List of museums in Singapore

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This is a list of museums in Singapore :

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National museums

Other museums

Heritage institutions

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ArtScience Museum Museum in Singapore

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Belitung shipwreck Archaeological discovery

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The NUS Museum is the oldest university museum in Singapore. It is located within the main campus of the National University of Singapore in southwest Singapore at Kent Ridge. The collections include Chinese, Indian and Southeast Asian materials, consisting of traditional sculptures and paintings, bronzes, jades, ceramics, textiles, and modern and contemporary art. Since 2006, Ahmad Mashadi has been the head of the museum.

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