National Museum of Singapore
- Updated: 22 July, 2022
The nation’s oldest museum that seeks to inspire with stories of Singapore and the world.
At-A-Glance
Main Highlights
Permanent Exhibits
🇸🇬 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Chronicles Singapore’s journey from 700 years ago to colonial days, Japanese Occupation and post-war struggles to the global city today
Life in Singapore: The Past 100 Years – Level 2:
𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆: 1920s and 1930s. Discover how affluent Straits-born and migrant Chinese fought to express their modern identities and the challenges they faced in working out their roles.
𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Shines the spotlight on how people coped with daily life and responded with grit and tenacity to the Japanese Occupation.
🎞 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆: Offers insight on the experiences of growing up in Singapore during the 1950s and 1960s.
🎤 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲: Explores how Singaporeans constructed a terrain of self-expression in 1970s-1980s
𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆:
𝗔 𝗩𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: Voyage through the Malay Archipelago with drawings from William Farquhar Collection.
🌳 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁
An immersive installation that transforms 69 drawings from the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings into three-dimensional animations.
Happening between 10 Jun – 30 Oct 2022:
📠 𝗢𝗙𝗙 / 𝗢𝗡: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝘀 – 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝘀: Journey through familiar local settings yet specially curated selection of technology icons from Singapore’s past.
🕋 𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Make your escape through time after dark in this exclusive in-gallery escape room game.
Every Fri, Sat and selected days. Start from 6.30pm
💰 $15/pax for groups of 3-6.
$12/pax for groups of 7-10
⭐𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 & 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴?
- 🧦 Bring your socks. Purchase at $3/pair
- 💦 Water bottle
- 👕 Wear pants & bring jacket
🕋 𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲:
Make your escape through time after dark in this exclusive in-gallery escape room game.
Every Fri, Sat and selected days. Start from 6.30pm
💰 $15/pax for groups of 3-6.
$12/pax for groups of 7-10
Photo Reel
Exploring what’s inside the National Museum this week!
Start off at the Singapore History Gallery at Level 1.
Rattan items for sale! Spot the little bean manning the stall.
Check out the Type 95 Ha Go which was the most common Japanese tank used in WWII.
Telephone used during World War II.
Transforming the Landscape between 1960s to 1980s. Greening was part of urban planning. Do you remember the campaign “Keep Singapore Clean”?
Surviving Syonan (1942-1945) - The different types of shoes worn by women reflected their evolving identities in Singapore during the early 20th century.
Modern Colony (1925-1935) - Showcases the cosmopolitan nature of Singapore as a British Crown colony in the 1920s and 1930s.
Remembering the Jurong Drive-In Cinema? Have a feel of one of the Asia’s largest drive-ins at that time.
Games that the little bean’s grandparents enjoyed playing when they were little. Have you heard of Kuti Kuti?
Story of the Forest: This installation presents Singapore’s colonial past in contrast to its present-day modernity.
Happening now to 30 Oct at Exhibition Gallery,
Basement Level – 𝗢𝗙𝗙 / 𝗢𝗡: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝘀 – 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝘀
Step into a retro office for a day’s work. Little Bean hard at work typing away with the typewriter.
Checking out the big computer in the 1970s
Explore how telephone has changed from the 1970s to 2000s.
Reminisce the old coffee shop settings and that orange payphone we used to see as a kid.
Little Bean attempting to type a message with an old school handphone
Old school Nintendo Switch
A photo studio where you can get your black and white photo taken
Supermama is a Singaporean design and lifestyle goods brand. Founded in 2010, the store seeks to provide a museum-like respite to the busyness of urban life.
Bean there, done that!
Exploring what’s inside the National Museum this week!
Start off at the Singapore History Gallery at Level 1.
Rattan items for sale! Spot the little bean manning the stall.
Check out the Type 95 Ha Go which was the most common Japanese tank used in WWII.
Telephone used during World War II.
Transforming the Landscape between 1960s to 1980s. Greening was part of urban planning. Do you remember the campaign “Keep Singapore...
Surviving Syonan (1942-1945) - The different types of shoes worn by women reflected their evolving identities in Singapore during the...
Modern Colony (1925-1935) - Showcases the cosmopolitan nature of Singapore as a British Crown colony in the 1920s and 1930s.
Remembering the Jurong Drive-In Cinema? Have a feel of one of the Asia’s largest drive-ins at that time.
Games that the little bean’s grandparents enjoyed playing when they were little. Have you heard of Kuti Kuti?
Story of the Forest: This installation presents Singapore’s colonial past in contrast to its present-day modernity.
Happening now to 30 Oct at Exhibition Gallery, Basement Level – 𝗢𝗙𝗙 / 𝗢𝗡: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀,...
Step into a retro office for a day’s work. Little Bean hard at work typing away with the typewriter.
Checking out the big computer in the 1970s
Explore how telephone has changed from the 1970s to 2000s.
Reminisce the old coffee shop settings and that orange payphone we used to see as a kid.
Little Bean attempting to type a message with an old school handphone
Old school Nintendo Switch
A photo studio where you can get your black and white photo taken
Supermama is a Singaporean design and lifestyle goods brand. Founded in 2010, the store seeks to provide a museum-like respite...
Bean there, done that!
About the Place
📍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲
93 Stamford Road
Singapore 178897
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲
- 🚘 Limited parking facility is available at the National Museum. Other parking facilities are available at Singapore Management University, Manulife Centre, Fort Canning Park and YMCA. Get here via bus and mrt here: https://www.nhb.gov.sg/nationalmuseum/visitor-information
🎟 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
Free admission for all Sg Citizens, PR and children below 6yo to all galleries
Permanent Galleries:
Adult | Senior & Student |
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$15 | $10 |
Special exhibit:
Adult | Student |
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$18 | $14 |
Permanent & Special exhibit:
Adult | Student |
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$26 | $19 |
⏰ 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀
Daily | 10:00 am -7:00 pm |
Last admission | 6:15pm (Glass Rotunda) 6:30pm (All other galleries) |
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