Restored 1950s shophouse interiors on Pagoda Street
Very friendly staff. I stumbled upon this place after getting Amacha beside the centre. Decided to visit the museum and I was blown away by the vintage and classic representations of how people used to live in the shophouse. Highly recommended!
Come time travel through the early years of Singapore's Chinatown, at the Chinatown Heritage Centre! A solid recreation of living spaces; a hark back to gotong royong Singapore and it's close-knit communal living quarters. A nostalgic and authentically curated exhibition; visit with elderly relatives and see their eyes light up with fond memories of a bygone era childhood!
A worthwhile stop if you want to understand what everyday life in old Chinatown was actually like. The Chinatown Heritage Centre spans three floors of relatively small exhibits, but there is quite a lot packed into the restored shophouses The most interesting parts for me were the recreated living spaces, kitchens and narrow corridors, along with everyday objects such as sewing machines, cookware, old calendars and books. These give a good sense of the crowded and basic conditions that many early residents lived and worked in, rather than just presenting Chinatown’s history through photographs and text The exhibits also cover subjects such as traditional trades, entertainment and gambling, making the experience more immersive than I expected Singapore citizens can use SG Culture Pass credits for admission, which effectively makes this a free visit if you have credits available. It doesn’t take very long to explore, so it is easy to combine with a walk around Chinatown
Trust me. This is a must go attraction! We are fortunate to meet "Alvin", the actor who featured Ah Chung who brought us with a vivid presentation on the history of the China town! Everything on 1st and 2nd floor are renovated with heart with great details filling with the 1950s environment! We are lucky that we visited those newly opened museum! Good job team!
A beautiful space, a quiet retreat from the busy streets of Chinatown. Full of such interesting, informative information that’s easy to read, about the people who came here and created this area, this part of Singapore which is so vibrant and interesting. I really enjoyed the interactive information and the Visual information that would also make it easy to bring children, say from the age of seven or eight. Highly recommend this lovely curated space
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