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Cultural Connections Vol. 5
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Last updated 1 March 2025
Cultural Connections Vol. 5
Title
Cultural Opportunities For Liveable Neighbourhoods
Authors
Centre for Liveable Cities (Michael Koh & Andy Tan)
Synopsis
Cultural Connections is an international journal by MCCY’s Culture Academy Singapore to nurture thought leadership in cultural work in the public sector. This year’s edition focused on the impact of Covid-19 on arts and culture and how institutions, including governments and communities, have responded to the pandemic.
CLC’s article highlights ideas for expanding cultural spaces in Singapore’s post Covid-19 neighbourhoods to enhance liveability and strengthen social resilience. These ideas are decentralising cultural facilities to neighbourhood centres, developing community museums, walking trails, car-lite neighbourhoods, murals and light-touch interventions to generate spontaneous interactions in public space. These ideas are also opportunities for greater community co-creation, ownership and governance, including learning from San Francisco’s Community Benefits District model.