22 Apr 2024: Tour Jogyakarta, the cultural capital of Java, with Dr Farish NoorICOMOS Singapore and Nurhikmah Travel & Tours are organising a 6-day-5-night tour to Jogyakarta, the cultural capital of Java, Indonesia. Led by Dr Farish Noor, this tour will take place from 7 September to 12 September 2024.
We will visit three UNESCO World Heritage Sites - The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks (2023), Prambanan Temple Compounds (1991) and Borobudur Temple Compounds (1991). We will also visit the palace of Surakarta, where tour participants can learn about the heritage, culture and history of Surakarta, and the role of traditional kingdoms in the Indonesia of today . A meeting with ICOMOS Indonesia is being arranged and we hope to hear about their work and ongoing conservation endeavours. This tour will be open to everyone, including non-members of ICOMOS Singapore. The detailed itinerary and prices are listed in the attached brochure. Image: Borobudur Temple (Gilbert Sopakuwa, CC-BY-ND)
16 Oct 2021: ICOMOS Singapore Public Talk by Jaclyn Chua & Vanessa KiranaRestoration & Retrofitting of Industrial Heritage in Singapore: St James Power Station
Saturday 16 October 2021, 3.00pm - 4.00pm Admission to the lecture is free online with Facebook Live LAUNCH 20 Sep 2021: Conservation Technical Handbook: A Guide for Best Practices - Vol 8: Managing ChangePublished by URA and produced by ICOMOS Singapore, the final volume of the Conservation Technical Handbook e-book series is now available for download!
18 Apr 2021: International Day for Monuments and Sites 2021: Talk by Ian TanStructure, Sanitation, and Social Engineering: Iron Markets in Hong Kong and Singapore During the Late 19th Century
Sunday, 18 April 2021, 10.00 - 11.00am Admission to the lecture is free online with Facebook Live VIEW EVENT DETAILS New Publication: Saving History to Build a Nation. ICOMOS-National Museum of Singapore World Heritage Day Symposium.The UNESCO General Conference of November 1983 adopted the resolution commending all Member States to declare 18th April of each year as ‘International Monuments and Sites Day’. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of both Singapore and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). In celebration of this dual golden anniversary, ICOMOS Singapore joins the National Museum of Singapore, and the National Heritage Board in celebrating World Heritage Day with a symposium on heritage in Singapore. Themed and titled ‘Heritage in Singapore: Saving History to Build a Nation’, the conference brought together Singapore’s leading practitioners in the heritage scene, drawing from both ICOMOS members and colleagues from the National Heritage Board, Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. We are pleased to present the symposium papers in this volume.
24 Oct 2020: ICOMOS Singapore AGM 2020 Special Online Public Lecture by Ms. Swati ChandgadkarThe Paintwork Narrative in the Conservation of Stained Glass: Two Case Studies in Singapore and Mumbai
LAUNCH October 2020: Conservation Technical Handbook: A Guide for Best Practices - Vol 6: Interior Elements, Vol 7: Paints and CoatingsPublished by URA and produced by ICOMOS Singapore, the latest of the Conservation Technical Handbook e-book series is now available for download!
9 Oct 2020: Proposed conservation of Golden Mile Complex – Joint statement by the Singapore Heritage Society, ICOMOS Singapore, and the DoCoMoMo Singapore Working Group [PDF]The Singapore Heritage Society, ICOMOS Singapore and the DoCoMoMo Singapore Working Group wholeheartedly welcome the proposal from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) to gazette Golden Mile Complex for conservation.
... VIEW FULL STATEMENT 24 Oct 2020: ICOMOS Singapore AGM 2020 Special Online Public Lecture by Ms. Swati ChandgadkarThe Paintwork Narrative in the Conservation of Stained Glass: Two Case Studies in Singapore and Mumbai
Saturday, 24 October 2020, 3.00 - 4.30pm Free Admission, Registration Required 20 Oct 2019: Bicentenary Panel DiscussionRemembering Our Pasts? For What?
Sunday, 20 October 2019, 3.30pm Auditorium (Level 10) 10 Square @ Orchard Central Free Admission LAUNCH July 2019: Conservation Technical Handbook: A Guide for Best Practices - Vol 4: Structure, Vol 5: Doors and WindowsPublished by URA and produced by ICOMOS Singapore, the latest of the Conservation Technical Handbook e-book series is now available for download!
11 Aug 2018: ICOMOS Singapore Public TalkNature, Culture and Cultural Landscapes? Towards a Reconceptualization of Urban Heritage
Saturday, 11 August 2018, 10.30am - 12nn Seminar Room @ National Museum of Singapore Free Admission |
World Heritage News Feed21 Oct 2017: ICOMOS Singapore AGM 2017 Special Guest Lecture by Prof. Leonard Y. AndayaHistory and Sites of the Malay World
Saturday, 21st October 2017, 4.30 - 6pm Ngee Ann Auditorium @ Asian Civilisations Museum 1 Empress Place, Singapore 179555 Free Admission 23 Oct 2016: ICOMOS Singapore AGM 2016 Special Guest Lecture by Dr. Jack Tsen-Ta LeeSingapore as a Citizen in the Global Heritage Milieu
Sunday, 23rd October 2016, 3 - 4.30pm
Auditorium, 10 Square @ Orchard Central Free Admission 2 Sep 2016: Proposed Demolition and
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