Asian Civilisations Museum, Clarke Quay and Riverside, Singapore Singapore

Asian Civilisations Museum is situated on the northern shores of the Singapore River in the Civic District, and is easily accessible from City Hall MRT Station that forms part of the country’s North South Line and East West Line. Owned and operated by the Asian Civilisations Museum, Peranakan Museum that is otherwise referred to as the ACM I, is just 15 minutes from the Empress Place Building (ACM II).

A visit to Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) – one of Singapore’s most acclaimed national museums – is a great way to take a journey through the interesting pan-Asian arts and culture scene. The first as well as one of its kind in the country, Asian Civilisations Museum was developed with the prime objective to provide a deep insight into the diverse Asian cultures whose integration, in turn, is the rich base for the present multi-ethnic society in Singapore.

Established in 1997 in the Old Tao Nan School building on the Armenia Street mainly with displays inherited from the Raffles Library and Museum, the ACM later widened its collection with the opening of its flagship museum in 2003 in the restored Empress Place Building – a fine example of neo-Palladian architecture. After the renovation from 2006 to 2008, the museum’s Armenia Street branch was officially opened to preserve art and artifacts exclusively from the Peranakan culture.