Singapore's Top 5 Museums

Author: varun

Fashionistas and shopaholics have been trooping to Singapore for years, lured by its many shopping malls that offer every brand, and labels that fulfill the (shopaholics') hearts' desires. But while I do enjoy shopping, I don't relish the idea of going to penury just to pay for a huge credit card bill. There are other ways of enjoying Singapore.So instead of heading to the malls, I often go to Singapore's museums.They are the best in Asia, benefiting not only from the government's vast resources (this wealthy country is competing with Hong Kong to be Asia's art center) and the the city's state fondness for organization and efficiency. That may be boring, but it has nevertheless produced well curated art spaces. All of Singapore's museums are accessible through public transport, air-conditioned, and have wheelchair accessible facilities, restrooms and souvenir shops.Best of all, given that Singapore is one of Asia's most expensive cities, . And some days, you can even go to the museums for free!So when you're in Singapore, try visiting:

1. The Peranakan Museum

The only museum that showcases the arts and culture of a distinct ethnic group that was shaped and continues to influence Southeast Asia. The Peranakan, which means "locally-born" in the Malay language, usually refers to the descendants of Chinese traders who settled in the straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang in the 14th century and married Malay women. The Peranakans also include those who descended from unions between Indian merchants and local women during the 15th century. This intermarriage produced a fusion of cultures, and is reflected in the colorful cuisine, architecture and fashion that form the multicultural mix of Singapore and Malaysia.

2. Singapore Art Museum (SAM)

With over 7,000 Southeast Asian pieces of artwork in its permanent collection, SAM stands as the region's repository of visual art. The collection includes paintings, sculptures, multimedia installations, drawings, prints and photographs – eye candy for those who can't get enough of modern and contemporary art.

3. National Museum of Singapore

This is custodian of the 11 National Treasures – the most important artefacts in Singapore's history. It includes the Last Will and Testament of Munshi Abdullah, the Father of Modern Malay literature, the 1930's era Chinese glove puppet theater stage and a collection of watercolor paintings of local floral and fauna commissioned by William Farquhar, the First Resident of colonial Singapore.Visitors interested in Singapore's history should also go to the museum's Four Living Galleries – a showcase of artefacts, replicas, pictures, costumes and even old films that document the history of Singapore fashion, performing arts, photography and cuisine.

4. Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)

This is a must see for those who want to backpack around Asia. A visit to the ACM is like going through a crash course on Asian studies. It is the only museum that's dedicated to present artifacts and collections representing different regions of Asia including China and the Middle East.

5. Singapore Philatelic Museum

The museum that appeals to the child in us, as who after all didn't have a stamp collection when they were kids? The museum's collection includes stamps and archival philatelic material of Singapore from the 1830's to present day. The museum also encourages philately in Singapore, with its permanent galleries not only dedicated to the global history of stamps, but also organizes workshops and talks on how stamps chronicle Singapore's history.

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Singapore Top Tourist Attractions And Sightseeing Spots

Author: Gulsaba Ilyas

Singapore is a fantastic country in Southeast Asia. It is visited by tourists from across the globe as this country has some of the finest tourism attractions, historical monuments, modern sky-scrappers, well organised gardens and much more.
Singapore has some interesting tourism attractions and sightseeing spots that are worth to visit and explore. So if you are planning for Singapore tours visit some of the below highlighted attractions and adorn your holidays with memorable memories.

Some of the interesting tourist attractions that are worth to visit on tours to Singapore are
Jurong Bird Park Opening Hours: 8:30 am to 6 P.M Daily Last Ticket Sale is 5:30 P.M Jurong Bird Park is the major tourism attractions and sightseeing spots. Here tourists, bird watchers, bird loves and students from across the globe come to see the varied species of birds to know their habitat, looks and their way of movement, colors and species. Jurong Bird Park is home to around 9000 birds of 600 different species and all the birds here are collected from around the globe.
Sentosa Island Sentosa is also the most famous tourist attractions included in almost all the Singapore Tour Package. With arrays of tourist attractions and sightseeing spots most of which are theme based, Sentosa Island has award winning spa retreats, lush rainforests, golden sandy beaches, world class resorts and hotels for accommodation and deep water yachting marina, etc. Apart from the scenic and sightseeing attractions tourist can see and visit to some tempting wonders that include Butterfly Park and Sky Kingdom, Underwater World and Dolphin lagoon, Sentosa 4D Magix, Sentosa CineBlast, Fort Siloso, etc.

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple Situated 288 South Bridge Road, in the vicinity of Chinatown, Buddha tooth Relic Temple is the newly add tourist attraction in Singapore. The Buddha temple which has five level of basement costs about 60 millions USD and the most important attraction is the 2 metres longs solid stupa. Locals and tourist come to this temple to offer prayer at this famous Buddha tooth relic temple of Singapore.
Central Catchment Nature Reserve If you want to experience some thrill, tiring excursion and soak in the ultimate beauty of the nature, Central Catchment Nature Reserve is must during Singapore Tour. Peirce, Seletar Reserviors, Upper Peirce and MacRitchie are the major reservoirs of this natural reserve.
Night Safari Night Safari of Singapore is one of the premier tourist attractions. It is truly a wonderful attraction as tourist can see varied species of nocturnal animals in their exotic surrounding moving freely inside the park. You can go for trekking as well as tram tour inside the forest and see varied species of animals passing just near by you. If lucky you will also get to see leopards as well as bats flying all around, hauls of wolfs and many more.
Beside these there are many other tourism attractions in Singapore which are also worth to visit and explore. Singapore has endless tourist attractions and among all some other worth visiting attractions are Chinese and Japanese Garden, Al-Abrar Mosque, Nagore Durgha Shrine, Merlion, Singapore Zoo and much more. So book one from the many Singapore Tour Packages and enjoy vacation in this incredible country of Southeast Asia in a delightful and memorable way.