The Peranakan Museum

The Peranakan Museum, Singapore

The Peranakan Museum

Museum

About

A stone's throw from the Armenian Church is a century-old building that used to house Tao Nan School, the first modern Chinese school in Singapore.

National Heritage Board, National Monuments (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN The Peranakan Museum中文 土生华人博物馆한국어 페라나칸 박물관日本語 プラナカン博物館 English: National Heritage Board; other languages: Wikidata Q3078303; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
National Monument National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Museum URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources: see the official site NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Official site
peranakanmuseum.sgWikidata
Data
/api/sight/the-peranakan-museum.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Bras Basah · Exit B The exit nearest this place, 248 m in a straight line (station 332 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps 39 Armenian Street, Singapore 179941

Area

Civic District 378 m from the centre of the area Clarke Quay 586 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Art Plural Gallery Museum · 33 m away United Chinese Library Historic site · 48 m away Raffles Girls' School Historic site · 119 m away Armenian Apostolic Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church · 138 m away Burhani Mosque Mosque · 138 m away Central Fire Station Historic site · 232 m away

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