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Scene and Heard: Singapore General Hospital

by Singapore HeritageFest

From its humble beginnings as a wooden shed, Singapore’s oldest medical institution has played witness to various triumphs of life over death. Join spoken word performer Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips as she walks you through the pages of the historic institution’s journey thus far.

Singapore General Hospital

2021 marks Singapore General Hospital’s 200-year anniversary. This makes SGH as a place that is full of stories, from the unusual to the life-changing. Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips shares a few incredible stories from this historic institution's past.

 

About Cheyenne Alexandra Phillips

Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips is a writer, performer, educator and Associate Artist with Checkpoint Theatre. She has written several plays and some of her work can be found in local anthologies. She is also a licensed tour guide.

 

Singapore HeritageFest

The Singapore HeritageFest (SHF) is the National Heritage Board’s signature annual outreach event that celebrates the many facets of Singapore’s diverse heritage and culture. SHF works with individuals, groups and communities to co-create programmes and offerings. This allows the festival to uncover lesser-known stories and narratives, engender a greater sense of ownership, and empower Singaporeans to safeguard and promote our shared heritage. The inaugural edition of SHF was staged in 2004, and since then, the festival has continued to provide on-site and online experiences with yearly themes that focus on different aspects of Singapore’s heritage.





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37 Emerald Hill Site Tours

18 - 19, 25 - 26 May • 10:00am

18 - 19, 25 - 26 May • 02:00pm

Come along for the first ever public site tours of 37 Emerald Hill, former home of Singapore Chinese Girls’ School, the first locally founded secular school for girls by our Straits-born community and conserved through a ground-up community effort.

A Bite of History - A Heritage Walk through Rochester Park

1 May • 12:00am

In this self-guided walking tour, explore and discover the stories and landmarks within Rochester Park, including the iconic black and white heritage bungalows that are a nod to Singapore's colonial past.

Appreciating the Architectural Moments of SCCCI over the Past Century

20 - 25 May • 09:30am

Enjoy a session of sensory display of how the SCCCI building maintain its stature of a century year old building. View through the eyes of the architect and avid photographers as they display the unique angles of the SCCCI building.