Motoring Heritage Day

On 1 August 2010, Singapore’s first ever Motoring Heritage Day exhibition was held at Memories At Old Ford Factory. Jointly presented by the National Archives of Singapore and Malaysia & Singapore Vintage Car Register, 40 cars from the 1930’s to the 1970’s were on display. These included gems such as the 1933 Ford V8 and 1970 Rolls Royce Corniche Convertible. Family cars popular in the past such as the adorable Morris Minor and cult classics like the original Mini and Volkswagen Beetle Convertible were also exhibited.

The cars were showcased at Memories At Old Ford Factory from 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm with free admission accorded to all visitors.

A celebration of children and their creative voices
15 May, 10am to 5pm
Part of NHB’s International Museum Day 2010 (I Love Museums – Kids’ edition)

Children can engage in exciting stations set up to recreate an atmosphere of civilian life during the Japanese Occupation. Bring along your grandparents and have them guide you through life as it was during the war through hands-on arts-inspired activities and interactive storytelling as well as to explore the galleries together. You can also dig and grow your own vegetables, build your own Ford Factory in Playeum’s Construction Zone, and more! The events promise to be fun-filled for the whole family, where young and old alike can come together and bond through shared stories and memories of a time past.

Brought to you by National Archives of Singapore and Playeum, The Play Museum.

About Playeum, The Play Museum Playeum is an initiative launched in 2007 by two passionate Asian professional career women-turned-mothers. It is a children’s museum that aims to create spaces that inspire children and their families through cultural engagement in self-directed exploration and learning. Playeum recently won the Drawing Inspiration Award from the Campaign for Drawing in the UK for events organised for children in 2009.

Total Defence Day @ Memories and Reflections

Celebrated Total Defence Day in the month of February 2010 at Memories at Old Ford Factory and Reflections at Bukit Chandu. Activities are available for booking throughout the year. Find out more...

Limited edition Jute bags launched

Save the earth! Get one of these Jute bags for your shopping or grocery trips!

Retailing at $12.50 each (including GST), these bags come in four colours. Now available at the information counters of Reflections at Bukit Chandu, Memories at Old Ford Factory and the National Archives Building at 1 Canning Rise.

New AV Screening Room

With the generous sponsorship of Hong Leong Foundation, we have converted a meeting room located next to the ticketing counter on the same level as the gallery into an audio-visual screening room to enable our handicapped and infirm visitors to view the documentaries conveniently.

Innovation! Giving new life to heritage.

What do rainwater, snakes, ladders and history have in common? To most people, no distinct connection would come to mind. But at Memories at Old Ford Factory (Memories), these four items form the key ingredients to two innovative projects - Rainwater Harvesting and Syonan Race, that were awarded Bronze and Silver awards, respectively, at the MICA Innovation Fiesta 2007. Find out more…

Memories at Old Ford Factory (Memories) is GREEN MARK certified! Developed and managed by the National Archives of Singapore, under the mantra of sustainable resource management and responsibility to the environment, Memories, is the first national monument building in Singapore that is also a green building. So, what are the innovations that let us go green and how are they unique to Memories? Find out more…

Total Defence Day at Memories and Reflections
Celebrating Total Defence @ Memories and Reflections

The National Archives of Singapore celebrated Total Defence Day and hosted a series of activities between 11 and 17 February 2008 at Memories at Old Ford Factory and Reflections at Bukit Chandu. ReWind and Operation Maths Defence were back by popular demand!

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