Singapore Museums and art gallaries

There are more than 20 Singapore museums in this small island. We have listed most of them here.

Art
Singapore Museum, NUS Centre for the Arts
Address : University Cultural Centre Annex, National University of Singapore, 50 Kent Ridge Crescent. Singapore 119279
Tel : 6516 4646
*Recommended

Nei Xue Tang - A Buddist Art Museum
Exhibits include Buddhist artefacts from Asia and beyond. Artworks of buddhist artists.

Address : 235 Canonment Road, Tel : 6372 0189
Opening hours : Mon - Sun 10.00am - 5.00pm

Singapore Art Museum
The SAM has one of the largest collection of the 20th-century Southeast Asian art in the world. Artworks include modern and contemporary arts collection. Check the website for a range of interesting public programmes on the weekends.
Address : 71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 1893222. Tel : 6332 3222
Free admission on Friday 6.00pm - 9.00pm.
*Recommended

Culture
Asian Civilsation Museum
Singapore's largest and most spectacular museum. It has 10 galleries presenting over 1,300 artefacts spanning 5,000 years of Asian Culture.
Address : 1 Empress Place, Singapore 179555. Tel : 6332 7798
Discount admission on Fridays 7.00pm - 9.00pm. Free for children under 6
*Recommended

Chinatown Heritage Centre
Located in 3 restored shophouses, the Chinatown Heritage Centre presents an enriching insight into the living condition of the earlier chinese migrants.
Address : 48 Pagoda Street. Tel : 6325 2878
*Recommended

Chinese Heritage Centre - a centre that specialises in everything about oversea Chinese communities.
Address : Nanyang Technological University, 12 Nanyang Dr.  Tel : 6790 6176

Malay Heritage Centre
Address : 85 Sultan Gate, Singapore 198501.
Tel : 6391 0450
Guided tour : Please call in advance to arrange for guided tours, $2 extra per person.

Defence
Civil Defence Heritage Gallery
This Gallery traces the fire fighting and civil defence developments in Singapore from the late 1800s to the present
Address : 62 Hill Street, Central Fire Station, Singapore 179367

Opening hours : Tue to Sun: 10.00am - 5.00pm (closed on Mondays)

Admissions : Free

Grassroots Heritage Centre
Address : National Community Leadership Institute, 70 South Buona Vista Road, Singapore 118176.
Tel : 6474 4241

Opening hours :
Weekdays : 12.30pm - 2.00pm
Weekends : by appointment.

Admissions : Free

Police Heritage Centre - Visitors can expect exhibits and multimedia displays that recreate over 180 years of the Singapore Police Forces's rich history.
Address : Police Headquarters, New Phoenic Park. 28 Irrawaddy Road, Singapore 329560.
Tel : 6478 2123

Opening hours :
Tue to Fri : 10.00am - 5.30pm
Sat : 10.00am - 1.00pm
Mon, Sun & Public holidays : Closed.

Admissions : Free

Republic of Singapore Navy Museum
Address : Navy Museum, Endurance Block. 36 Admirality Road West, Level 1 to 3, Sembawang Camp 759960. Singapore 069118

Tel : 6750 5585

Opening hours :
Mon to Fri : 8.30am - 5.00pm
Sat : 8.30am - 1.00pm (closed on Sun and public holidays)

Admission : Free

Healthcare

These are the Singapore museums that are located in the major hospitals in Singapore. They showcase almost 200 years of medical history and education in Singapore through artefact displays.
National Healthcare Group (NHG) Polyclinics' Gallery of Memories

Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Museum

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) Heritage Museum

History

The Changi Museum
A museum that is Dedicatd to the Prisoners-of-War (POWs) and civilian internees in Singapore during World War II.

Here, you will find moving stories of the POWs, their letters, photographs, drawings and personal artefacts that depict the lives and hardship of these people during their years of captivity.

The Changi Chapel, which is a replica of the primitive chapels built by the POWs and civilian internees during their imprisonment, had been a source strength and comfort that kept them going during their struggles.
*Recommended

The museum is open 7 days a week (9.30am - 5.00pm). Admission is free. Bark Cafe that offers fusion food  is located next to the museum. 

How to get there : Take SBS no. 2 from Tanah Merah MRT station or SBS no. 29 from Tampines MRT station.

Fort Silosa (Sentosa)
*Recommended

Images of Singapore (Sentosa)
*Recommended

Reflections at Bukit Chandu

National Museum of Singapore - Oldest Singapore museum. Spanning over 4,000 sq metres, it has more than 1,000 artefacts through highly interactive and media-rich presentations.
**Recommended

Singapore Philatelic Museum - showcase of philatelic heritage and postal artefacts.

Sports Museum

Science & Innovation
Singapore City Gallery
*Recommended

Singapore Science Centre
*Recommended

Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research - This Singapore museum located at the National University of Singapore showcase over 500,000 unique animals and plants specimens from Southeast Asia
*Recommended

Address : 45 Science Drive 2, Block S6, 3rd level off Lower Kent Ridge Road. National University of Singapore. Singapore 117600
Tel : 6874 5082

Toys
Museum of Shanghai Toys - Collection of Shanghai toys 1910s - 1970s
Address : 83 Rowell Road
Tel : 6294 747

Opening hours :
Mon - Sun : 10.00am - 8.00pm

Admissions : Adult $8.00, child $5.00 (special discount applies for POSB, DBS, UOB, OCBC bank card holders)

MINT Museum of Toys
Reportedly the world's first purpose-built and dedicated toy museum. This museum has more than 50,000 vintage toys spanning a period of 150 years. It boosts 5 floors of exhibition space including a merchandise boutique and cafe.

Address : 26 Seah Street.
Tel : 6287 0060

Others
Live Turtles & Tortoises Museum - This small museum is located inside Singapore Chinese Garden. It boasts the world's first museum of it's kind with over 50 species in collection (including some rare species and a live mutant turtle with 2 heads and 6 legs) and over 1,000 live turtles and tortoises.
Most of the turtles are in either glass tanks or enclosures.
Unless you are specifically interested in turtles and tortoises, you may be disappointed with the visit.

Admission fee : $5 per adult and $3 for children under 6

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