This Gallery has some very interesting displays of Singapores history. We took a free guided tour and it was well worth it. The tour guide had some interesting background information on the displays.
If you wanted to tour on your own, there was an audio tour that you could complete as fast or as slowly as you want.
It is nowhere near as big as some of the U.S. museums, but don't miss it!
The restaurants on site are VERY expensive!

the singapore museum is a little light on, but some of the temporary exhibitions have been winderful. Keep an eye out for whats on during your visit

This is a fine social history museum with some intriguing things in the collection. The display is imaginative, a series of micro-environments designed to transport you to various different times and sections of society. The result is a slightly claustrophobic jumble of small, dimly lit enclosures that can make you confused about chronology. The entrance is modern and spacious with high-tech digital projections, but then you move into the main part of the museum which is crammed with actual stuff, not touch-screen computers. I love to see real things like this, not interactive virtual displays.

The museum consists of three blocks of building. The first was built in 1887 and the second was added in 1907. It was totally revamped and renovated with a total new building in 2006.

Besides Singapore history gallery, there are four more Living Galleries: Food, Photography, Fashion and Film/ Wayang (street opera). It gives you a coverage of all aspects of life of Singapore, both ancient days and not so long ago. In the history gallery, the state of the art audio aids really offer complete guide to your tours.

Watch out for their free guided tours if you are there. Ask the front counter for details.