Gallery Closure:
Gallery 4 (Level 2) will be closed for revamp from 11 November 2019 to 31 January 2020. The rest of the Permanent Galleries (Gallery 1 to 3) and the Special Exhibition gallery will operate as usual. We seek your understanding that our admission charges will remain unchanged. Thank you and we hope you will enjoy your time with us.
Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2020
Events
Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2020
01 Feb 2020 - 02 Feb 2020
Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2020 presents an exciting line-up of festive offerings suitable for all ages, including auspicious lion and dragon dance performances, Chinese painting and drumming workshops, heritage tours and trails, and craft activities for the little ones.
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From Brush to Lens: Early Chinese Photography Studios in Singapore
Exhibitions
From Brush to Lens: Early Chinese Photography Studios in Singapore
02 Nov 2019 - 03 May 2020
This exhibition showcases over 90 artefacts from the late 19th to early 20th century, including carte de visites and photographs by European, Chinese and Japanese studios in Singapore.
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Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Welcome
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall is a national monument and heritage institution managed under the National Heritage Board. It traces Dr. Sun Yat Sen's revolutionary activities in Southeast Asia, the contributions of the Singapore Chinese to the 1911 Revolution, as well as the impact of the...
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Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Welcome
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
As the headquarters of Dr. Sun Yat Sen’s Chinese Revolution Alliance or Tong Meng Hui in Nanyang, Singapore assumed a pivotal role in the 1911 Revolution. It was in this villa that Dr. Sun Yat Sen planned three uprisings, prior to the successful Wuchang Uprising in 1911.
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About Us

Gazetted as a national monument in October 1994, Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall sheds light on the lesser-known details of Singapore and Nanyang’s involvement in the 1911 Revolution.

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Opening Hours

10am – 5pm (last admission at 4.30pm)
Tuesday – Sunday (closed on Monday)
Free admission for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents

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Free Guided Tours

Free guided tours of the Memorial Hall’s permanent galleries and special exhibitions are available daily.

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"Be My Robo Date" Guided Tour
"Be My Robo Date" Guided Tour
Events

The “Be My Robo Date” guided tour is a customised group tour for visitors who are physically unable to visit Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall ...

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From Brush to Lens: Early Chinese Photography Studios in Singapore
From Brush to Lens: Early Chinese Photography Studios in Singapore
Exhibitions

With the establishment of Singapore as an entrepôt 200 years ago, many migrants from China and around the region ventured to Singapore to seek business ...

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Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Exhibitions

Lunar New Year celebrations have often been associated with end-of-harvest celebrations  during which the Chinese community would offer thanks to ...

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Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Exhibitions

Lunar New Year celebrations have often been associated with end-of-harvest celebrations  during which the Chinese community would offer thanks to ...

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Public Lecture - Ephemeral Memories - Collecting the Lee Photographic Legacy
Public Lecture - Ephemeral Memories - Collecting the Lee Photographic Legacy
Events

The well-known photography collection of Lee Brothers Studio on Hill Street provides a priceless record of the people of Singapore before WWII.    Les ...

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Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Exhibitions

Lunar New Year celebrations have often been associated with end-of-harvest celebrations  during which the Chinese community would offer thanks to ...

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Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Exhibitions

Lunar New Year celebrations have often been associated with end-of-harvest celebrations  during which the Chinese community would offer thanks to ...

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Travelling Exhibition - Chinese Business Pioneers – Supporting Singapore’s Education
Travelling Exhibition - Chinese Business Pioneers – Supporting Singapore’s Education
Exhibitions

The Chinese business community has always played a key role in giving back to society and Singapore. Co-curated with students from Hwa Chong Institution, ...

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Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Travelling Exhibition - Chinese New Year Origins and Customs
Exhibitions

Lunar New Year celebrations have often been associated with end-of-harvest celebrations  during which the Chinese community would offer thanks to ...

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Travelling Exhibition - Prosperity in Packets: Hongbao in Chinese Culture
Travelling Exhibition - Prosperity in Packets: Hongbao in Chinese Culture
Exhibitions

This year’s River Hongbao exhibition – “Prosperity in Packets: Hongbao in Chinese Culture” – traces the history and significance ...

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Public Lecture - Preserving Photographs and History - Through the Lens of Paper Conservators
Public Lecture - Preserving Photographs and History - Through the Lens of Paper Conservators
Events

Learn more about the history of photography, the differences between albumen prints and gelatin silver prints and how to tell them apart in this special ...

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Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2020
Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2020
Events

Usher in the Year of the Rat at the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall’s Lunar New Year celebrations! Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2020 presents an ...

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Public Lecture - Chinese Photo Studios - Visuality Culture and Business in Colonial & Modern Singapore
Public Lecture - Chinese Photo Studios - Visuality Culture and Business in Colonial & Modern Singapore
Events

The advent of photography in Asia in the mid-nineteenth century, and the popularization of the technology and medium, especially from the late nineteenth ...

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