National Museum of Singapore

The National Museum of Singapore is a public dedicated to art, culture and history. Located within the country's at the area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum of Singapore
  • Also known as: “Nationalmuseum Singapur” and “Raffles Library and Museum”
  • Address: 93 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178897

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peranakan Museum and Wesley Methodist Church.

Museum
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The is a museum and gallery in the Museum district of Singapore that specialises in the country's Peranakan culture. It is the sister museum of the . is situated 270 metres south of National Museum of Singapore.

Church
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is the oldest Methodist church in . It is the second Methodist Church to be built in Singapore after the Methodist Episcopal Church at Coleman Street which subsequently became a school hall. It is located in . is situated 120 metres northwest of National Museum of Singapore.

Synagogue
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The is a Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in , within the Central Area of . is situated 310 metres northeast of National Museum of Singapore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bras Basah and Dhoby Ghaut.

Neighborhood
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is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of . means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

Neighborhood
is a place in Singapore that often refers to the , which is a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line.

Suburb
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The is a district located near the in the Central Area of . It contains historical buildings and museums such as , , National Museum of Singapore, and .

National Museum of Singapore

Latitude
1.29656° or 1° 17′ 48″ north
Longitude
103.84841° or 103° 50′ 54″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Inception
1887
Open location code
6PH57RWX+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32342169
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6951479
Wiki­data ID
Q632689
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National Museum of Singapore” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف سنغافورة الوطني”
  • Armenian: “Սինգապուրի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Bengali: “সিঙ্গাপুর জাতীয় জাদুঘর”
  • Chinese: “新加坡国家博物院”
  • Chinese: “新加坡国家博物馆”
  • Chinese: “新加坡國家博物院”
  • Chinese: “新加坡國家博物館”
  • Chinese: “新加坡生活畫廊”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف سنجافوره الوطنى”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Singapuro”
  • French: “musée national de Singapour”
  • French: “Musée national de Singapour”
  • German: “National Museum of Singapore”
  • German: “NMS”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Singapura”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Shingeapór”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di Singapore”
  • Italian: “Museo Nazionale di Singapore”
  • Japanese: “シンガポール国立博物館”
  • Korean: “싱가포르 국립 박물관”
  • Korean: “싱가포르 국립박물관”
  • Latvian: “Singapūras Nacionālais muzejs”
  • Malay: “Muzium Negara Singapura”
  • Malayalam: “നാഷണൽ മ്യൂസിയം ഓഫ് സിംഗപ്പൂർ”
  • Minangkabau: “Museum Nasional Singapura”
  • Polish: “Singapurskie Muzeum Narodowe”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de Singapura”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Сингапура”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Singapur”
  • Tamil: “சிங்கப்பூரின் தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей Сінгапуру”

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