The Top 5 Museums In Singapore

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Museum is a building which houses a collection of artifacts, other scientific and historical importance. Museum makes it available for public view. It helps the new generation to know the ancient history. Museums are the treasure. Travelers take historic trip to various museums. There are many travel companies offer this type of travel package. In this article, let us travel to the 5 best museums in Singapore.

1. Singapore Art Museum:

It has over 7000 Southeast Asian Pieces of artwork. This collection includes sculptures, paintings and drawings. It highlights the beautiful art culture of modern and contemporary artworks. Art lovers can enjoy this wonderful art gallery. It is located at Bras Basah Road in Singapore. It will be open from 10 am to 9pm all the days in a week. Amount of SGD10 will be collected as an admission fee.

2. National Museum of Singapore:

It is a popular museum in Singapore located in Stamford Road. It guards 11 treasures of Singapore, the most significant artifacts in the history of Singapore. This includes the last will and testament of Munshi Abdullah. He is the father of Malay ...
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It has the collection of water color paintings of flora and fauna. Travelers who are interested to know the Singapore history can visit museums four living galleries. It is a showcase of artifacts, picture, costumes, Singapore fashion, photography and cuisine. The opening hours are 10 am to 8 pm all the days.

3. The Peranakan Museum:

It showcases the arts and culture of distinct ethnic culture of Southeast Asia. In Malay language, Peranakam means "locally born". This term refers to the descendants of Chinese traders who settled in Singapore, Malacca and Penang. They married local Malay women in the 14th century. This type of intermarriage caused the fusion of cultures and reflected in architecture and fashion. This museum provides wonderful information about the multicultural mix of Singapore and Malaysia.

It is located in Armenian Street. The opening hours will be Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 am to 7pm. It will be open 1pm to 7 pm every Monday. The admission fee is SGD6 except Friday. On Friday it will be SGD3.

4. Asian Civilization Museum:

It is dedicated to present the artifacts collections of different region in Asia which includes China and Middle East countries. Travelers must visit this Museum to go through a crash course on Asian Studies.

It is located in 1 Empress Place. It will be open from 9 am to 7pm during Tuesday to Sunday and 1 pm to 7 pm on Monday. The charge of SGD8 will be collected as an admission fee.

5. Singapore Philatelic Museum:

It showcases the collection of Stamps and archival philatelic material. The collection ranges from 1830s to present day. It is located in Coleman Street. The opening hours are same as Asian Civilization Museum. The amount of SGD5 will be collected as an admission fee. It provides free admission on Christmas day, deepavali, Chinese New Year, New Year days, National day and Hari Raya Puasa.

Enjoy experiencing the ancient culture of fore father by visiting the Museums.

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