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Museums Around Bras Basah

Four institutions within a ten-minute walk in the Museum planning area, occupying a colonial school, a convent, a Catholic institution and a purpose-built museum.

Assembled and reviewed by Global City Intelligence on 2026-09-07. The order below is a suggested route, not a ranking.

The route

  1. National Museum of Singapore

    Bras Basah

    The oldest museum in the country, in an 1887 neo-Palladian building.

  2. Peranakan Museum

    Bras Basah

    In the former Tao Nan School, five minutes south.

  3. Singapore Art Museum

    Bras Basah

    In the former St Joseph's Institution.

    Photograph of Singapore Art Museum in Singapore
    The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) at 71 Bras Basah Road , Singapore. The building was formerly occupied by St. Joseph's Institution . ProjectManhattan. · CC-BY-SA-3.0

  4. CHIJMES

    City Hall

    The restored convent complex, now dining and events rather than a museum.

    A lit colonnade of pointed arches beside a lawn in the evening
    The gothic arcade running along the CHIJMES chapel. Frank Schulenburg · CC-BY-SA-4.0

4 of 4 places shown on the map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.