Museum

Peranakan Museum

Civic District, Singapore

Address
39 Armenian Street, Singapore 179941
Hours
Mon to Thu, Sat, Sun
10:00 to 19:00
Fri
10:00 to 21:00

Open daily including public holidays. Admission to the permanent galleries is free for Singaporeans and PRs.

Source: peranakanmuseum.nhb.gov.sg, checked 7 Nov 2026.

Grey three-storey colonial building of the Peranakan Museum
Photo: Reading Tom / Flickr (CC BY 4.0)

A museum in the century-old former Tao Nan School building, the first modern Chinese school in Singapore. It is open daily from 10:00 to 19:00, until 21:00 on Fridays.

Nearest station City Hall (North-South and East-West lines)
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Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Peranakan Museum, from the weekly Singapore events calendar.

Exhibition From S$15

Pop after Pop: Art around Us

11 Dec 2026 to 4 Apr 2027 National Gallery Singapore, Civic District

Group exhibition at National Gallery Singapore, 11 December 2026 to 4 April 2027. Timed entry, with a Special Exhibition or All Access ticket from S$15.

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Festival Starts in 4 days Festival Pass S$30

Singapore Writers Festival 2026

13 to 22 Nov The Arts House and Civic District venues, Civic District

Literary festival on the theme of truth, 13 to 22 November 2026, with programmes at Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall, The Arts House and National Gallery Singapore. A Festival Pass is S$30 (regular) and some programmes are sold separately.

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Smaller local events nearby

  • Grandparents' Day Activities

    Sat 21 Nov · National Museum of Singapore

    A Grandparents' Day programme at the National Museum of Singapore.

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  • Guided Tour of "Hidden World: Creepy Crawlies of Singapore" and "Fort Canning Centre: A Activities

    Sat 28 Nov · Fort Canning Centre

    A guided tour or walk at Fort Canning Centre, run by the National Parks Board.

    Free · 10:00 to 11:30 · Map · Source: National Parks Board · Guided Tour of "Hidden World: Creepy Crawlies of Singapore" and "Fort Canning Centre: A Century of Transformation"

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Nearby

Central Fire Station Landmark · 3 min walk The oldest surviving fire station in Singapore, near the Armenian Church and the Former Hill Street Police Station. National Museum of Singapore Museum · 3 min walk Singapore's oldest existing museum, devoted to the general history of Singapore, in a domed building on Stamford Road. Cathedral of the Good Shepherd Temple, mosque or church · 4 min walk One of Singapore's oldest Catholic places of worship and the seat of the local Roman Catholic archbishop. Fort Canning Park Park · 4 min walk A 22-hectare hilltop park bounded by Hill Street, Canning Rise, Clemenceau Avenue and River Valley Road, with old trees and the island's most diverse... Fort Canning Command Centre (Battle Box) Landmark · 4 min walk An underground network of bunkers and tunnels built in the late 1930s as the combined command centre for British and Allied forces in Malaya. Chijmes Landmark · 4 min walk The former Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, which housed the oldest Catholic girls' school in Singapore, founded by French sisters in 1854.

Around Civic District

Museums, churches and colonial buildings

The Civic District packs the National Gallery, three NHB museums, two of the oldest churches in Singapore and Fort Canning Park into a short walk. Its monuments date from the colonial period.

Civic District has 19 places on the Roam Singapore map: 8 landmarks, 4 temples, mosques and churches, 4 museums and 3 parks and gardens. Read the Civic District guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Peranakan Museum?
39 Armenian Street, Singapore 179941.
What are the opening hours of Peranakan Museum?
Mon to Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 to 19:00; Fri 10:00 to 21:00. Open daily including public holidays. Admission to the permanent galleries is free for Singaporeans and PRs.
How do I get to Peranakan Museum?
The nearest station is City Hall (North-South and East-West lines). Peranakan Museum is in Civic District, Singapore.

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