Founders' Memorial

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Different roots, one home: Their stories of living in multicultural S'pore

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‘We don’t introduce ourselves as Chinese, Malay or Indian, but as Singaporean’

Ms Toshiko Kadir’s story appears in the exhibition’s Relate section, which explores how multiculturalism is lived through everyday family life and personal histories.

New Founders’ Memorial exhibition spotlights multiculturalism in Singapore

A short film by local animation studio Finding Pictures that recalls the People’s Cultural Concerts that were staged in from 1959 to the early 1960s.

Students learn story of Chinese woman adopted by Indian family through oral history project

Madam Pakiam Samiappan (centre), who is ethnically Chinese but was adopted by an Indian family, with NTU students Teh Xue Hui (left) and Anastasia Lai.

Seniors share stories on S’pore separation from Malaysia, racial riots for Founders’ Memorial project

(From left) Mr Dileep Nair, Madam Juminah Mohamad Nor and Mr Dennis Tan, are among the seniors who hae shared their stories with the Founders' Memorial.

Volunteers needed to collect stories from Singapore’s early citizens for Founders’ Memorial

The Founders’ Memorial, which will be located in the Bay East Garden at Gardens by the Bay, is slated to open in 2028.

Grandpa stories: SG60 is a good time to recount lives of pioneer citizens

At Singapore approaches 60, get students to talk to pioneer citizens and record their stories before these gets lost.

Forum: Rebuild Oxley Road basement dining room at Founders’ Memorial

Founders’ Memorial’s construction set to cost $335 million

ndr18 - Artist impression - View of Founders’ Memorial nestled within Bay East Garden.

Credit: Courtesy of Gardens by the Bay and National Heritage Board

E. W. Barker’s family was worried he and LKY would not return from parliament sittings in KL

Singapore's first law minister E.W. Barker (left) and founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1998.

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