Bras Basah.Bugis

🌟 Dive into the fascinating world of batik, a tradition over 2000 years old! 🌟

Join us this November for a hands-on workshop with the Critical Craft Collective, featuring founder Tony Sugiarta and visual artist Terry Wee who specializes in printmaking. Discover the rich history and cultural significance of batik in our region and learn more about its diverse uses that have withstood the test of time 🙌

✨ Get creative as you design your own unique batik-inspired print using wax stamping with sponge and wood blocks 🎨 Register now and we’ll see you there!

🗓: Sat, 30 November 2024
⏰: 2pm - 4pm
📍: The Peranakan Museum

Click on and get your tickets from our peatix page.

This series of workshops organised by National Heritage Board feature pairings of traditional craft practitioners and local designers and/or studios to reimagine how craft, culture, and heritage can inspire innovative, contemporary designs that draw on our local traditions and craft practices.

This project is part of NHB’s efforts to promote greater awareness of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), as part of our living, everyday heritage. It also aims to raise the profile of local traditional craftsmanship and increase access of local traditional craft practitioners to new markets, networks and designs.

Invented in 1842, learn about one of the oldest photographic printing processes and create your very own cyanotype print! 💙✨

Join this workshop by the Critical Craft Collective with craft practitioner Shirly Koh and architect/designer Lai Chee Kien, who will delve into the connections between urban objects and architecture through the art of cyanotype printing.

Perfect for beginners, learn more about the history of this unique craft and discover the beauty in everyday urban objects. Master the photogram method and don't miss the chance to bring home your personalised cyanotype print! 🌿🎨

🗓: Sat, 28 September 2024
⏰: 2pm - 4pm
📍: The Peranakan Museum

Click on and get your tickets from our peatix page.

This series of workshops organised by National Heritage Board feature pairings of traditional craft practitioners and local designers and/or studios to reimagine how craft, culture, and heritage can inspire innovative, contemporary designs that draw on our local traditions and craft practices.

This project is part of NHB’s efforts to promote greater awareness of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), as part of our living, everyday heritage. It also aims to raise the profile of local traditional craftsmanship and increase access of local traditional craft practitioners to new markets, networks and designs.

The next time you’re in BBB, let your imagination take flight! 🎨✨

Follow Yafiq as he takes to the streets, combining ordinary items with a touch of whimsy to create photos that are out-of-the-ordinary! 🌈✨ From the charming reflections at CHIJMES 🏛️💫 to the magnified murals of Bugis 🎨🔍 and the vibrant street art along Bencoolen 🎭🌆, uncover the hidden gems of Bras Basah.Bugis, Singapore’s Arts and Heritage district. 🎭

Share your favorite creative spots with us!

The last post in our collaboration with for Children’s Season 2024, Yafiq invites you to explore photography from a fresh perspective, one frame at a time. 📸✨

✨ Looking to bring success in the new year? Look no further than Gems Shine!

🔮 Helmed by Ms. Joyce Ong, who has over 20 years of geomancy consultancy experience, Gems Shine offers a variety of services. These include selecting auspicious wedding dates, crafting personalized zodiac forecasts, offering baby naming consultations, and conducting on-site feng shui assessments.

💎 Explore the wide collection of natural crystals and gemstones carefully curated by Ms. Ong to enhance positive energy and overall well-being. Each piece is selected to help customers unlock one’s wellbeing, luck and prosperity. Visit Gems Shine today and find something special for yourself! ✨

📍Bras Basah Complex, #01-67, 231 Bain St, S(180231)

Stay tuned for more stories that capture our vibrant BBB precinct, featuring Albert Centre and Bras Basah Complex, as part of a 16-part series with Ron Low.

Ron is a photographer who enjoys documenting people and things around him. He loves exploring the local scenes and believes there are many beautiful untold stories about Singapore’s heritage in our everyday life.

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Discover the art of ketupat weaving!

Led by ketupat weaver Anita Tompang and designer Andrew Loh, join our Hand Weaving workshop to explore the cultural heritage and design possibilities behind the traditional craft of ketupat weaving! The workshop includes an interactive and hands-on session to weave their own tea coaster or a ketupat cube!

Sign up now at https://cxd-weaving.peatix.com

Please note that there are 10 slots for each craft on a first come, first served basis.

Craft X Design workshops feature pairings of traditional craft practitioners and local designers and/or studios to reimagine how craft, culture, and heritage can inspire innovative, contemporary designs that draw on our local traditions and craft practices.

This project is part of NHB’s efforts to promote greater awareness of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), raise the profile of local traditional craftsmanship, and increase access of local traditional craft practitioners to new markets, networks and designs.

🖼Established in 1989, Cape of Good Hope has been in Bras Basah Complex for six years🎨

👨🏻‍🎨 Owned by artist Terence Teo, the art gallery is committed to promoting Singaporean artists and actively participates in local and international art fairs and exhibitions. It serves as a crucial platform for showcasing local talent and has developed strong relationships with Singaporean artists, housing numerous works by second-generation artists such as Ang Ah Tee, Lim Leong Seng, and Lim Tze Ping. The gallery also offers consultancy services to private art collectors and corporate institutions, in addition to providing artwork restoration.

🖌Visitors to the gallery will encounter a diverse collection of paintings and sculptures by local artists, ranging from nostalgic depictions of old Singapore to vibrant portrayals of urban landscapes and local streetscapes, offering a captivating visual journey for art enthusiasts🎨

📍Bras Basah Complex, #03-17, 231 Bain St, S(180231)

Stay tuned for more stories that capture our vibrant BBB precinct, featuring Albert Centre and Bras Basah Complex, as part of a 16-part series with Ron Low.

Ron is a photographer who enjoys documenting people and things around him. He loves exploring the local scenes and believes there are many beautiful untold stories about Singapore’s heritage in our everyday life.

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🎶 Follow the melody to Music Connoisseur! 🎶

✨ Music Connoisseur, founded in 2011 by brothers Kai Ping and Kai Xin, initially operated as a distributor and retailer of musical instruments in Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia. Presently, the company operates two successful stores in Malaysia and recently launched its flagship store at Bras Basah Complex in December 2022. Music Connoisseur now serves over 20 channel partners in the region.

🛍️ The retail space offers a wide range of premium musical instruments, including handcrafted Cole Clark guitars, Sire signature bass and electric guitars, EFNOTE electronic drums, Relish guitars, amplifiers, and more. Music Connoisseur also has an online shop featuring cutting-edge instruments such as the Lava Me smart guitars, equipped with a touchscreen pad and built-in effects.

🎸🎹 Beyond being a store, Music Connoisseur provides a space for musicians and music enthusiasts to explore and immerse themselves in music. Visitors can try out instruments like drums, which are available for demonstration in-store🎵🌟

📍Bras Basah Complex, #03-35, 231 Bain St, S(180231)

Stay tuned for more stories that capture our vibrant BBB precinct, featuring Albert Centre and Bras Basah Complex, as part of a 16-part series with Ron Low.

Ron is a photographer who enjoys documenting people and things around him. He loves exploring the local scenes and believes there are many beautiful untold stories about Singapore’s heritage in our everyday life.

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📖 Step into the cozy Maha Yu Yi, where shelves are filled with a diverse range of books, spanning literature, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and philosophy.

📚 Established in 1969 by Mr. Sung Teo Chu, now 87, Maha Yu Yi is a family-run bookstore specializing in Chinese books. Originally located on Bendemeer Road, it relocated to Bras Basah Complex in 1980. Today, the bookstore is managed by Mr. Sung's children, Mr. Sung Jee Tong and Ms. Sung Yuen Ling.

Fifteen years ago, an adjacent bookshop was established, focusing on children's books. Here, a variety of books such as board books, flap books, sound books, picture books, storybooks with hanyu pinyin, simple fiction, novels, and comics for children of all ages can be found. Their collection is highly regarded by both parents and educators, catering to individual readers as well as supplying educational institutions and even the National Library. 🌟

📍Bras Basah Complex, #03-07, #03-11 & #02-15, 231 Bain St, S(180231)

Stay tuned for more stories that capture our vibrant BBB precinct, featuring Albert Centre and Bras Basah Complex, as part of a 16-part series with Ron Low.

Ron is a photographer who enjoys documenting people and things around him. He loves exploring the local scenes and believes there are many beautiful untold stories about Singapore’s heritage in our everyday life.

📸: Ron Low Photography

Discover the artistry of Peranakan beading and make your own beaded rings!

Join Peranakan heritage practitioner Raymond Wong and fashion designers Joanne Quak and Joanna Lim from Aller Row as they explore intersections between traditional beadwork and contemporary fashion design.

Sign up here: https://cxd-peranakan-beading.peatix.com

This series of workshops organised by National Heritage Board feature pairings of traditional craft practitioners and local designers and/or studios to reimagine how craft, culture, and heritage can inspire innovative, contemporary designs that draw on our local traditions and craft practices.

This project is part of NHB’s efforts to promote greater awareness of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), as part of our living, everyday heritage. It also aims to raise the profile of local traditional craftsmanship and increase access of local traditional craft practitioners to new markets, networks and designs.

Introducing Jacky Ong, the dedicated manager of Bras Basah Colour Services Centre.

This humble family business began in 1996, establishing itself as a renowned destination for photo development during the era of film cameras. Transitioning into the digital age presented challenges, the shop initially struggled to adapt to the changes and suffered a significant hit to their livelihood. As they evolved and adapted to trends, Jacky applied his background in graphic design to incorporate creativity into their services and tapped on e-commerce to broaden their reach.

Today, as a full-service digital lab, they offer a range of services from photo printing to graphic design. With three decades of experience under their belt, they've not only amassed industry knowledge but also earned the trust and support of their loyal clientele and hope to inspire future generations to continue in this field. 📸✨

📍Bras Basah Complex, #01-09, 231 Bain St, S(180231)

Stay tuned for more stories that capture our vibrant BBB precinct, featuring Albert Centre and Bras Basah Complex, as part of a 16-part series with Ron Low.

Ron is a photographer who enjoys documenting people and things around him. He loves exploring the local scenes and believes there are many beautiful untold stories about Singapore’s heritage in our everyday life.

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Keeping a family tradition alive at All Things Hainanese!

Meet the powerhouse trio behind All Things Hainanese: sisters Jocelyn Loi and Josephine Loi, alongside their cousin Charmaine Goh. Their venture pays homage to their late grandmother Mdm Yeoh, who ran a Hainanese snack stall in Toa Payoh. The stall was later handed over to second-generation owner Mdm Goh, Jocelyn and Josephine's mother.

Upon Mdm Yeoh's passing, Jocelyn, Josephine, and Charmaine wanted to honour their grandmother's memory and continue her work. They set up All Things Hainanese, an online home-based business, in September 2020. As the business flourished, it eventually opened its doors as a physical store in Bras Basah Complex in April 2021, selling various cookies, ang ku kueh, and crackers. With backgrounds in hotel management and chocolate making, Jocelyn and Charmaine combine their skillsets as they manage the store full-time, with Josephine providing her support wherever possible.

Kueh lovers will be thrilled to find authentic flavourful Hainanese snacks such as yi bua, ang ku kueh and mochi available here. The kueh is handmade daily, with the ingredients freshly prepared for every batch of kueh. The yi bua kueh is especially popular, drawing a stream of new and returning customers with its distinctive taste. The next time you are in the area, remember to drop by to try some kueh and indulge yourself in Hainanese culture!

📍Bras Basah Complex, #02-19, 231 Bain St, S(180231)

Stay tuned for more stories that capture our vibrant BBB precinct, featuring Albert Centre and Bras Basah Complex, as part of a 16-part series with Ron Low.

Ron is a photographer who enjoys documenting people and things around him. He loves exploring the local scenes and believes there are many beautiful untold stories about Singapore’s heritage in our everyday life.

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Step into the world of Basheer Graphic Books, a beloved independent gem in Singapore.

Founded over 30 years ago by Mr. Basheer Ahamed, the beginnings of this bookstore can be traced to his early years as a traveling salesman, bringing art, design, and architecture books to clients in the 1980s. His son, Mr. Abdul Nasser, joined the trade in his 20s, helping his father to carry the heavy suitcases of books.

From door-to-door sales to a physical shop in Bras Basah Complex in the 1990s, Basheer Graphic Books has withstood the test of time, offering an extensive collection of books and magazines dedicated to arts and design. It is well-known for its range of niche, rare and exclusive books on design, architecture, and photography. Upon Mr Basheer's passing in 2018, Mr. Abdul Nasser carries on his father's legacy, ensuring this cherished bookstore continues to inspire and delight generations of artists and designers alike. 📚✨

Today, the bookshop also holds the space for the design community to meet, interact, exchange ideas and create experiences and also offers a wide variety of independent magazines that caters to customers with unique interests. It is indeed an icon in Bras Basah not to be missed!

📍Bras Basah Complex, #04-19, 231 Bain St, S(180231)

Stay tuned for more stories that capture our vibrant BBB precinct, featuring Albert Centre and Bras Basah Complex, as part of a 16-part series with Ron Low.

Ron is a photographer who enjoys documenting people and things around him. He loves exploring the local scenes and believes there are many beautiful untold stories about Singapore’s heritage in our everyday life.

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Come jalan jalan with us at Bras Basah Complex!

Known as the “City of Books” in Mandarin, this iconic landmark was completed in 1979. Comprising residential HDB blocks atop retail shops, it was the hub of numerous bookstores previously located at North Bridge Road and Bras Basah. It was also a popular hangout for youths during the 1980s and 1990s and the atrium area thrived as a vibrant music scene, hosting Singapore xinyao singers' album launches and promotions in the 1980s.

Today, the complex houses popular F&B outlets like Toastbox, music retail giants like Swee Lee, and renowned bookstores such as Popular and Basheer Graphic Books, all nestled under one roof. Join us for a nostalgic stroll at Bras Basah Complex and discover the hidden gems of arts and culture in this nostalgic building! 📚🎶🖌️

📍Bras Basah Complex, 231 Bain St, S(180231)

Stay tuned for more stories that capture our vibrant BBB precinct, featuring Albert Centre and Bras Basah Complex, as part of a 16-part series with Ron Low.

Ron is a photographer who enjoys documenting people and things around him. He loves exploring the local scenes and believes there are many beautiful untold stories about Singapore’s heritage in our everyday life.

📸: Ron Low Photography

Dive into desserts at Zheng Xing Mei Shi!😋

This dessert stall is a labour of love by fourth-generation hawker Matthew Zheng, his mother Mdm Chua, and good friend Gavin Soh. This stall was originally started by Matthew’s grandparents when Albert Food Centre was first built. It serves only four types of traditional desserts: their signature tau suan, bubur terigu, pulut hitam, and lastly, green bean & sago.

Despite its limited menu, it sees a steady stream of new and returning customers daily. The dishes are meticulously prepared to guarantee utmost satisfaction, boasting the perfect balance of consistency and sweetness, making them a perfect choice any time of day!✨

📍Albert Centre, #01-64, 270 Queen Stre

Stay tuned for more stories that capture our vibrant BBB precinct, featuring Albert Centre and Bras Basah Complex, as part of a 16-part series with Ron Low.

Ron is a photographer who enjoys documenting people and things around him. He loves exploring the local scenes and believes there are many beautiful untold stories about Singapore’s heritage in our everyday life.

📸: Ron Low Photography

Explore the art and culture of Rangoli in our workshop, delving into the craft's history, techniques, and cultural significance for an immersive experience.

Enjoy a dynamic mix of theory and hands-on practice, understanding design principles and mastering various styles under the expert guidance of Rangoli artist Vijaya Mohan and local designer Jarrod Lim for a well-rounded understanding of Rangoli creation.

Get your tickets now!
https://cxd-rangoli.peatix.com


Craft X Design workshops feature pairings of traditional craft practitioners and local designers and/or studios to reimagine how craft, culture, and heritage can inspire innovative, contemporary designs that draw on our local traditions and craft practices.

This project is part of NHB’s efforts to promote greater awareness of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), raise the profile of local traditional craftsmanship, and increase access of local traditional craft practitioners to new markets, networks and designs.

We are thrilled to launch Craft X Design programmes within Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct!

Look forward to monthly Craft x Design workshops at the Peranakan Museum. These workshops will feature pairings of traditional craft practitioners and local designers and/or studios to reimagine how craft, culture, and heritage can inspire innovative, contemporary designs that draw on our local traditions and craft practices.

An initiative by National Heritage Board (NHB), Craft X Design aims to promote greater awareness of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), as part of our living, everyday heritage. This project also aims to raise the profile of local traditional craftsmanship, and increase access of local traditional craft practitioners to new markets, networks, and designs.

Follow our peatix page for more information:
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Start your day off right at Hock Lee Fishball Noodle!🍜

This popular stall has been around since the start of Albert Food Centre and has been serving handmade fishball noodles over the years. It is currently run by 3rd generation hawker Mr Tan Seow Ming along with his mother Mdm Ng.

Opening as early as 6:30am to cater to the breakfast crowd, this humble stall sells out by 10am. 🕥 There's often a long queue, but the wait is well worth it for perfectly cooked noodles, freshly handmade fishballs and savory soup. 🐟 This dish is a sure hit with all fishball noodle lovers in Singapore!

📍Albert Centre, #01-102, 270 Queen Street, S(180270)

📸: Ron Low Photography

Don’t miss out on Albert Centre for your Chinese New Year preparations!

Albert Centre was opened in 1980 and derives its name from the adjacent Albert Street. Today, Albert Centre is a three-level establishment with a food centre, wet market, and shops selling dried goods and other products.

The shops located on the third floor are quite the melting pot of preserved food! From birds’ nests to dried sea cucumbers, mushrooms to mussels, you will discover a treasure trove of dried goods and rare finds. Whether prepackaged or custom weighed, shopkeepers offer competitive prices, often cheaper than supermarkets. A must-visit location for those who are always on the lookout for dried goods at a good price! 🌟

Need last-minute alterations for Chinese New Year? Albert Centre is also home to skilled tailors like Uncle Lai Xiong at Wan Yu Tailor, dedicated to crafting your perfect fit. They represent a cherished trade with decades of rich history, preserving craftsmanship in an ever-evolving world.

📍Albert Centre, Level 3, 270 Queen Street, S(180270)

📸: Ron Low Photography

Have a taste of nostalgia at Siraj Indian Rojak! 🌟

Nestled in a corner of the Albert Food Centre, this rojak stall boasts a rich legacy tracing back to the 1960s. Mr. Sabeek, the owner of Siraj Rojak, fondly recounts the tale of his late grandfather, who pioneered a rojak cart at Waterloo Street amidst a bustling landscape of Indian rojak and sarabat stalls.

Originally stationed near the old St. Joseph’s Institution, this hawker gem remains a cherished haunt for former students who return to relish a plate of rojak while reminiscing old school memories.

From crispy prawn fritters to savory fish cakes, prepare your taste buds for a symphony of flavours at every bite! And let's not forget the star of the show – the irresistible rojak sauce that is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy, with just the right texture.🌶✨

Be sure to drop by to savour the perfectly fried fritters and the aromatic sauce when you are in the area!

📍Albert Centre, #01-120 , 270 Queen Street, S(180270)

📸: Ron Low Photography