SMU School of Social Sciences Assistant Professor of Arts and Culture Management Hoe Su Fern commented on the record high museum visitorship in Singapore. More than 3.7 million visited national museums and heritage institutions last year, a whopping 27 per cent over 2014 and a record for the arts sector, revealed the Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth in a report on Tuesday (Nov 15). Assistant Prof Hoe said the positive figures of the increased attendance to national museums and heritage institutions last year do not necessarily point to a healthy arts scene in Singapore. She noted that the Our Singapore Conversation series showed that arts and culture were ranked as one of the lowest priorities for Singaporeans. “For a healthy arts scene, we need to ask questions such as are we supporting the artist, the art, or its public dissemination?” she added.