Traditional arts

Chinese puppeteer, traditional Indian dancer among first recipients of cultural heritage award for youth

***Embargoed until 18 March 2026 after Minister David Neo announces the winners at the award ceremony***

Mr Adrian Ong Sin Yong, a practitioner of Chinese puppetry, is a recipient of the Outstanding Youth in Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Award, photographed on March 10, 2026.

Silk and skill: Meet the Chinese sisters who’ve made Malay kebayas in Geylang Serai for 40 years

Sisters Madam Carol Chong (left) and Madam Cassandra Chong moved into Joo Chiat Complex when the building was completed in 1984, making them the first Chinese tailors.

New $20m grant for multicultural arts; 5-year NIE study on how the arts affect students’ brains

Singapore International Festival of Arts' opening act at Bedok.

Michelangelo’s works hidden in ‘secret room’, researcher says

A marble bust displayed inside the Basilica of Sant’Agnese after being identified as a work by Michelangelo.

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum says new Rembrandt uncovered

"The Vision of Zechariah in the Temple" by Rembrandt disappeared from public view after a private individual purchased it in 1961.

Standing tall: Singapore youth troupe puts fresh spin on traditional art of stilt-walking

Mr Goh Jun Siang (left) and groupmate Lyndy Koh on Feb 27. He founded Art of Stilts Singapore in 2023.

Meet the crew that makes dancing lions for Chinese New Year in the United States

Corey Chan in his garage workshop where he and his team create giant, spectacular lions for the Lunar New Year, in San Francisco, Oct. 17, 2025. ÒYou donÕt do this kind of thing to make a lot of money real fast,Ó Chan said. ÒItÕs art.Ó (Jake Michaels/The New York Times)

Sumo diplomacy: Japan’s heavyweight ‘soft power’ ambassadors

‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ painting to be shown in Japan, in rare trip abroad

The last time the portrait was out on loan was in 2023 for a less exotic trip to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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