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Permanent Exhibitions

A Voyage Back In Time

Date: Now till 2027

Go on a time-travelling voyage with our Captain and WonderBot to olden Singapore.

The Hidden Chamber

Theatre Show (every 15 mins interval).

The Hidden Chamber welcomes children with a short immersive theatre show. Objects from our Captain's secret stash come alive as animation and share stories of where they come from.

Ahoy Singapore

Sail back in time with our Captain on her ship laden with treasures! Experience sailing in rough and stormy weather. Disembark at an exciting port called Singapore and get ready to explore.

The Marketplace

Explore bustling shophouses, listen to stories of shopkeepers and try your hand at heritage trades in Singapore including street barbers and traditional letter writers. Many sights and sounds await you!

My Neighbourhood

Return to the present! Explore this colourful, modern neighbourhood. There’s even a post office where you can design your own stamps!

Planned Gallery Closures

Galleries in the Museum may be closed for maintenance, refurbishment, programmes or private events. Where possible, we'll list the time and date of the closures below. All planned closures will also be detailed on the affected gallery pages. Occasionally we may need to close galleries at short notice for safety reasons. We regret that in these cases we're not always able to alert the public in advance.

The following galleries will be temporarily closed:

21 Mar 2025 - 11am to 12pm ('Into the Hawkerverse - Present' gallery will be closed. Other galleries remain available for visits.)
22 Mar 2025 - 11am to 12pm ('Into the Hawkerverse - Present' gallery will be closed. Other galleries remain available for visits.)
23 Mar 2025 - 11am to 12pm ('Into the Hawkerverse - Present' gallery will be closed. Other galleries remain available for visits.)
03 Apr 2025 – 2pm to 3pm ('Into the Hawkerverse - Present' gallery will be closed. Other galleries remain available for visits.)
12 Apr 2025 – 11am to 2pm (The museum will be closed. All galleries will not be available for visits.)
18 Apr 2025 – 9am to 2pm (The museum will be closed. All galleries will not be available for visits.)
19 Apr 2025 – 11am to 2pm (The museum will be closed. All galleries will not be available for visits.)

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Special Exhibitions

Into the Hawkerverse

Now till 2026

Into the Hawkerverse introduces Singapore's Hawker Culture as an important part of Singapore's food heritage and way of life to children. The exhibition is centred on hawker culture, which is Singapore’s first inscription to the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020.

Book Tickets

You can purchase tickets by scanning this QR code with your mobile device or clicking on the button below.

Tickets

Museum Crowd levels

NOT CROWDED

Last Updated: 28 Aug 2020, 4:51:13 PM