s travelling exhibition, the Museum has organised a series of storytelling sessions about Singapore’s hawker culture. These storytelling sessions are supported by Singapore Speak Good English Movement.

More information will be released at a later date. For enquiries, please e-mail: cmsg_prg@heritage.sg

A Sensory Birthday Celebration!

Venue/Website Link/Hosting Platform: Children’s Museum Singapore
Date: 6 & 8 Dec 2024
Time: 9am or 11.30am (approximately 1h per session)
Fee: $30 per adult-child pair

Step into a world of wonder and excitement as you and your little one celebrate the museum’s birthday in a fun and sensorial play time! Join us in a birthday bash like no other, where every touch, sight and sound lead to moments of pure delight and discovery.

More information will be released at a later date. For enquiries, please e-mail: cmsg_prg@heritage.sg

Superhawker Me

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Date: 7 Dec 2024
Time: 2.15pm (approximately 45min per session)
Fee: $18 per pax

“Superhawker Me” is a multisensorial relaxed* performance filled with heartwarming moments and vibrant flavours of Singapore’s hawker culture. Join in a fun-filled sing-along time and participate in several hands-on interactive segments during the performance!

*For these relaxed performances, we welcome families with neurotypical and neurodiverse children to come enjoy the performance together. Performance etiquette rules will be more relaxed, allowing children with different needs and abilities to ease into the experience.

More information will be released at a later date. For enquiries, please e-mail: cmsg_prg@heritage.sg

Mini Makan Mania: Craft Your Own Ice Kachang Keychain!

Venue: Children’s Museum Singapore
Date: 7 Dec 2024
Time: 3pm (approximately 1h per session)
Fee: $25 per adult-child pair

Get ready to embark on a delightful culinary adventure as we celebrate the museum’s birthday with a special miniature food craft workshop. Create your very own miniature ice kachang using clay in this fun, hands-on parent-child workshop! In the session, you'll learn to shape and texture clay to replicate the appearance of ice kachang, sculpt a small bowl, and discover techniques for mixing and applying colours to achieve realistic details. Keep your creation as a display piece or transform it into an adorable keychain to take home!

More information will be released at a later date. For enquiries, please e-mail: cmsg_prg@heritage.sg

Mini Makan Mania: Craft Your Own Kueh Tutu Magnet!

Venue: Lewin Terrace (Registration & Meeting Point will be at the lobby of Children’s Museum Singapore)
Date: 8 Dec 2024
Time: 3pm (approximately 1h per session)
Fee: $25 per adult-child pair

Get ready to embark on a delightful culinary adventure as we celebrate the museum’s birthday with a special miniature food craft workshop. Create your very own miniature kueh tutu using clay in this fun, hands-on parent-child workshop! In the session, you’ll learn to sculpt, shape, and texture clay to replicate both the kueh tutu (steamed rice cake) and the pandan leaf. Keep your creation as a display piece or transform it into an adorable magnet to take home!

More information will be released at a later date. For enquiries, please e-mail: cmsg_prg@heritage.sg

Programmes by the Malay Heritage Centre (MHC)

Tiny Island Many Stories Travelling Exhibition

Photo Credit: Malay Heritage Centre

Date & Venue:

• 16 Dec 2024 to 12 Jan 2025: Heartbeat@Bedok

Time: Respective mall opening hours
Fee: Free

Singapore may be a tiny island, but she is rich with history and stories. These stories have been passed down through word-of-mouth or preserved in books and records, offering a glimpse into the island's history. Embark on a captivating journey and immerse yourself in uniquely local stories set in various locations in Singapore. From familiar narratives to lesser-known tales, the travelling exhibition “Tiny Island, Many Stories” breathes new perspective into timeless stories. You will also learn how Malay folktales are passed down. Unravel the diverse and vibrant narratives that form a rich tapestry of perspectives, essential for understanding the history, culture, and values of the Nusantara (Malay World) and Singapore. This travelling exhibition promises to offer a deeper appreciation for the intricate layers of Singapore's history.

Beats on Baghdad Street Silver Screen Serenades: Wedok (Girl) by Hafidz Rahman

Venue: Baghdad Street@ Kampong Gelam
Date: 7 Dec 2024
Time: 6pm & 9pm

We grow up watching, remembering, following and inadvertently imbibing the hate for famous female villains in the folklores of the Nusantara. But who are these villains? They say one is not born evil, one is created, nurtured, taught, changed. But what sparked it all? This theatre-styled performance aims to shed light and give respite to the female villains that we grew up hating. Follow Wan Mahora (Mahsuri), Mak Kundor (Bawang Putih Bawang Merah), Permaisuri (Bidasari), Raja Ampuan (Dayang Senandong) and Puteri Indera Kaca (Si Tanggang) as they unravel the greys in their soul for everyone to see, and hopefully understand.

Wedok is a theatre performance where the audience gets to decide what happens in the story. Wedok aims to unpack and tries to give a different perspective on why villains do what they do. Is every bad deed justified or are we simply too quick to villainise an easy target?

I am a Little Jewellery Designer

Photo Credit: Malay Heritage Centre

Did you know that a diamond village called “Kampong Intan” used to exist in Singapore? It was bustling with diamond traders and jewellery designers!

Join our friends Laila and Oreo in this interactive video game where you can harvest your own intan (diamond), polish it and set it in a beautiful piece of jewellery. Your creation will also be available for download as an image file to keep forever.

Pssst.. redeem a specially designed sticker at the MHC if you flash your creation- while stocks last!

Access this online game here for free.

Changi Chapel and Museum

Photo Credit: Changi Chapel and Museum

Photo Credit: Changi Chapel and Museum

Address: 1000 Upper Changi Road North, Singapore 507707
Opening Hours: 9.30am to 5.30pm, Tue to Sun (Closed every Mon except Public Holidays, Last admission at 5pm)
Fee: Free admission for Citizens & PRs

The Changi Chapel and Museum tells the story of the prisoners of war and civilians interned in Changi prison camp during the Japanese Occupation. Managed by the National Museum of Singapore, the Changi Museum was revamped and reopened in May 2021. The revamped museum features new content and artefacts, including stories and personal objects collected from families of former internees, presented in an intimate and engaging format. The museum’s narrative is centred on remembrance and reflection, encouraging visitors to contemplate both the hardships that the internees underwent, as well as their courage and resilience in the face of difficulties.

Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Photo Credit: Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Photo Credit: Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Address: 31-K Pepys Road, Singapore 118458
Opening Hours: 9.30am to 5pm, Tue to Sun (Closed every Mon except Public Holidays, Last admission at 4.30pm)
Fee: Free admission for Citizens & PRs 

Reflections at Bukit Chandu is a World War Two interpretative centre that commemorates the battle of Pasir Panjang and the men of the Malay Regiment who fought in it, as well as the history of Bukit Chandu itself. Housed in a bungalow that is closely connected to the site’s history, the interpretative centre uses immersive experiences and contextual artefacts to present a multi-faceted look at Bukit Chandu and Pasir Panjang, while inviting visitors to reflect on our nation’s wartime experience and the brave sacrifice of the soldiers.