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All things to do

68 to choose from · Museums · showing 1–48

National Gallery SingaporeTickets

National Gallery Singapore

Southeast Asian art in two national monuments

3 hours·Civic District·From S$20

ArtScience MuseumTickets

ArtScience Museum

teamLab Future World and rotating shows at MBS

2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$22

Asian Civilisations MuseumTickets

Asian Civilisations Museum

Two millennia of Asian craft and trade by the river

2 hours·Civic District·From S$15

Sacred Caves: Dunhuang at ACMTicketsOn until 7 March

Sacred Caves: Dunhuang at ACM

Life-size Mogao caves at the Asian Civilisations Museum

2 hours·Civic District·From S$25

National Museum of SingaporeTickets

National Museum of Singapore

The nation's story, in the 1887 building

2 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$18

Peranakan MuseumTickets

Peranakan Museum

Beadwork, kebayas and wedding chambers

1.5 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$12

Lee Kong Chian Natural History MuseumTickets

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Three dinosaur skeletons on the NUS Kent Ridge campus

2 hours·Kent Ridge·From S$27

MINT Museum of ToysTickets

MINT Museum of Toys

50,000 vintage toys across five floors

1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$30

Buddha Tooth Relic TempleFree

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Tang-style temple, free entry, rooftop garden

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Mandai GalleryFree

Mandai Gallery

Mandai's zoo-to-reserve story, with complimentary entry

45 min·Mandai·Free

Singapore Maritime GalleryFree

Singapore Maritime Gallery

Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier

1.5 hours·Marina South·Free

Singapore City GalleryFree

Singapore City Gallery

Free scale model of the city at URA

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Singapore Art MuseumTickets

Singapore Art Museum

Contemporary art at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

2 hours·Harbourfront·From S$20

Chinatown Heritage CentreTickets

Chinatown Heritage Centre

Restored 1950s shophouses on Pagoda Street

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$25

The BattleboxTickets

The Battlebox

WWII bunker under Fort Canning Hill

1 hour·Civic District·From S$20

Indian Heritage CentreTickets

Indian Heritage Centre

Little India's museum, from Chettiar to cinema

1.5 hours·Little India·From S$10

Malay Heritage CentreTickets

Malay Heritage Centre

Six galleries in the old sultan's palace, Kampong Gelam

1.5 hours·Kampong Glam·From S$10

Changi Chapel & MuseumTickets

Changi Chapel & Museum

POW stories, a replica chapel, quiet rooms

1.5 hours·Changi·From S$9

Former Ford FactoryTickets

Former Ford Factory

Where Singapore surrendered, 15 Feb 1942

1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$7

Reflections at Bukit ChanduTickets

Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Malay Regiment's last stand, 13 Feb 1942

1 hour·Harbourfront·From S$7

Baba HouseTicketsClosed until 2027

Baba House

Peranakan terrace on Neil Road, closed until 2027

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$18

Children's Museum SingaporeTickets

Children's Museum Singapore

Hands-on heritage for 12 and under, Coleman Street

1.75 hours·Civic District·From S$15

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial HallTicketsClosed for now

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Sun Yat Sen's Balestier villa, shut until 2027

1 hour·Balestier·About S$6

NUS MuseumFree

NUS Museum

South and Southeast Asian art on campus

1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free

Red Dot Design MuseumTickets

Red Dot Design Museum

Award-winning objects on Marina Bay

1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12

Hell's Museum at Haw Par VillaTickets

Hell's Museum at Haw Par Villa

The Ten Courts, interpreted for adults

2 hours·Pasir Panjang·From S$22

The IntanTickets

The Intan

Private Peranakan house museum, by appointment

1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$64

RSAF Air Force MuseumFree

RSAF Air Force Museum

Jets on the ground at Paya Lebar

2 hours·Paya Lebar·Free

Fuk Tak Chi MuseumFree

Fuk Tak Chi Museum

One of Singapore's oldest temples, now a tiny museum

30 min·Chinatown·Free

Civil Defence Heritage GalleryFree

Civil Defence Heritage Gallery

Fire station museum on Hill Street

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Images of Singapore LIVETickets

Images of Singapore LIVE

Included in the Madame Tussauds standard ticket

1.5 hours·Sentosa·From S$38

Eurasian Heritage GalleryTickets

Eurasian Heritage Gallery

Three Eurasian galleries on Ceylon Road, Katong

1 hour·Katong·From S$5

The Gem MuseumFree

The Gem Museum

Free gemology gallery on Perak Road, by timeslot

1 hour·Little India·Free

Singapore Musical Box MuseumTickets

Singapore Musical Box Museum

Antique musical boxes that still play, by booking

1 hour·Chinatown·From S$20

Harmony Centre @ An-NahdhahFree

Harmony Centre @ An-Nahdhah

An interfaith gallery inside a Bishan mosque

1 hour·Bishan·Free

Singapore Navy MuseumTickets

Singapore Navy Museum

Ships and the strait at Changi Naval Base

2 hours·Changi·From S$8

STPI Creative Workshop & GalleryFree

STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery

Print and paper workshop on Robertson Quay

1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·Free

National Design CentreFree

National Design Centre

Rotating design shows in an old Middle Road convent

1 hour·Bugis·Free

Johore BatteryFree

Johore Battery

A replica 15-inch WWII gun in Changi

45 min·Changi·Free

National Archives of SingaporeFree

National Archives of Singapore

The reading room of the nation's paper

1.5 hours·Civic District·Free

Singapore Sports MuseumFreeClosed until 2027

Singapore Sports Museum

Medals, the Stadium, a short indoor hour

1 hour·Kallang·Free

Free

MOE Heritage Centre

Singapore's schooling story, free on weekdays

1 hour·Balestier·Free

Free

SGH Museum

Two centuries of medicine in a 1926 monument

1 hour·Outram·Free

Free

KWSH Heritage Gallery

Five elements of Chinese medicine, in an 1857 ward

1 hour·Boon Keng·Free

Free

Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery

Chinese opera, puppetry and tea in Chinatown

45 min·Chinatown·Free

Free

Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery

A Malay heartland's story inside Wisma Geylang Serai

45 min·Geylang Serai·Free

Free

Botanic Gardens Heritage Museum

The Gardens' story since 1859, in Holttum Hall

45 min·Tanglin·Free

Free

Objectifs Photography and Film Centre

Free photography and film shows in a Chapel Gallery

1 hour·Bras Basah·Free