Republic of Singapore Navy Museum
Military enthusiasts and visitors can trace the development of naval forces in Singapore from Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve of 19th century to today’s Republic of Singapore Navy.
Other items of interest include antique marine equipment, historic photographs and even details of the sophisticated, high technology missile corvette vessels of the current navy.
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Republic of Singapore Air Force Museum
The Republic of Singapore Air Force Museum traces the development of the Republic of Singapore Air Force from its early days as the Royal Air Force in 1927 to the present. The museum resides on 10,600 m2 of land, with a total built-up area of 4,600 m2.
The exhibition area comprises an outdoor gallery and the History of Aviation gallery on the first level. On the second level are eight indoor galleries. The museum showcases colonial cap badges, Bloodhound missiles and artifacts, including planes such as the Hunter Hawker, the SF260 Marchetti and the A4-S
Singapore Art Museum
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is one of the first art museums with international standard museum facilities and program in Southeast Asia. Dedicated to the collection and display of 20th-century Singapore and Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art, SAM joins a league of new generation museums around the world with well-executed exhibitions and community outreach. The Museum houses the national art collection of Singapore and has the largest collection in 20th-century Southeast Asian art by a public institution internationally.
Within a year of opening its doors in January 1996 at the restored 19th-century old St Joseph's Institution
Singapore Philatelic Museum
Singapore Philatelic Museum (SPM) showcases Singapore's collection of stamps, philatelic materials and postal history artefacts dating back to the Straits Settlements as well as the rare collections of world-class philatelists.
SPM has three permanent galleries, supported by temporary exhibitions of varying themes organised throughout the year. Equipped with loads of interactive facilities, the museum allows visitors to test their philatelic knowledge, design their own stamps, even become part of a stamp! Visitors can also participate in a wide range of fringe activities such as heritage trails, philatelic workshops and stamp fairs organised regularly.
The Singapore Philatelic Museum is a fully-owned
Royal Selangor Pewter Museum
Pewter, an alloy combining tin, copper and antimony, is a specialty of Southeast Asia. The Pewter Museum showcases a private collection of 75 items ranging from tobacco boxes, oil lamps, intricate Chinese lanterns with lotus motifs to pewter making tools as old as 100 years or more. The museum also features daily demonstrations of traditional pewter processes.
Open: 8:30am - 5:30pm (daily)
Admission: Free
Approximate Touring Time: 30 minutes
Location: 32 Pandan Road Singapore 609279
Tel: (65) 6268 9600
Fax: (65) 6268 6300
Email: rsspore@singnet.com.sg
Getting There: Take the MRT to Clementi Station (EW23), then take a taxi or SBS bus 78.
Changi Chapel & Museum
It was here, during World War II, that Allied POW soldiers were subjected to harsh treatment at the hands of their Japanese captors. Changi Prison is still in use as a correctional facility and it is the place of execution for convicted drug offenders. Half a mile (1km) from the old site, next to the prison, is the new Changi Chapel and Museum. The display of photographs, letters and drawings in the museum are a moving tribute to the legacy of the Japanese occupation. During this period that spanned three and a half years more than
