Trivia nights at museums, brand tie-ups to draw youth?

These are some ideas captured in NHB’s first youth heritage blueprint

- Ng Keng

Opening up museums after hours, creating more volunteering opportunities and collaborating with influencers and international brands to spotlight heritage businesses are some ideas young people have floated to get their peers engaged with Singapore's heritage and museums.

The ideas were captured in the National Heritage Board's (NHB) first youth heritage blueprint - a document containing ideas and insights that were canvassed by the board's youth panel.

Launched on March 29 at the Punggol Regional Library, the blueprint is the product of about 1½ years' work by NHB and the 36member panel, which comprises students and working adults.

Ideas fell into five focus areas museums and programmes; physical touchpoints and digital content; marketing and communications; access and participation; and collaborations and partnerships.

NHB deputy chief executive for policy and community Alvin Tan said these areas were decided by the board and the panel after panel members met staff of NHB's various divisions, and visited its museums to understand the scope of the board's work.

While doing research for the blueprint, the panel surveyed.