Category: Museums of Singapore

The MINT Museum of Toys is currently the most successful private museum of Singapore visited by many families, children and those who stayed children in their hearts. In the huge collection of toys from all over the world, you will see how much endless talent has been concentrated into making one mechanical toy that had been constructed so smartly that most of them work without failure still today. The MINT Museum of Toys is located in Singapore’s Seah Street very near to the North Bridge Road by the City Hall…

The Singapore Army Museum represents a very important part of the life of Singapore, especially related to the happenings of the Second World War during the Japanese occupation. There is a lot more to the Singapore Army Museum to see and to experience. The very first unique thing about the museum is that it consists of several elements, which are directly made of the steel what used to be armour. The museum represents the heritage of armoury of Singapore and let us you understand the Singapore fighting spirit through stories…

Changi is among the most well known South East Asian military prisoner campsites in the world. Thanks to the movies and books telling the world on life in these military prisoner camps such as James Clavel’s Rat Trap or the famous film Bridge over River Kwai. Of course, the memory of these World War II prison camps is still vivid especially in the countries where these were set up. Now Singapore tries the best to turn this terrible memory into a historical site, which is purely for learning and for…

The National Museum of Singapore is the country’s oldest museum with beautiful ethnic and historical collections in its magnificent building. The National Museum of Singapore is one of Singapore’s altogether eleven National Treasure buildings. Founded back in 1887, the National Museum of Singapore could successfully keep its form and its function all the time. Its first name was Raffles Library and Museum referring to the original founder of modern Singapore Sir Thomas Raffles. The museum first put higher enhance on the representation of zoological, ethnic and archaeology collections. Most of…

Raffles Hotel is one of the most anticipated living colonial remain of Singapore. The hotel is among the most popular accommodations in Singapore for all those who want to experience the colonial English lifestyle in the Far East. The Raffles Hotel being a historical building houses the Raffles Hotel Museum, which is really worth visiting for everyone, who wants to get closer to the past of Singapore. The English colonialism that lasted almost half a millennium of course still has its effects on the life of Singapore, which Singapore welcomes.…

The Old Ford Factory Museum of how it is officially called: Memories at Old Ford Factory is famous for being the place where British troops have officially surrendered to the Japanese forces in 1942, 15th February during the World War II, which even is largely seen by many as the end for the British Empire. The Ford Factory has been recently renovated and turned into a beautiful museum where visitors can admire relics from the past and learn a lot about the history of Singapore. Indeed, with Japan’s surprising victory…

The Asian Civilisation Museum “where Asian cultures come alive” as their logo says is one of the most important museums of Singapore representing several of the diverse cultures which makes today’s Singapore. The museum has the most outstanding South East Asian various cultural collections, which make it a must-visit place for all the fans of Asian culture who want to get closer to the culture of Singapore. The Asian Civilisations Museum founded in 1997 used to be on the same place where the Peranakan Museum used to stand in the…

The Singapore Art Museum hosts the biggest collection of past and contemporary artworks by the large number of talented contemporary artists of Singapore. This is a great building with a beautiful garden, which gives you a great chance to enjoy the art scene of Singapore while having a great time. The Singapore Art Museum is the museum that houses all the best and notable artwork of Singapore. It currently features 7,750 items, in forms of all sorts of different art pieces. Besides the continuously exhibited items, there are temporary and…

As the Peranakan Museum of Singapore is wing of Asian Civilisations Museum, it is really one of its kind, housing remains and artefacts of the Peranakan Culture specifically. The Peranakan Museum has three levels and some extra exhibition galleries. It has grown out to be among the Nr.1 must-visit museums of Singapore. The Peranakan Museum is specialised in housing remains and artefacts of the ancient Peranakan culture, which used to be the mother culture of Singapore and the South East Asian region. The museum is alone standing in the world,…

The Sentosa Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium is opened on the 15th October 2011. The great museum is a real innovative display of how the international and Asian maritime life meets each other through all the routes that connect these faraway lands. This museum surely offers the best way of mixing learning with entertainment with some real specialties. The Sentosa Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium will be a lot more than a normal museum, as it will contain real displays, shows and such exhibitions the elements of which can be…

The Reflections at Bukit Chandu is a Museum that represents the wartime memories of Singapore, reflected to the time of Japanese Occupation during the World War II. The memorial mainly wants to remember all the heroic resistance of the second Malayan Battalion who was fighting against the Japanese troops in 1942. Singapore does all its best to learn of all the terrible happening and the heroic resistance of the Singaporean forces most of who lost their lives when they were defending their country. Even since being independent, this special country…