Admissions

Open daily from 10am to 7pm

There will be a change in opening hours during the Singapore Night Festival on 22, 23, 29, 30 August and 5 & 6 September 2025. Last ticket sales will be at 5pm and last admission to galleries at 5.30pm (last entry to Singapore Odyssea at 5pm). The museum will close at 6pm for cleaning before reopening from 7pm to midnight, with free admission to all and last admission to galleries at 11pm (last entry to Singapore Odyssea at 10.30pm).

The National Museum of Singapore is open daily from 10am to 7pm. We open earlier at 9am on Quiet Mornings, held on the first Saturday and the first and third Thursday of each month.

Last ticket sales: 6pm
Last entry to Singapore Odyssea: 6.00pm
Last admission to other galleries: 6.30pm

The museum is undergoing restoration and upgrading works as part of our ongoing efforts to preserve the building for future generations and provide a quality museum experience for our visitors.

Ticketing

Enjoy free admission for all to all galleries after 7pm for the Singapore Night Festival on 22, 23, 29 & 30 August and 5 & 6 September. Note that the Magical Companions experience at Singapore Odyssea will not be available then.

To ensure everyone can enjoy the full Singapore Odyssea experience comfortably, admission is by timed entry. Please secure your preferred time slot when you book your tickets. Note that available dates may take up to 10 seconds to load on the platform.

Singapore Citizens & Permanent Residents

General Admission

Free

Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents enjoy free admission to all permanent galleries. Please present your Pink or Blue NRIC for scanning.

Tourists & Foreign Residents

General Admission

$24

Standard Adult

$18

Concession¹

Senior (60 years and above)
Student²
Special Access³

(Please present your passes to enjoy special admission privileges.)

Admission is free for all children aged 6 and below

Ticketing Promotions

HSBC Card Members Exclusive

Enjoy $6 off General Admission tickets when you purchase with HSBC cards at the ticketing counters
Enjoy up to 20% off on selected merchandise with HSBC cards at the museum shop
Valid till 9 October 2026

ION Orchard Promotion

Enjoy 20% off General Admission tickets when you present your ION⁺ Rewards Membership app at the ticketing counter.
Present your General Admission ticket or receipt of ticket purchase at ION Orchard Concierge Counter (B1 or L4) to redeem a Lifestyle Pack with over 20 brand deals via the ION Orchard mobile app.
Valid till 31 December 2025

Promotion is not valid with other discounts, promotions, privileges and vouchers.
Promotion is subject to changes from time to time.

Terms and Conditions

Not for sale or exchange. All tickets are non-refundable. Entry is subject to the museum's prevailing Terms and Conditions of Entry.

¹ Valid proof of identity (e.g. passport, school pass) must be presented at the Visitor Services counter to enjoy concession prices.

² Admission is free for All Galleries for students, staff and teachers regardless of nationality from the following types of schools in Singapore:

100% Government Schools: Primary, Secondary, ITE, Junior Colleges, Polytechnics and Millennia Institute
Government-Aided or Independent Local Schools: e.g. Hwa Chong Institution, Anglo-Chinese Schools, Singapore Sports School, School of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and LASELLE College of the Arts.
Singapore Universities: e.g. NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT, SUSS and NIE

Concession admission fees apply to non-Citizen and non-Permanent Resident students from the following types of schools in Singapore:

Private Schools: e.g. Kaplan, MDIS, SIM, LaSalle International
Overseas Schools

³ Special Access concession fees apply to persons with disabilities (PWDs). One accompanying caregiver will enjoy free admission regardless of the caregiver's nationality.

Terms & Conditions of entry