Bukit Brown : Documenting New Horizons of Knowledge Location: NLB 9th floor from now until 10 October’14 and thereafter it will travel to other regional libraries. The exhibition was officially opened on Saturday 19 July,2014 by MOS (Ministry of National Development) Desmond Lee. It represents almost one and half years of research and working the ground documenting some 4,153 tombstones which are affected by the building of a new highway across Bukit Brown, by a team under the leadership […]
Disclaimer: By agreeing to take walking tours of Bukit Brown Cemetery, I understand and accept that I must be physically fit and able to do so.To the extent permissible by law, I agree to assume any and all risk of injury or bodily harm to myself and persons in my care (including child or ward) Please read if you are attending our guided walks for the first time, useful info on safety : Getting There/游览信息 If you have a facebook […]
by Joshua Ng Instead of enjoying a quiet and uneventful Saturday, I chose to spend it at a live tomb measurement exercise. Armed with a trusty can of mosquito repellent, jeans and covered shoes, I arrived at the Bukit Brown Main Gate at 3.30pm. It was 35 degrees Celsius and I started to doubt my decision. After a round of introductions, I was assigned to a team with Wei Ming (the drawing maestro), Andrew and Simone who are Brownies […]
For the first time Bukit Brown has been included in the Singapore HeritageFest with partners Singapore Heritage Society. The walks are free but registration is needed via the Festival website only here Registration opens 1 July, 2014. Spaces are limited so register early to avoid disappointment! Bukit Brown in the City Saturday July 19 & July 26, 4pm – 6.30pm A number of pioneering settlers of 18th and 19th century colonial Singapore who were buried in the Chinese cemeteries of the […]
