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Our Journey
Thus far

Much progress has been made in the making of a memorial commemorating Singapore's founding values and ideals
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22 Oct2025

Not Mere Spectators: The Makings of Multicultural Singapore

New Founders' Memorial exhibition shines spotlight on multiculturalism and invites all of us to play an active role Find out more

18 Jun2025

Project Citizens Showcase Event

In commemoration of SG60, Project Citizens – The First Million collects stories of citizens to inspire present and future generations of Singaporeans. Find out more
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01 Apr2025

Project Citizens - The First Million

Project Citizens – The First Million is an initiative of the Founders’ Memorial to capture stories of Singapore's founding generation of citizens.

05 Jun2024

Founders' Memorial Groundbreaking

The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Founders' Memorial was held at Bay East Garden on 5 June 2024, marking the next phase of the project's development. Find Out More
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05 Jun2024

Well wishes for the Founders' Memorial

Guests at the Founders' Memorial's groundbreaking on 5 June 2024 were invited to pen their well wishes for the Memorial. Find out more

21 Apr2023

Founders' Memorial Launches Pilot Exhibition

Semangat yang Baru: Forging a New Singapore Spirit was co-presented by the Founders' Memorial and the National Museum of Singapore from April to November 2023 Find out more
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27 Apr2022

Singaporeans Invited to Contribute Artefacts and Stories From the 1950s – 1970s to the Founders’ Memorial

Public call for contributions launches in conjunction with an all-new travelling exhibition – “Share Your Story, Shape Our Memorial”

15 Jun2021

Highlights from the Founders’ Memorial Visitor Experience Design Workshops

From August 2020 to March 2021, 11 public workshops were conducted, online and in person, with over 200 Singaporeans from different walks of life. Find out more
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09 Mar2020

Winner of the Founders' Memorial International Architectural Design Competition Unveiled

The submission by Kengo Kuma & Associates in collaboration with K2LD Architects has been selected as the winner of the international architectural design competition for the Founders’ Memorial. Find out more

31 Oct2019

A Memorial Built for Those Who Built Our Nation

Singaporeans are invited to choose their favourite design for the Founders' Memorial. Find out more
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Strong support for Bay East Garden

02 May2019

Founders’ Memorial Architectural Design Competition Receives Strong Response of 193 Entries

The competition attracted a total of 193 submissions, of which five have been shortlisted to proceed to the next stage of the competition. Find out more

10 Jan2019

Singapore Launches International Architectural Design Competition for Founders’ Memorial

The competition invites interested architects to submit design proposals for the Founders’ Memorial, to be constructed at the Bay East Garden. Find out more
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19 Oct2018

Founders’ Memorial Enters Next Stage of Development with Reconstituted Committee

5-ha site at Bay East Garden has been identified for the building of the Founders’ Memorial. Find out more

07 Aug2017

Founders’ Memorial Committee recommends that the Founders’ Memorial be sited at Bay East Garden and opened to the public by 2025

Following two years of outreach to over 32,000 people, the Founders’ Memorial Committee has submitted its report to the Government. Find out more
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Strong support for Bay East Garden

13 Feb2017

Strong Support for Bay East Garden as Site for Founders’ Memorial

The Founders’ Memorial Committee concluded Phase 2 of its public engagements in February 2017. Find out more

01 Feb2017

Highlights from Founders’ Memorial Workshops

Over 700 Singaporeans were engaged over a series of workshops from September 2016 to February 2017 to envision the visitor experience, programmes and physical features of the Founders' Memorial. Find out more
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17 Sep2016

Committee Seeks Views on Features and Location of Founders’ Memorial in Next Phase of Engagements

Singaporeans are invited to participate in a series of workshops to envision the visitor experience and physical features of a Founders’ Memorial. Find out more

14 Mar2016

Strong Support for a Founders’ Memorial

The Founders' Memorial Committee conducted a series of engagements from October 2015 to January 2016 to gather views on the idea of a Founders' Memorial. Find out more
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31 Jan2016

Highlights from Founders’ Memorial Dialogues

We gained valuable insights from our participants who come from all walks of life, learning much from them on how we and our future generations can continue remembering the values and ideals of our founding fathers, and contribute towards our Singapore story. Find out more

15 Oct2015

Founders’ Memorial Steering Committee to seek public views from a wider range of Singaporeans through dialogues and surveys

The Founders’ Memorial Steering Committee will be leading a series of dialogue sessions to seek views and ideas on a memorial to honour the values and ideals of Singapore’s founding generation of leaders Find out more
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30 Jun2015

Committee formed to engage Singaporeans in developing concept for Founders’ Memorial

A 15-member Steering Committee has been formed to gather views from the public and to conceptualise a memorial to honour and remember the values and ideals of Singapore’s founding generation of leaders. Find out more

13 Apr2015

Parliamentary Statement on calls to honour Mr Lee Kuan Yew, by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

During the month of Mr Lee Kuan Yew's final illness, and the week of National Mourning after he passed away, Singaporeans experience tremendous outpouring… Find out more
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