I went primarily because as a first time visitor to Singapore, was interested in its history. This was fascinating. What I didn’t bargain for were the other 2 exhibits. Namely, ‘ The Story of The Forest’ & the Very Old Tree . The former an immersive experience of the flora & fauna of the Malay Peninsula. Extremely beautiful & the latter, an exhibition of photographs & the intimate stories given by ordinary people as to why a particular tree means something. Really emotionally powerful.

The National Museum of Singapore is worth a visit, it is the oldest museum in Singapore and has been in it's current location on Stamford Road for 126 years. The entry fee is S$10 for an adult ticket (sept 2023) and the museum is open daily from 10am - 7pm. The museum showcases the history of Singapore and the exhibits are laid out in chronological order, there is a modern feature of a completely self supporting glass ceiling as part of the building.

They had different price ticket that give you different access to the museum. I opted for the ticket that gave me full access. Unfortunately the day i went parts of the museum was closed. Even with part of the museum closed the was still a lot to see and do. I enjoyed the rotunda, it had a floral display that when you stood in the middle you felt full immersed. The train and the war exhibit were also well done. It is a great way to spend a few hours of your vacation.

Comprehensive, well balanced and excellently presented history of Singapore. Plenty of room left for nuance and contemplation. Personally surprised by small coverage given to WWII massacres of - largely - ethnic Chinese population.

Definitely get this on your list of places to visit in Singapore. It looks enormous and will take all day to have a good visit but we did main parts in 3 hours. It’s extremely good!! We loved it. The history of the building itself. The main space gave us a great understanding of the development of the country. The additional exhibition about travel was outstanding … didn’t expect to see this. The place is free entry but do give them a decent donation . Nice gift shop as well. One of our holiday highlights as it turned out. Ps tack into this visit a visit changi prison museum and chapel

Wonderful museum housed in a neoclassical building that opened in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and the more contemporary extension opened in 2006. Loved the collection of artefacts dating from early times through the early colinisation of Singapore, Japanese occupation, formation of the State and to the present day. Exhibits are marred somewhat by poor lighting, not sure if it's to protect the exhibits or create a type of mood, irrespective, it made it difficult to view some exhibits and read descriptions.

Went to see the Teamlab mini exhibit at the National Museum of Singapore. It's quite nice, but nothing like the exhibits in Tokyo and Osaka. There are a lot of exhibits on the history of Singapore, and one could easily spend a few hours learning more about Singapore's history.

We had an excellent time! Due to having a limited amount of time, we thought it was best that we only went to the permanent galleries yet these were still very captivating and great as we were doing something different. Budget friendly and would definitely recommend. Staff could’ve been a little friendlier, but some were nice.

A fine old building housing some interesting exhibits. The focal point and best part for me is the display area on precolonial and colonial eras, covering the establishment of modern Singapore, through the British era, fall To Japan during WW2 and then the surrender of Japan. And the establishment of independent Singapore in the 1960s. The exhibited artifacts are not always the most dramatic things you may see anywhere in a museum, but the walk though journey is well Done with lots of audio-visual displays.

We spent about 90 minutes here but would have loved to have had more time. There is an excellent gallery taking one through the history of Singapore. The story of the highly successful transition from colonial times, through the brutal Japanese occupation to modern times is told well. How the people of Singapore have gone about the transition is a lesson for countries around the world. The display also tells the story earlier times and is no less fascinating.