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  2. Timeline of Singaporean history - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...

  3. Malay Heritage Centre - Wikipedia

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    The Malay Heritage Centre (Malay: Taman Warisan Melayu; Jawi: تامن واريثن ملايو ‎) is a cultural centre and museum located at Sultan Gate off Beach Road in Kampong Glam, Singapore. Its primary focus is to showcase the heritage and history of Malay Singaporeans .

  4. Culture of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore has several distinct ethnic neighbourhoods, including Katong, Kampong Glam, Geylang Serai, Chinatown and Little India. Both Geylang Serai and Kampong Glam are the focal points of the Malays in Singapore. [8] A Malay Heritage Centre in Kampung Glam showcases the history and cultural exposure of the Malays, [9] who are indigenous to the ...

  5. National Museum of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history.Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution [d] as the Raffles Library and Museum.

  6. Cultural center - Wikipedia

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    A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist -run.

  7. List of museums in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Madame Tussauds Singapore (Sentosa) Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium ; Mint Museum of Toys; Nei Xue Tang Museum; NUS Museum (National University of Singapore) Parkview Museum [3] Red Dot Design Museum Singapore [4] The Republic of Singapore Navy Museum [5] Singapore Philatelic Museum (SPM) Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris [6]

  8. Asian Civilisations Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is an institution which forms a part of the four museums in Singapore, the other three being the Peranakan Museum, the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum. It is one of the pioneering museums in the region to specialise in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations.

  9. History of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore also attracted big oil companies like Shell and Esso to establish oil refineries in Singapore which, by the mid-1970s, became the third-largest oil-refining centre in the world. [91] The government invested heavily in an education system that adopted English as the language of instruction and emphasised practical training to develop a ...