Singapore Popular Museums

Museum of Optical Illusions.
The museum has over 100 3D paintings. All exhibits can be viewed at close range or even touched. The territory of the museum is divided into six thematic galleries, which are available for visiting every day.

Address: Sentosa, 26 Sentosa Gateway, Resorts World Sentosa

Peranakan Museum
An educational ethnographic museum dedicated to the local Peranakan people is housed in a 19th-century building. As a result of mixed Chinese-Malay marriages, a unique nation arose with its own original culture, language and even cuisine. In the museum you can see antique furniture, dishes and Peranakan clothes, as well as buy souvenirs.

Temple and Museum of the Shrine of the Tooth Relic.
According to legend, after the cremation of the Buddha, 4 of his teeth remained, which were taken by his disciples to different countries for storage. It is believed that one such tooth was brought from Myanmar to the Singapore temple. The followers of the Buddha believe that the relic is currently in a golden chest, which is on display at the Temple of the Tooth in Chinatown.

Singapore National Museum
Like many other things in Singapore, the National Museum (until 1965 – Historical) was founded by the city’s first governor, Sir Stamford Raffles. From his modest personal collection and library, a rather large exposition has grown, devoted mainly to the history of Singapore and the peoples inhabiting it. This is told by 20 dioramas, “covering” the entire history of the city from its foundation to the present day.

Red Dot Design Museum
The Red Dot Design Museum is Asia’s first contemporary design museum.
It exhibits a collection of more than 1000 exhibits, each of which is the winner of one of the most prestigious design competitions in the world “Red dot Design”, held annually in Germany among design professionals from around the world.
The museum was founded in 2005 and is the exclusive exhibition space for exhibits of the winners of the competition. It is here that products and brands demonstrate the high level of their design, provide a benchmark for companies, design professionals and consumers who want to learn about the very best in design.
The Red Dot Design Museum in Singapore is also the venue for the Red Dot: design concept competition. Each year, an independent panel of judges, whose members are design experts, gather here to meticulously and carefully examine every concept submitted to the competition. Through peer review and debate, unique design concepts are identified and awarded the Red Dot award.

Address: Singapore, st. Maxwell Road 28

Singapore Museum of Art.
The Singapore Museum of Art is considered one of the largest and most progressive in Southeast Asia. Despite the name, the museum exhibits works not only by Asian, but also by many European masters, both modern and those who worked in past centuries. And the local collection of Asian art of the 20th century is considered the most complete in the world.