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SINGAPORE: Singapore's heritage sector is buzzing. For the first time, visitorship to Singapore's museums has crossed the six million mark.
Parliamentary Secretary for Information, Communication and the Arts, Sam Tan, said 6.58 million people visited the museums at the end of FY2008, up from 5.21 million in FY2007.
Mr Tan said some of the reasons behind the increase were quality programmes with mass appeal.
He said there was also growth in donations and loans to heritage-related causes. Between 2004 and 2008, such giving amounted to almost S$240 million.
Mr Tan said the steady emergence of new players, who have carved out niches for themselves in non-traditional areas such as heritage-related videos, trails and fashion, has also added to the vibrancy in the heritage sector.
He said these are strong indicators of the vast potential in Singapore's heritage industry.
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