National Museum of Singapore

Original Building

Building, 1887

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.

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Guided Tour

Guided Tours

Open Daily 10am - 7pm

The museum will open earlier at 9am on Quiet Mornings.
Note: In view of the evolving COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) situation, Quiet Mornings will be cancelled from 20 February 2020 onwards till further notice.

Last admission times:

Glass Rotunda (Story of the Forest by teamLab and Singapore, Very Old Tree by Robert Zhao) at 6.15pm.

All other galleries: 6.30pm

In view of the evolving COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) situation and in consultation with our volunteer guides, guided tours for our permanent galleries and special exhibition An Old New World are unavailable till further notice.

We welcome all visitors to make use of our gallery guides for a self-guided visit. Please approach our ticketing counter for more details.

Note: "gallery guides" refer to existing resources: exhibition captions large print and translations, online education resources and family guide, etc.