A fantastic journey through the lives of coolies, majies, shopkeepers, doctors, carpenters, story tellers and all the people who created and lived in the shop houses of China Town in Singapore. It's …Full review by Max T
Feb 24, 2025
Very interesting museum. Worth a visit to understand the life of Chinese immigrants in Singapore. The reconstituted lodging back then is impressive. Go, go, go!Full review by U6316KAlaurentd
Feb 21, 2025
A real must for those who are interested in understanding the creation of Singapore. You can see the living conditions within the “Shop houses” (whole families in one room) on the first two floors th…Full review by Charlotte B
Would you say this museum is suitable for (and of interest to) a 3 year old?
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Probably not as the exhibition is largely exhibits which are explained through an audio guide. Having said this, you could take a very quick tour through without the audio guide, …
Probably not as the exhibition is largely exhibits which are explained through an audio guide. Having said this, you could take a very quick tour through without the audio guide, and allow yourself (and your toddler) to be fascinated by some of Singapore's Chinese History.
hello, just asking , how long does one usually spend in this centre ?
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We were there for about 2 hours, as we did the tour with the guide who was dressed in the traditional costume of days gone by. It was extremely interesting and well worth the visit.
hi there y all. a few of the reviewers wrote the review about chinatown as you can see in the recent jan review reviewers, pls don’t get mixed up chinatown with chinatown heritage centre-2 different topics altogether !! TA, why don t you remove wrongly place article to avoid distorting views ?
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article i was refering to written by a spanish reviewer re ‘Overcrowded...’wrongly placed!
hi, i will be visiting Singapore in the last week of Septmeber, does the heritage centre have any items for shopping? Thanks, Roopa
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Not really shopping, there are items available to purchase I highly recommend a $3 book which outlines everything you would have seen at the heritage centre a great moments. …
Not really shopping, there are items available to purchase I highly recommend a $3 book which outlines everything you would have seen at the heritage centre a great moments. Outside the centre is Chinatown which is full of trinkets and treasures.
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