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The Gem Museum
4.5
26 reviews
#189 of 1,186 things to do in Singapore
Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums • Science Museums
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Tuesday
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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The Gem Museum is the first and foremost comprehensive gems and minerals museum in Singapore, open to the public. It is founded and set up in 2015 by Ms. Loke Huiying and co-founded by the director of Far East Gems and Jewellery, Mr. Tay Kunming. Ms. Loke is a certified trainer in gemmology and she has been training jewellery professionals and business owners since 2009. While Mr. Tay is a certified gemmologist, diamond trader and gem dealer. A husband and wife team, Kunming and Huiying work closely together to build a dream - a dream to spread their passion and knowledge on gemstones to many through building a company with global standards and creative platforms. The Gem Museum features a wide variety of gemstones and minerals from all corners of the world, educating visitors on the Mine to Market pipeline with regards to Value, Quality and Authenticity. It envisions being the international platform that bridge between the gemstone industry and the rest of the world.
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  • Shawn
    Singapore, Singapore2 contributions
    Learning more!
    A place where you can learn all about gemstones from all around the world, meet people with common interests and ultimately gain more knowledge and confidence in your next purchase. Staff and boss are extremely friendly and knowledgeable! If a certain piece chases your eye, you may even be able to buy it from them. Enjoyed my visit to The Gem Museum, hope you will enjoy your own unique experience too 😉!
    Kunming T
    Thank you for your review! happy that you enjoyed yourself! Take care and stay safe!
    Written 31 October 2020
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited January 2020
    Travelled solo
    Written 17 January 2020
  • Camille c
    1 contribution
    Great museum
    I had a great experience at the Gem Museum in Singapore! The staff was exceptionally friendly and knowledgeable. Their enthusiasm and willingness to help made the visit even more enjoyable. The children absolutely loved their visit too. I highly recommend this museum to anyone interested in gems and minerals. A big thank you to the staff for making our visit memorable!
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 24 August 2023
  • Peter T
    29 contributions
    THE GEMS MUSEUM. SINGAPORE
    This is a New Attraction in Singapore, established in June 2022 and open to Public on 3June2022. Mr Tay Kunming and family are the key persons behind the Museum; as his father, MrTay Sr, is a well known figure in the GEMS Circle. The Location, 9 Perak Road, is Good, as it is near Little India and easily reached by All means of transport. The Museum has three levels comprises: Display, Test, and Show rooms. The Display Collection has Some Unique and Rare items. Both the Curator , Mr Andrew Neo, and MD, Mr Tay Kunming, are very friendly, helpful,...The Museum accords an educational platform for Gems and Jewellery with FREE entrance. A well worth place to visit !!
    Visited June 2022
    Travelled solo
    Written 9 June 2022
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Camille c
1 contribution
Great museum
Aug 2023 • Family
I had a great experience at the Gem Museum in Singapore! The staff was exceptionally friendly and knowledgeable. Their enthusiasm and willingness to help made the visit even more enjoyable. The children absolutely loved their visit too. I highly recommend this museum to anyone interested in gems and minerals. A big thank you to the staff for making our visit memorable!
Written 24 August 2023
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Adventure Diva
Manchester, CT2,050 contributions
Beautiful Work
Sep 2022 • Solo
Very informative and friendly staff. To learn how gemstones get transformed from mine to market is fascinating.
Written 30 March 2023
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Kunming T
Thank you!
Written 28 June 2023
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Emma Lim
1 contribution
Pleasant, informative and fun
Dec 2022 • Friends
The staff was very friendly and informative as he guided my friends and I around the museum. It is small but not lacking in amazement and well thought through displays at all. My friends and I have learnt a lot through this fun and enriching experience and had the most pleasant time at the gem museum. We recommend all to go and admire the beautiful work of these gemologists!
Written 21 December 2022
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Peter T
29 contributions
THE GEMS MUSEUM. SINGAPORE
Jun 2022 • Solo
This is a New Attraction in Singapore, established in June 2022 and open to Public on 3June2022. Mr Tay Kunming and family are the key persons behind the Museum; as his father, MrTay Sr, is a well known figure in the GEMS Circle. The Location, 9 Perak Road, is Good, as it is near Little India and easily reached by All means of transport. The Museum has three levels comprises: Display, Test, and Show rooms. The Display Collection has Some Unique and Rare items. Both the Curator , Mr Andrew Neo, and MD, Mr Tay Kunming, are very friendly, helpful,...The Museum accords an educational platform for Gems and Jewellery with FREE entrance. A well worth place to visit !!
Written 9 June 2022
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macedonboy
Glasgow, UK179,494 contributions
Awesome gem museum and shop
Mar 2020
This museum is part museum and part gem shop. The museum isn't that big, but covers the whole life cycle of gem formation through mining, cutting and polishing, and finally sale. The curator of the museum also does a guided tour and it's great at answering questions about gems, being a qualified gemologist, demonstrates commendable knowledge. There’s also some awesome gems on display or to buy in their gem shop upstairs. I also really enjoyed using a microscope to look up close at some of the gems which the curator was kind enough to demonstrate to me.
Review of: Skip the Line: The Gem Museum Guided Tour Ticket
Written 9 March 2020
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Kunming T
Thank you for your review! Glad you enjoyed yourself! Take care and stay safe!
Written 31 October 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Shawn
Singapore, Singapore2 contributions
Learning more!
Jan 2020 • Solo
A place where you can learn all about gemstones from all around the world, meet people with common interests and ultimately gain more knowledge and confidence in your next purchase. Staff and boss are extremely friendly and knowledgeable! If a certain piece chases your eye, you may even be able to buy it from them. Enjoyed my visit to The Gem Museum, hope you will enjoy your own unique experience too 😉!
Written 18 January 2020
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Kunming T
Thank you for your review! happy that you enjoyed yourself! Take care and stay safe!
Written 31 October 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
deldan17
adelaide33 contributions
Highly recommend!
Staff were so welcoming and informative! Great selection of gems to learn about and see. Great selection for purchase also with reasonable prices. My 8 year old Gem enthusiast really loved it and can't wait to return :)
Review of: Skip the Line: The Gem Museum Guided Tour Ticket
Written 11 December 2019
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Kunming T
Thank you for visiting us! Please visit us again the next time!
Written 12 December 2019
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Justin SWL
Singapore, Singapore1 contribution
Great varieties of Gemstones
Nov 2019 • Solo
A small museum but pack with great collection of gemstones.
Kunming was nice to share his knowledge on the variety of gemstones and its properties.
A must visit place for gems lover.
Written 19 November 2019
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Kunming T
Thank you for visiting, hope to see you for our workshop series!
Written 15 December 2019
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Adelsmilez
2 contributions
Interesting small museum and excellent service
Aug 2019 • Solo
Was with my aunt who is on holiday and she was looking for a gem shop and found this museum. We were greeted by owner Kunming who is obliging, very accommodating and friendly and showed us a few gems and provided some interesting information. It’s a small but interesting museum and owner is knowledgeable and helpful. The friendliness and excellent service makes the whole experience commendable.
Written 24 August 2019
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Kunming T
Thank you for visiting!
Written 26 August 2019
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Ramadhan I
3 contributions
Nice place
Aug 2019 • Couples
We just spotted this museum on pir way from masjid Sultan and we just rinng the bell. It was so nice to talk with the staff and the owner about Gem 💎

They sell also the variant stones
Written 8 August 2019
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Kunming T
Thank you for visiting us!
Written 26 August 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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The Gem Museum is open:
  • Tue - Fri 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Sat - Sat 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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