Why You Need To Visit

• Architectural Inspiration

  Before checking out the exhibitions, be sure to snap a photo of the gorgeous facade – the building is designed in the Neoclassical style with a new modernist extension of glass and metal, and dates back to 1849.

• Chapters in Our Nation's Story

  One of the museum's noteworthy exhibitions is the Singapore History Gallery, which charts our island's historical trajectory as British colony, besieged city during World War II and modern metropolis.

• History Told Anew

  Singapore's oldest museum is home to a range of immersive displays and modern technology, from nature themed art projection Story of The Forest to An Old World New: Digital Edition – a jaunt from the city's precolonial past to the modern day.