Sunday, 21 April 2013

Research: What the government has done to preserve our heritage


What has the government done to preserve our heritage?

1)      The government has made all museum entry fees free for locals and PRs.

2)      By early 1990, many “shop houses” in historical neighbourhoods were left untouched and safe from being demolished as the government wanted to preserve these places.

3)      The government will invest S$62 million over five years to enhance the content of the national museums and heritage institutions.

4)      The government is also planning to develop an island-wide network of community museums, galleries and heritage trails.

5)      Singapore’s Heritage Conservation Centre is also trying to organize workshops to promote greater awareness of heritage preservation.



http://www.nhb.gov.sg/NHBPortal/Institutions/HeritageConservationCentre?_afrLoop=200901063752492&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null#%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26_afrLoop%3D200901063752492%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Djdvzz5ndo_4

~ Inez

4 comments:

  1. I feel that teenagers today are forgetting Singpore's culture and heritage. What do you think the government/school can do to get teenagers interested in Singapore culture and heritage? (idea focus on teenagers)
    -LISA

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  2. As we are advancing into a new technological world, why is it still important to remind us of history? Why can't these spaces be used for other uses such as building residential buildings,since we do not have much land for housing already?

    - Mani

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  3. (@ Lisa)
    I think that schools should promote culture and heritage by introducing fun activities during History lessons. Like now, we don't really study and know about culture and heritage during any of our lessons, we study about nothing related to culture and heritage.

    -Inez

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  4. (@ Mani)
    It is still important to know about history because it tells us where our society and originated from. Without history, there wouldn't be today... Having buildings of the past reminds us of how was back then and this helps us appreciate what we have now.

    -Inez

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