List of Singapore’s museums and galleries that I have visited (and most of them are visited this year).

As you may be aware earlier, I had this goal of visiting as many museums or galleries in Singapore as I could in this year. Well, it’s nearing the end of the year now and I must say I did quite well in that aspect. Visiting museum/gallery has becomes one of my favourite things to do during free time on my weekends.

I got to spend the day at peace and in tranquility in these spaces and at the same time learnt a lot of new knowledges and history of Singapore. You would be surprised when I said that this small island nation actually has well over 50 museums and heritage galleries. Besides than heritage galleries, I also took time to visit some art galleries this year to check out some fascinating artworks that sparked my imagination and intrigued me to reflect and rethink on various areas.

Visiting these cultural/civic spaces are truly beneficial and not to mention that they are mostly air-conditioned indoor spaces which gives a perfect relief from the hot and humid weather on the outdoor. Some of these museum buildings feature beautiful architecture too to my liking and admiration. Without further ado, here below is the list of the museums and heritage/art galleries in Singapore that I have visited. I visited some of them in previous years and the list is not in any order;

1. National Museum of Singapore
2. National Gallery Singapore
3. Peranakan Museum
4. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
5. Asian Civilizations Museum
6. Maritime Experiential Museum
7. Singapore Air Force Museum
8. Battlebox @ Fort Canning Park
9. Fort Canning Heritage Gallery @ Fort Canning Park
10. ArtScience Museum
11. Changi Chapel and Museum
12. Changi Experience Studio @ Jewel
13. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
14. Haw Par Villa and Hell’s Museum
15. Singapore City Gallery
16. Fort Siloso
17. Singapore Navy Museum
18. NUS Museum
19. Former Ford Factory
20. Singapore Sports Museum
21. Sustainable Singapore Gallery
22. Singapore Art Museum @ Tanjong Pagar Distripark
23. Fuk Tak Chi Museum
24. Reflections at Bukit Chandu
25. Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
26. Singapore Maritime Gallery
27. Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery
28. Civil Defence Heritage Gallery
29. Indian Heritage Centre
30. Eurasian Heritage Gallery
31. Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery
32. Red Dot Design Museum
33. Harmony in Diversity Gallery
34. Ode to Art Gallery
35. SBG Heritage Museum @ Singapore Botanic Gardens
36. Botanical Art Gallery @ Singapore Botanic Gardens
37. Forest Discovery Centre @ Singapore Botanic Gardens
38. Singapore Mobility Gallery
39. Centre for Ethnobotany @ Singapore Botanic Gardens
40. Singapore General Hospital’s Museum
41. Singapore Discovery Centre
42. Chinese Heritage Centre
43. STPI Creative Workshop and Gallery
44. Whitestone Gallery @ Tanjong Pagar Distripark
45. Gajah Gallery @ Tanjong Pagar Distripark
46. Linda Gallery @ Tanjong Pagar Distripark
47. Mizuma Gallery @ Gillman Barracks
48. The Columns Gallery @ Gillman Barracks
49. Yeo Workshop Art Gallery @ Gillman Barracks
50. Ota Fine Arts Gallery @ Gillman Barracks
51. Sundaram Tagore Gallery @ Gillman Barracks
52. Mucciaccia Gallery @ Gillman Barracks
53. Art Now Gallery @ Raffles Hotel
54. Artcommune Gallery
55. Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery
56. G Art Gallery
57. Selegia Arts Centre
58. Lim Hak Tai Gallery @ Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
59. Objectifs – Centre for Photography and Film
60. National Design Centre
61. The Private Museum
62. MINT Museum of Toys

I have visited 62 in total. I have not only gone past the 50-mark but also went beyond 60-mark. What a milestone! As can be observed from the list above, there are actually various different type of exhibitions these places deliver; national history, war history, cultural history and also history/background on different fields such as sports, civil bodies, city development, science, arts, design, sustainability, etc.

My top 10 museum picks are National Museum of Singapore, National Gallery Singapore, Asian Civilizations Museum, Indian Heritage Centre, Singapore Discovery Centre, ArtScience Museum, Battlebox, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Peranakan Museum and MINT Museum of Toys. I’m certain that you would not have heard many in the list above. That’s me too before I went on online research to find out where else I could visit to work on my goal.

There are several other museums/galleries that I have yet to explore in Singapore; I will perhaps leave that in the future. That’s a wrap for my museum-hopping missions in 2024. My Facebook/Instagram profiles were filled with hundreds of images of my visit to these places.