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Asian Civilisations Museum


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #23 of 201 attractions in Singapore
Traveller Description: Exhibit highlights of this diverse cultural museum include a ninth-century Buddha and a Chinese snuff box.
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Attraction type: Art gallery
Address: 1 Empress Place Singapore 179555
Singapore
Tel: 65 6332 2982
Fax: 65 6883 0732

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20 May 2008

The Asian Civilisations Museum is a museum at two sites showing you the history and culture of both Singapore and the entire region of South-East Asia. It has nothing there to make you want to spend the entire day like some museums around the world do but it has a nice collection of artifacts and exhibits that you won't find... more

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4 of 5 stars
Perth Australia
17 Mar 2008

When the people who were taking us to the Asian Civilisation Museum - I thought Oh No it will be boring - it was far from boring it is a must see. There was a display of Pope John Paul - it has never travelled to Australia so I am glad I went. more

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4 of 5 stars
Brisbane, Australia
17 Feb 2007
3
people found this review helpful

I was dubious about going here but it was definitely worth it. Apart from the great exhibits, the actual building it was housed in was fantastic. Afterwards walk down to the river and have something to eat - a great way to spend an afternoon. more

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4 of 5 stars
Leicester, United Kingdom
3 Jul 2006
5
people found this review helpful

I enjoyed this museum much more than I thought I would to the extent that I'd say it's a 'must see' when you're in Singapore. The virtual tour guides are a great touch and even though they weren't properly operational during my trip, were still the source of some interesting information. There is, as other reviewers have noted, an awful... more

11 Jun 2006
4
people found this review helpful

This is a very good museum which I wasn't going to visit at first because I thought the children (2 x 7 year olds and a 16 year old) might find a museum too boring. The exhibits are colourful and interactive. The twins occupied themselves activating all the talking modules which left me time to have a good look at... more

1 May 2005
9
people found this review helpful

This is an excellent museum, but it covers a very broad area - from the Middle East to the Pacific Islands. So it can't go into real depth. But the variety of artifacts, and the explanations are excellent. Really going through thoroughly would take much of a day. Even the stairwells have some interesting plans showing the history of the... more

24 May 2004
9
people found this review helpful

I especially loved the stuff on the history of Singapore. Fascinating conglomeration of cultures there. There are tidbits of many different asian cultures here - not a whole lot of depth in any one of them. But the interpretive material is engaging and some of the artifacts are jaw-dropping. This was the only museum I went to while I was... more

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4 of 5 stars
Singapore, Singapore
27 Sep 2009

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Asian Civilisations Museum Address

1 Empress Place, Singapore 179555, Singapore
Tel: 65 6332 2982 Fax: 65 6883 0732