What are the main museums in Singapore?

The National Museum of Singapore, Asian Civilisations Museum, Peranakan Museum, National Gallery Singapore and ArtScience Museum.

Where is the Peranakan Museum?

The Peranakan Museum is at 39 Armenian Street in a historic 1912 building.

Museums in Singapore: Civic District Plan

Q: What is the National Gallery Singapore housed in?

A restored municipal building dating to 1929.

The main museums in Singapore cluster in the civic district, and the National Museum of Singapore and the art gallery in the old municipal buildings are 790 metres apart in a straight line. From Mondrian Singapore Duxton, the gallery is 1.6 km north-east in a straight line.

History and heritage

National Museum of Singapore

National Museum of Singapore at 93 Stamford Road is a history museum where classical and modern architecture meet.

Its galleries show Singaporean artefacts.

Peranakan Museum

Peranakan Museum at 39 Armenian Street is housed in a historic 1912 building and explores Peranakan culture through interactive and multimedia exhibits.

True Blue Cuisine on the same street serves Peranakan dishes in a historic shophouse.

Asian Civilisations Museum

Asian Civilisations Museum at 1 Empress Place explores the history and cultures of Asia.

It is 810 metres from the Peranakan Museum in a straight line.

Art, science and war history

The Southeast Asian art gallery is an art museum for Singapore and Southeast Asian art, in a restored municipal building dating to 1929. ArtScience Museum at 6 Bayfront Avenue houses design, science and technology exhibits in a flower-shaped building.

Battlebox at 2 Cox Terrace is a museum in a World War II British underground command centre. Fort Canning Park above it is a hilltop park and historical landmark that hosts outdoor concerts and plays.