Nei Xue Tang - A Buddhist Art Museum
Nei Xue Tang is primarily a Buddhist Art Muesum and this Collection is housed in a pre-war house with beautiful facade and special features. This Collection showcases Buddhist artefacts, relics, antiquities and works of arts from as far east from Japan to as far west to Gandhara, and as far north from China to as far south to Indonesia. The exhibits had been carefully collected over 35 years and are of different medium - such as gold, silver, bronze, stone, horns, jade, crystal and others. This Collection is strong in Chinese and South East Asian Buddhist works of arts particularly from Thailand and Cambodia. On display are rare bronze and stone statues and a large collection of Buddhist amulets, talismans and relics which will be of interest to visitors.
Open: 10am - 5pm daily
Admission: S$5.00 - Adults, S$3.00 - Children (above 8 years old)
Location: 235 Cantonment Road, Singapore 089766 Tel: 6372 0189
Fax: 6533 0807
Getting There: Take MRT to Outram Park Station (EW16 - NE3) and walk 700m south along Cantonment Road. Click here to view MRT route map.
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Location: 32 Pandan Road Singapore 609279
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Fax: (65) 6268 6300
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Getting There: Take the MRT to Clementi Station (EW23), then take a taxi or SBS bus 78.
