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The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history.Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core 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 [d] as the Raffles Library and Museum.
History. 1892 Straits Settlements stamp. A postal service had been available in Singapore since the contemporary city was founded by Stamford Raffles in 1819. Postal services were first directly organised in Singapore in 1826, and from 1829 rectangular postmarks began to be used on local correspondence.
The gallery's former entrance on level 2. The Singapore History Gallery is a 2,800-square-metre (30,000 sq ft) gallery located within the vicinity of the National Museum of Singapore. The gallery adopts a story-telling approach, unveiling different perspectives through tales of the past.
Asian Civilisations Museum. The Asian Civilisations Museum ( ACM) is an institution which forms a part of the four museums in Singapore, the other three being the Peranakan Museum, the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum . It is one of the pioneering museums in the region to specialise in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations.
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum ( National University of Singapore) Little Mori's Silkworm Museum. Madame Tussauds Singapore (Sentosa) Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium ( Sentosa) Mint Museum of Toys. Nei Xue Tang Museum. NUS Museum (National University of Singapore)
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall. / 1.32806°N 103.84694°E / 1.32806; 103.84694. The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, also known as Wan Qing Yuan, and formerly as the Sun Yat Sen Villa, is a two-story colonial style villa in Balestier, Singapore. The villa is now a museum commemorating Sun Yat Sen (1866–1925), the founding father ...
Changi Chapel and Museum. Coordinates: 1°21′43.93″N 103°58′26.46″E. Present day Changi Chapel and Museum. The Changi Chapel and Museum is a war museum dedicated to Singapore 's history during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of Singapore. After the British Army was defeated by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle ...
Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...