The front block of the museum building dates back to 1887. It features an elegant neo-Palladian design, a European style of architecture characterised by a highly symmetrical façade and the use of pediments above windows.
Celebrate Hari Raya at the National Museum and reconnect with friends and family by ushering in the festive celebration with carefully crafted programmes and activities just for you.
Plan a fun-filled March holidays itinerary with our range of onsite and online programmes this school break! From creative workshops to storytelling sessions, there is something for everyone.
Usher in the year of the Tiger with us! Learn about the history and symbolism of Lunar New Year with our hands-on workshops, music performances and exclusive sharing sessions.
Get ready for fun-filled school holidays at the National Museum! Get Curious! invites families to explore our galleries and discover the exciting stories of our artefacts. Titled “Stories of You & Me”, this edition of the festival also invites different generations within the family to exchange stories and experiences with each other!
Inspired by our Children’s Season theme this year, we are celebrating Christmas with Stories of You & Me! Get ready for an exciting line-up of programmes for everyone.
The 32nd edition presents a diverse, inclusive range of over 100 films by filmmakers from all over the world. These carefully selected films speak of memories, emotions, inspired conversations and discussions – that together celebrate the continuity of film and storytelling in the cinematic community.
Ignite all five of your senses and immerse yourselves in the festive mood of Deepavali! Have fun creating laddu, a traditional sweet enjoyed during Deepavali and TASTE your creation when you get home!
Kickstart the National Museum's 134th Anniversary celebrations with online activities and tours!
Join us for a series of the Picturing The Pandemic programmes, in complementary to your visit around the exhibition.
Join us for a series of Home, Truly programmes to relieve nostalgic moments and experiences in Singapore’s past and present that express our identity and collective memory as a people.
Join us this August to make your celebration of Singapore’s 56th birthday a special one! The National Museum will be presenting a variety of programmes that you can look forward to at the museum, or from the comforts of your home.
Enjoy these activities in July with your families!
Join us for a series of workshops, talks and tours in celebration of Singapore Heritage Festival, International Museum Day, and Hari Raya in May!
Come explore the museum with our new adventure routes, exciting themed on-site programmes each day, and even a mama shop for the young and young at heart to re-live the excitement of purchasing childhood snacks!
In the Year of Celebrating SG Women, join us as we present stories from the galleries to celebrate women’s multi-faceted contributions and progress throughout Singapore’s history.
Experience our intangible cultural heritage and celebrate new beginnings at the museum this festive year of the Ox!
Children’s Season at the National Museum 2020 explores the topic of change through both self-facilitated onsite activities and a range of online programmes.
Embark on an exciting time-travelling adventure with Doraemon, the lovable robot cat, and the National Museum of Singapore (NMS)! Explore stories of Singapore with us through fascinating artefacts in the museum's galleries and our National Collection.
Enjoy the experience and stories of giving with our workshops and performances, as we celebrate this festive season together!
In our first digital Deepavali experience, we celebrate with spice and everything nice! Enjoy free admission to all galleries on 7 November.
Join our Birthday Hunt and embark on this 1 hunt with 3 clues that lead you to 3 exciting artefacts in our museum (133rd Anniversary).
Join us this August to make your celebration of Singapore’s 55th birthday a special one! There will be a variety of programmes for you to celebrate National Day either from the comforts of your home or at the museum.
If artefacts could speak, what would they say? And if you could talk to them, what would you ask?
In conjunction with this year’s Singapore Heritage Festival (SHF), the National Museum will be presenting a series of programmes celebrating our heritage, traditions as well as inter-generational stories of local businesses. Viewers can look forward to online talks on Singapore’s food heritage, and stand a chance to savour the local dishes featured.
This year, the National Museum of Singapore presents a series of programmes in commemoration of International Museum Day (IMD), designed around the theme “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”!
To the people of Singapore, the Japanese administration that governed the city during World War Two was arbitrary and cruel. Many local residents, as they did their best to endure the occupation, gave up trying to understand the contradictory messages of the administration. Now, almost eight decades later, the many Japanese documents that survived the occupation allow us a glimpse into the inner workings of the wartime administration.
There's something for everyone in this exciting line-up of programmes! Celebrate important occasions with us, hear from our curators and speakers about interesting topics related to the exhibition, An Old New World: From the East Indies to the Founding of Singapore, 1600s-1819 and participate in programmes specially designed for youth, families and children.
This talk by Research Fellow Dr Emily Soon explores the Shakespearean threads within Singapore’s multicultural history, tracing how people in Singapore engaged with Shakespeare as the island transitioned from being a British colony to an independent Southeast Asian state.
Lunar New Year is observed around the world, but what are some practices that are unique to Singapore? Hear from Frank Fu – the author and illustrator of Let’s Celebrate (大家来过节), a series of light-hearted books about festivals in Singapore – as he shares his thoughts on practices unique to Singapore such as lo hei (the practice of tossing raw fish salad).
'Tis the season to be jolly! It's beginning to look and feel a lot like Christmas! Enjoy a cosy day out at the National Museum with your family and friends, with carolling, talks, workshops, storytelling sessions and more!
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) celebrates its 30th anniversary with a dynamic line-up of films and programmes this year.
Join us for a full day of family programmes as we celebrate Grandparents' Day! With performances, film screenings, character tours, inter-generational workshops and more, there are many exciting ways for children and grandparents alike to discover Singapore's rich history together.
GosTan Back is a story about a young boy who gets the chance to save the future by going back in time. Young audiences will experience our local history and artefacts in this interactive theatrical journey through the National Museum’s Singapore History Gallery, which features storytelling and a whole lot of hands-on fun!
Join us at the National Museum’s first ever after-hours youth event, organised by our inaugural Youth Panel! Enjoy a night at the museum as you embark on a thrilling journey through our latest exhibition, An Old New World: From the East Indies to the Founding of Singapore, 1600s–1819, collecting clues and completing tasks to win prizes. Or chill out at our marketplace with light bites, good music, and some late-night shopping!
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with us at the National Museum of Singapore!
Head over to the National Museum on 12 & 13 October and celebrate our 132nd birthday with us from 11am to 6pm. Be transported back to the sights, sounds and smells of an old port city!
Join us for an exciting line-up of programmes!
Will Pragmatism Undermine Singapore’s National Identity?
Celebrate Singapore’s 54th birthday with us at the National Museum of Singapore over the long weekend! Come dressed in your best red-and-white outfit and join us for two days of fun activities featuring Singapore’s icons, exciting performances and art installations, plus a live screening of the National Day Parade at the NMS front lawn on the 9th!
This special edition of Singapore and the World explores one of the most ubiquitous dishes served across the world today. The Singapore Noodles!
Singapore Rhapsodies at National Museum is a bi-weekly music series that invites aspiring young musicians, students and music interest groups to showcase original self-compositions or popular Singapore songs on a unique Red Steinway concert grand piano.
Learn more about the process of creating the 50-volume Singapore Chronicles series or about the Armenians in Singapore in our July edition of HistoriaSG.
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