Heritage Resources
Heritage Resources
Guide: Toolkit for Developing Exhibitions
This toolkit explores ways to plan a temporary exhibition, refresh, permanent collection displays, deliver effective museum interpretation and implement strategies that improve accessibility.
Developed by: British Council
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Video: Museum Etiquette for Primary Schools
Planning a visit to the museum with your students or children? Watch this animated video with them prior to your museum visit and share with them the dos and don’ts when visiting a museum.
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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Guide: Developing Heritage Corners
The School Heritage Corners Programme is a part of the National Heritage Board (NHB)’s Heritage Grant Scheme, and is tailored to support schools in the conceptualisation and establishment of their own School Heritage Corners. If your school is interested in setting up a heritage corner and does not know where to start, this guidebook is a great resource to get the ball rolling!
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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Video: History through the Museums
See how museum curators develop and tell stories in various museums and exhibitions in Singapore.
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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Video: How to be a Pro Museum-Goer
Watch this video prior to your museum visit to level up your students so they will be pro museum-goers!
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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Online Course: Museum Teaching Strategies For Your Classroom
Explore how to integrate works of art into your classroom with inquiry-based teaching methods originally developed for in-gallery museum education.
Developed by: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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Video: Behind the Scenes at Heritage Conservation Centre
Wonder how our conservation is like for our National Collection? Check out this mini video series about The Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC), the repository and conservation facility for the management and preservation of Singapore’s National Collection.
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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Research Resources: Useful links
Here are some useful websites and portals for doing content research:
NLB’s Resource Guide on Development of Public Education in Singapore
NLB’s OneSearch Portal to search across all NLB, NHB and National Gallery resources.
National Archives of Singapore’s Online Search Portal for old photographs, oral history, audio & visual recordings etc.
NHB’s Roots portal for the National Collection and other NHB resources.
Guide: Exhibit Development
This guide provides an overview of the exhibit development process and offers tips on how to plan and create an effective exhibit for anyone interested in developing exhibitions.
Developed by: Smithsonian Exhibit
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Online Course: The Museum as a Site and Source for Learning
This free online course explores the purpose of museums today and find how they facilitate learning.
Developed by: University of Glasgow
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Activity: Let’s Talk About School - A Family Conversation Card Set
What better way to learn about how school was like in the past than to hear about it
from someone who went to school then? Use this set of cards to have fun dinner
conversation with your family members and share with each other your school day
memories!
Video: Heritage Education Programmes
Find out more about the range of Heritage Education Programmes available from the National Heritage Board.
Developed by: National Heritage Board
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