Museums · free
Duration
1 hour
Group
Varies
Languages
English
The take
Bras Basah's design house at 111 Middle Road, the old convent school. Official page is designsingapore.org/national-design-centre. UAS now runs the building. Shows rotate and are usually free. Don't treat this as a ticketed museum — look up the current exhibition before you walk over.
Good to know
Public building and rotating design shows — typically free; check designsingapore.org for what's on
DesignSingapore Council: the centre is now managed by University of the Arts Singapore (UAS). Venue hire is via uas.edu.sg
TripAdvisor / Maps hours 9am–9pm daily as of 2026 — confirm before you go. Pair with the National Library or Peranakan Museum, not with a second indoor museum if you're tired
Finding it: 111 Middle Road — Bugis MRT (EW12/DT14) or Bras Basah (CC2); not the National Gallery, not SAM at Keppel
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