National Heritage Board Happenings

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

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

Programmes by Education and Community Outreach (ECO)

The Refreshed Yishun Heritage Trail

Date: 30 Jul 2026

Step into Yishun’s rich history with NHB’s latest Yishun Heritage Trail, a refreshed edition of the former Yishun-Sembawang Heritage Trail. Featuring two newly curated thematic routes and five new marked sites, the trail invites visitors to explore Yishun’s transformation from its ‘kampong era’ into the vibrant heartland it is today.

Journey through Yishun’s agricultural landmarks like Chye Kay Village and Nee Soon Village to key sites including the Former Nee Soon Post Office, Upper Seletar Reservoir, Northpoint City, and religious institutions along Yishun Ring Road.

Geylang Serai Cooking Club with Sendok Rakyat

Venue: Wisma Geylang Serai Culinary Studio (Meeting point at Geylang Serai Heritage
Gallery)
Date: 18 Jul 2026
Time: 2.30pm - 5.30pm
Fee: $15 (tentatively Culture Pass eligible)

Join Murni of Sendok Rakyat as she explores communal cooking traditions through Asam Pedas, her late grandfather’s (atok) favourite dish from Melaka. Participants are invited to cook her atok’s recipe and experience how food can evoke memory and meaning.

Heritage Activation Nodes

Finding Uncle Who? Tracing Stories of Clementi by NHB’s Youth Panel

Venue: Clementi
Date: From 25 Feb 2026 to 30 Sep 2026
Time: 10am to 6pm
Fee: Free admission

"Finding Uncle Who? Tracing Stories of Clementi" is an interactive detective adventure developed by the National Heritage Board's Youth Panel in collaboration with Heritage Activation Node at Clementi, where participants uncover the story of Uncle Weng Fatt whilst exploring significant Clementi locations. The programme features a self-guided hybrid trail hosted on a webapp with 4 trails and accompanying storylines, running from 28 February 2026 to 30cat September 2026. Special guided tours led by the Youth Panel are scheduled for 7 and 14 March 2026 (10am to 12pm each day), starting from Clementi MRT Station Exit D. To encourage public participation, the programme includes a giveaway where the first 100 eligible participants who complete trails 1 and 2 and collect two postcards will receive a $20 Grab voucher. The giveaway runs from 28 February 2026 to 30 May 2026.

Info or registration details: go.gov.sg/uncle-who-clementi

Programmes by ArCH Square

[SHF2026] SHIPPED!: Memories from the Sea

Venue: ArCH Square
Date: 2 May to 31 Dec 2026
Fee: Free admission

This exhibition invites visitors to explore Southeast Asia’s maritime past through the fascinating world of underwater archaeology. Rather than presenting submerged finds as isolated relics, it brings them to life as evidence of movement. These objects are shaped by trade, craftsmanship, and the sea routes that connected the region to the wider world. Anchored by artefacts recovered from Singapore waters, including materials linked to the Empress of Asia and ceramics from the renowned Jingdezhen kilns, the showcase traces each object’s journey from production and exchange to submergence, discovery, and interpretation. Through stories, science, and conservation, the exhibition reveals how maritime archaeology works in practice while highlighting the cultural meanings and ethical questions involved in preserving and presenting shared underwater heritage today.

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

Launch of PLAY + MAKE

Venue: Children's Museum Singapore, Discovery Room (Level 2)
Date: from Jul 2025
Time: 9am onwards (in accordance with museum timeslots)
Fee: Free for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents; Admission fees apply for Tourists and Foreign Residents

From traditional family recipes to iconic hawker fare, food has always played a central role in shaping our identity and bringing communities together. Join us as we celebrate our food heritage with the launch of PLAY + MAKE, CMSG’s new maker’s space – a hands-on, creative environment where children can explore, experiment, and learn through  making!

Programme details: https://www.heritage.sg/childrensmuseum

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.

Programmes by Malay Heritage Centre

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.

Programmes by the Indian Heritage Centre

Children’s Season - Great River Adventure

Venue: Level 2, Indian Heritage Centre
Date: 16 May - 26 July 2026
Time: 10am - 6pm
Admission: Free

Drift into a river of stories this Children's Season, where imagination, sustainability, and adventure flow together in one unforgettable journey! This FREE interactive maze experience comprises multiple stations for our young ones to adventure through. Pen down your own eco-promises and hang them on the Banyan Tree, snap photographs with our fellow adventurers, Arul, Meera and Paati, and experience hands-on storytelling, sensory play, and interactive discovery!

Info or Registration details: https://www.indianheritage.gov.sg/en

IHC Special Thematic Tours

Venue: Indian Heritage Centre, 5 Campbell Lane
Date: Every last Friday of the month
Time: 11am
Fee: Free (Admission fees to gallery applies for non-Singaporeans)

Embark on a free, thematic guided tour of the Indian Heritage Centre’s permanent galleries! Led by our passionate docents, this immersive experience takes you on a journey exploring the history of the Indian Diaspora in Singapore, including its pioneering figures and rich heritage.

Limited to 20 participants per session (first come, first served)

Info or registration details: https://www.indianheritage.gov.sg/en

Step into Play at the Indian Heritage Centre!

Venue: IHC
Date: Level 3 and 4 of Indian Heritage Centre
Time: 10am – 6pm (closed on Mon)
Admission: Admission charges to galleries may apply

Step into Play - Discover Two New Children’s Spaces! Bring your little ones on an adventure through The Little Town of Trades – Lost & Found, our newly launched children’s space on level 3 of IHC, where they can uncover 10 hidden trades that once kept early Singapore bustling. On level 4, experience interactive fun—from shadow-puppet storytelling and a festival Story Wheel to flip-panels on lively folk dances.

To deepen the experience, pick up our two complementary activity booklets along the way, designed specially for pre-schoolers and primary school children.

More info: https://www.indianheritage.gov.sg/

IHC10 & SG60 Gallery Refresh

Venue: Indian Heritage Centre
Date: 25 Mar 2025 onwards
Time: 10am to 6pm
Fee: General Admission fees apply

In commemoration of IHC’s 10th anniversary and SG60 celebrations in 2025, IHC will embark on a special refresh at its Permanent Exhibition. In line with the SG60 theme, 60 new artefacts—many of which are being displayed for the first time—will be introduced across the galleries in March and September 2025. This refresh will also feature the addition of new digital content and child-friendly interactive spaces to further enhance the visitor experience.

Don’t miss the first phase of the refresh, showcasing 30 new artefacts in Galleries 1 & 2 at Level 4 from 25 March 2025 onwards. Artefact highlights include the vibrant Bommai Golu (Court of Dolls) – a colourful arrangement of dolls and figurines displayed during the Navaratri festival.

Programmes by 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.

Programmes by 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.