Year 2023 marks the 81st Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore in 1942, it marks a dark and tumultuous chapter in Singapore’s history. During this period, stories of our forefathers’ strength and resilience emerged from the remnants of World War II (WWII). The National Heritage Board (NHB) is marking theContinue Reading

Year 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore, the National Museum of Singapore will be launching a new exhibition Dislocations: Memory and Meaning of the Fall of Singapore, 1942, from 29th January 2022 to 29th May 2022. This exhibition shares some of the memories and perspectives ofContinue Reading

On 12th September 1945, Singapore was liberated when the Imperial Japanese Army officially surrendered to the Allies. Most of us would be familiar with this date and official surrender ceremony in our Singapore’s history books and records. However, do you know that there was a Japanese Surrender Agreement that hadContinue Reading

Reflections at Bukit Chandu (RBC) reopens its doors to the public on 9th September 2021 after going through renovations and revamp. It’s managed by National Museum of Singapore (NMS) under National Heritage Board (NHB), the revamped Reflections at Bukit Chandu reopens with enhanced retelling World War II (WWII) stories ofContinue Reading