The Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution that is part of the three museums in the National Museum of Singapore, located in the heart of Singapore's city office. It is one of the pioneering museums in the region to specialise in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations. The museum specialises in the material history of China, Southeast Asia, South Asia and West Asia, from which the diverse ethnic groups of Singapore trace their ancestry.
The museum first opened its doors at the Old Tao Nan School building on 22 April 1997 at Armenian Street, with exhibits largely centred on Chinese civilisation. With the restoration of the Empress Place Building, the museum established its new flagship museum there on 2 March 2003, rapidly expanding the collection to other areas of Asia. The Armenian Street branch closed for renovations on 1 January 2006 and reopened on 25 April 2008 as the Peranakan Museum, specialising in Peranakan culture.
On September 16, 2006, the Museum officially launched its new logo with a new slogan The Asian Civilisations Museum - Where Asian Cultures Come Alive!. This new logo reflects the museum's unique location by the historic Singapore River, the source and origin of Singapore multi-cultural society, which the ACM presents in its collection. The brown reflected image also alludes to the museum as a place for reflection, while the vibrant orange is an invigorating colour which represents activity and energy.
Opening Hours: Monday 13:00 noon until 19:00 at night; Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 am to 19:00 tonight; event until Friday night, free admission from 18:00 hours until 21:00 pm tonight.
Admission
SGD 5 adults, elderly / children (full time students) SGD 2:50
Admission ticket at a discounted price on Friday night (19:00 s / d 21:00)
Adults EUR 4, Elderly / children (full time students) SGD 2.
