Watch this video for a quick overview of what the study of history is all about.

Watch this video to find out why the study of History is still relevant to our lives today.

Watch this video to learn why the study of History is valuable and useful .

In June 2021, archaeologists unveiled items like rare ceramics from two historic shipwrecks found over the last few years. The earliest shipwreck dates back to the 14th century, and provide new evidence of Singapore's early history. Will history be rewritten?  

This video discusses the historical concept of evidence. In it, we learn about the range of sources historians use to find out how Singapore was like before 1819.

Read the Sejarah Melayu (the Malay Annals) translated by John Leyden (1821) in this website. 

Credits: Wikisource

This story retells the legend of the founding of Singapore with the arrival of Sang Nila Utama.

Explore this article by Kontinentalist that discusses the legend of the founding of Singapore - including the significance of a lion as well as the possible animal that Sang Nila saw that day.

In this video we learn about Singapore during the 1300s as told through the writings of Wang Dayuan.

This video discusses the lives of the people in Singapore in the 14th century through Wang Dayuan's writings and artefacts found in Fort Canning (with English subtitles).

This video introduces the study of archaeology and how this is used in the study of Singapore's past.

In this video, museum director, Kennie Ting, discusses the mysteries surrounding the origins of Singapura. This includes the discovery of the "Majapahit gold" and other artefacts excavated in Singapore as well as the Keramat in Fort Canning.

Video on the story of the Legend of Badang and the Singapore Stone

In this video, head curator, Iskandar Mydin, shares more about the origins and importance of the Singapore Stone.

Credits: National Museum of Singapore (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID-tL_LfktA)

Video on the story of the Legend of Bukit Merah

This video presents two different accounts of how Singapura fell in the late 1300s.

This comic presents the story of Parameswara, a prince from Palembang, Indonesia, and how he gained control of Temasek.

In Tome Pires' depiction of the fall of Singapore and rise of the Melaka Sultanate, we read about the Orang Laut (the Celates). Watch this video to find out more about these fearless warriors, loyal sailors and expert fishermen and their role in the history of the Malay archipelago.

Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Singapore's influence waned and in its place the Melaka Sultanate, and later the Johor Sultanate as well, rose to power. How did developments in the Melaka and Johor Sultanates affect Singapore? How did the colonial rivalry between the Portuguese and Dutch affect Singapore? Find out by watching this video.