Practices

Nanyang Tea Challenge Digital Edition

22 May • 11:15am

Vote for your favourite tea buffs as they challenge each other to creatively present their own unique blend of Nanyang tea that incorporates local herbs and spices in this digital edition of the Nanyang Tea Challenge!

Hospitality and Tourism — Then, Now, and The Future!

22 May • 09:30am

As the hotel industry recovers from the effect of the pandemic, we look back at the early days of Singapore tourism when the Singapore Tourism Promotion Board (STPB) was setup to enhance the attractiveness of Singapore as a tourist destination.

Our Heritage Stories: Stories of Singapore, One Guide at a Time

8 May • 11:00am

Four veteran guides serving the English-speaking, Japanese-speaking and Chinese-speaking will share their guiding experiences. The audience will hear how the tour itineraries have changed over time due to redevelopment and changing tastes of the visitors.

Plasticity

Artist and photographer Ernest Goh, as part of his residency with Exactly Foundation, created a photography series which zooms into the epic scale of plastic pollution via extreme close-up images of microplastic fragments, some just 2mm in size.

Batik Painting Workshop

7, 14 May • 10:00am • Enabling Village

7, 14 May • 01:30pm • Enabling Village

Experience our batik art workshop led by skilled artisans - our Metta youths with special needs. Learn about the traditional art and work on your very own batik art painting that you can bring back with you!

Travel Journal Bookbinding Workshop

14 May • 10:00am • Enabling Village

14 May • 02:00pm • Enabling Village

Create your own personal hand-bound travel journal at SPD’s craft workshops guided by our experienced artisans with disabilities in an inclusive setting.

Botany for Beginners: Asian Plant Care Workshop by Littlebotany

21 - 22 May • 11:00am • Asian Civilisations Museum

Learn about plants native to the Southeast Asian region with a display by Littlebotany. Then, pick up useful tips across a range of topics about plant care, materials, and good gardening habits. Participants will leave the workshop with their very own potted plant.

Cinema Reclaimed: Temptations of Travel - Film Locations

As part of their Cinema Reclaimed season for Heritagefest, which is themed around travel and tourism in films made in Singapore, researchers and writers Ben Slater and Toh Hun Ping have put together a map of key locations from the films from their film selection.

Community Association Series: Who Are We?

Who Are We? is a hosted series that follows our host on a journey to find out how different ethnic groups preserve their traditions as she attempts to make sense of her cultural identity in modern day Singapore. In each episode, the host learns about the challenges in keeping such cultural practices alive as she picks up a traditional skill from the craftsmen who fight toe and nail to keep them alive.

Families of Changi Airport

Join us as we hear the stories from the people who work at Changi Airport on the landmark's evolution and how it has continued to be a second home for them.