Thinking of a place to bring your family during the weekend? Why not bring them to some of Singapore’s finest museum and get in touch with Singapore’s past.
1. National Museum
The National Museum of Singapore is the nation’s oldest museum. Its galleries adopt cutting-edge and multi-perspective ways of presenting history and culture to redefine conventional museum experience. There are a variety of exhibition always on display at the museum.
Website: http://nationalmuseum.sg/
2. Singapore Art Museum
The Singapore Art Museum(SAM) focuses on international contemporary art practices, specialising in Singapore and Southeast Asia. SAM has built one of the world’s most important public collections of Southeast Asian contemporary artworks, with a growing component in international contemporary art.
Website: https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/
3. Singapore Philatelic Museum
The museum collections range from stamps and archival philatelic material of Singapore from the 1830s to present day, and stamps from member countries of the Universal Postal Union. The museum houses an extensive collection of Straits Settlements Stamps and is a pilgrim site for all philatelic enthusiast.
Website: http://spm.org.sg/
4. Peranakan Museum
The Peranakan Museum explores the culture of Peranakan communities in Southeast Asia. Installed in the former Tao Nan Chinese School, built in 1912, this intimate museum possesses one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of Peranakan objects. Galleries on three floors illustrate the cultural traditions and the distinctive visual arts of the Peranakans.
Website: http://peranakanmuseum.org.sg/
4. Mint Museum of Toys
MINT (Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys) Museum of Toys is the world’s first purpose-built museum for toys, and opened its door to the public in May 2006. One of the objectives of the museum is to reach out to the child in every one of us, giving visitors an emotional link to their childhood, one which has often been long forgotten.
Website: http://emint.com/
5. The Air Force Museum
The Air Force Museum is a physical embodiment of the history, heritage, and values of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The museum provides an engaging hands-on experience that breathes new life into the RSAF story for all ages.
Website: http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/air_force/about/museum.html
6. Singapore Discovery Centre
Get your popcorn ready! Singapore Discovery Centre has the largest flat-screen theatre featuring 2D and 3D giant screen movies in Singapore. Or come test your shooting skills at the computerised simulated shooting range. Bring your kids along and show them the Singapore story.
Website: http://www.sdc.com.sg/
7. Malay Heritage Centre
The Malay Heritage Centre (MHC) provides wonderful cultural exposure and learning opportunities for visitors of all ages and interests. Situated amidst the Istana Kampong Gelam, Gedung Kuning and the surrounding Kampong Gelam precinct, the Centre acts as a vital heritage institution for the Malay community in Singapore.
Website: http://malayheritage.org.sg/en
8. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Officially opened on 18 April 2015, it houses the Raffles Natural History Collection. The Museum currently has more than 560,000 catalogued lots in its collection and over a million specimens from throughout the region. About 2,000 of these will be on public exhibition.
Website: http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/
9. Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH), a heritage institution under the National Heritage Board, traces Dr. Sun’s revolutionary activities in the Southeast Asian region and highlights the impact of the 1911 Chinese Revolution on Singapore as well as Singapore’s contributions to the Revolution.
Website: http://sysnmh.org.sg/en
10. Asian Civilisations Museum
Located by the historic Singapore River, the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is devoted to preserving the cultural heritage of Asia, especially the ancestral cultures of Singaporeans. Permanent exhibit in the museum includes shipwreck from Tang Dynasty and sculptures from ancient religions in Asia.
Website: http://acm.org.sg/
11. ArtScience Museum
Designed by the architect Moshe Safdie in the form of a lotus flower, the museum has 21 gallery spaces with a total area of 50,000 square feet. The museum mainly hosts touring exhibitions curated by other museums. Exhibitions in the past includes “Van Gogh Alive”, “Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb” and “Dinosaurs: Dawn to Extinction”.
Website: http://www.marinabaysands.com/museum.html
12. Reflections at Bukit Chandu
Also known as Bukit Chandu (Malay for Opium Hill), this site saw intense fighting on 14 February 1942, during the Battle of Singapore. Historical artefacts and interactive exhibits weave an intriguing tale of the courage of the 1st Malay Regiment fight against the Japanese army.
Website: http://www.nhb.gov.sg/museums/reflections-at-bukit-chandu
