04
November
2016
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18:25
Asia/Singapore

Dying art form: Conserve the craft of making these lion dance heads

Ms Debbie Loo from the NUS School of Design and Environment and Asst Prof Woo Jun Jie from Harvard Kennedy School noted that Singapore has done well in the conservation of heritage buildings. They opined that there is a need to look beyond conserving physical buildings and sites to focus on the conservation of social activities and practices associated with these historical sites.