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Last Updated:28 Aug 2020, 4:51:13 PM
[COVID-19 UPDATE]
Singapore has moved into Phase Three and we’re happy to welcome you to the Malay Heritage Centre.
The well-being of our visitors and staff remains our primary concern. For your safety, safe management measures will be implemented during your visit. These include:
- The use of SafeEntry upon entry and exit
- Temperature taking
- Safe-distancing of at least one metre at all times
- Wearing of mask at all times
- No more than 8 visitors for group visits.
View the Guide to Visiting Our Museums on what to expect during your museum journey.
Let's work towards a COVID-Safe Singapore together, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Opening Hours
The Malay Heritage Centre Museum
Tuesday to Sunday
10am – 6pm (Last admission at 5.30pm)
Tuesday to Friday
Opens at 9:00 am for school groups (Advanced booking is required)
The Malay Heritage Centre compound is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 9pm.
Closed on Mondays.
Admission
Singaporeans & Permanent Residents (PRs)
Free of charge
Tourist & Foreign Citizens
Adults:
$8.00
20% discount for group of 20 pax and above
Seniors* / Students* / Persons With Disabilities (PWD)
$5.00
*A valid identification card must be produced upon request. Seniors have to be 60 years old and above.
Children under 6 years old
Free
First caretaker of PWD
Free
Family Package of 5
$24.00
Maximum of 3 adults per family package.
School Visits to Malay Heritage Centre
Before you book your learning journeys to Malay Heritage Centre (MHC), please take note of the following:
Booking of Visits
- Time slots allocated exclusively for school visits to MHC are available as follow.
- For a list of our self-guided resources to complement your guided tour or free & easy visit, please visit the following:
- Please submit your booking form at least four (4) weeks in advance. A confirmation email will be sent to you when your visit is confirmed.
For full guidelines, please click here.
If the form below is not loaded, you can also fill it in at here.
How to Get There
Carpark Facilities
If you are driving, you can park your vehicles at the public carparks along Aliwal Street, Kandahar Street and Pahang Street or at the multi-storey carparks at Textile Centre and Sultan Plaza. Parking charges are applicable.
Public Transport
By MRT:
Alight at Bugis (EW12) station. MHC is about 10 minutes walk from the train station.
By Bus
From North Bridge Road: Bus service no. 7, 32, 51, 63, 80, 145 & 197.
From Victoria Street: Bus service no. 2, 7, 12, 32, 33, 51, 63, 80, 130, 133, 145, & 197.
From Beach Road: Bus service no. 10, 14, 16, 70, 100, 107, 196 & 401.
Facilities
Malay Heritage Centre's facilities are for the sole use of the Centre's programme. If you have any queries, kindly drop us an email at NHB_MHC@nhb.gov.sg.
Museum Etiquette
To fully appreciate the exhibitions and for the comfort of all visitors, please switch your mobile phones to silent mode and refrain from talking or laughing loudly. No running in the galleries.
Commercial Filming
Still photography for private, non-commercial use as a visitor to the Museum is allowed. The use of a flash and tripod is prohibited.
Commercial Filming
$250.00
Video filming is chargeable and only allowed with authorisation from the management of Malay Heritage Centre. Please fill up the application form here
If the form below is not loaded, you can also fill it in at
here.
Guided Tours
The group size of our guided tours are limited to a maximum of 5 pax (excluding guide). You are encouraged to check in with our front desk on the tour schedule.
Please note that all participants of our guided tours will be required to adhere to safe management measures as indicated on the Checklist of Safe Measurement Measures for Museum Stakeholders advisory that is available on NHB’s website. These include:
- Participants to sanitise their hands prior to the start of the tour.
- Participants to wear masks at all times.
- Participants from different sub-groups should not intermingle, and should maintain at least 1 metre spacing from other sub-groups or tour groups.
- Participants should refrain from speaking loudly.
Guided tours – Max 5 participants per session
+ Subject to availability. Please call ahead to confirm the availability of a
docent.
*Guided tour is free of charge.
*Based on availability of volunteer guides & on first come first serve basis.
*Estimated duration for each guided tour is 30 to 45 minutes.
*Meeting point will be at Visitor Services Centre.
*Tours are unavailable during the volunteer guides' annual break from end December to early January, and
selected public holidays.
Corporate Tours
In view of the evolving COVID-19 situation and in consultation with our volunteer guides, our guided tours have ceased until further notice.
We welcome all visitors to make use of our gallery guide for self-guided visits. Please approach our ticketing counter for more details.