Museums & Shows · Our pick in Singapore
Peranakan Museum
Straits Chinese culture
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Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Peranakan Museum
The Peranakan Museum is at 39 Armenian Street, in the former Tao Nan School building (nhb.gov.sg).
Why it's on our list
- Peranakan culture
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Peranakan Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Peranakan Museum, as the crow flies.
- The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore250 m3 min walk
- Fairmont Singapore550 m7 min walk
- Raffles Singapore600 m8 min walk
- The Fullerton Hotel Singapore1.0 km12 min walk
- Mandarin Oriental, Singapore1.1 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Peranakan Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest MRT stations
- Bras BasahCircle Line350 m4 min walk
- City HallEast-West LineNorth-South Line400 m5 min walk
- BencoolenDowntown Line500 m6 min walk
Key sights
- National Gallery Singapore500 mWalk 6 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Raffles Singapore600 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Merlion Park1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Sri Mariamman Temple1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Masjid Sultan1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Gardens by the Bay2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- ION Orchard2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Singapore Botanic Gardens4.1 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Jewel Changi Airport17 kmCar or taxi 52 min
Main railway stations
- Woodlands Train Checkpoint (to JB Sentral)19 kmCar or taxi 57 min