This place you could easily walk past but is worth going inside. It is very well laid out and is a very good visual experience of how Chinatown came about and how it has changed over the years.

This is a great place to see potted Chinatown history. After your visit - you must go to the multi-story Chinatown food center.

This heritage centre is located in the China Town and contains several floors. If you are those visitors who would like to learn about the life of early immigrant to Singapore, then it is a good place to visit as you will see a lot of items which in display are hard to find anywhere right now, from cookwares to... More

Good way to spend an hour or two when in Chinatown - the museum takes you through the history of the immigrants when they settled in Singapore and the conditions they endured. Some fascinating reconstructions of living quarters and conditions. S$10 entry fee.

Singapore's Chinatown is clearly a tourist attraction but it still has many residents and a local community. Amongst the many shops selling tourist rubbish and restaurants, it is easy to miss this great exhibition about the origins and the conditions of people living here in the 19th and early 20th century. Three typical houses have been knocked into one to... More

Nice place to visit. you will be provided with some historical information how the Chinese came to Sg...

This is without doubt the best exhibition of early Chinese migration we have ever seen. Housed in adjoining "Shop Houses" the display is well organised and follows a natural progression that is easy to appreciate. The interactive displays are first class and the filmed displays were particularly good. Having lived in Singapore in the 60's I found the visit most... More

Our family loves visiting museums to learn the rich history of a place. although this museum is small but you can learn about the cultural heritage brought about by the Chinese in this land. Worth a visit.

When you next wander down Pagoda street, to visit this small museum set in a triple shop house complex half way down the street from the MRT. Every corner is fascinating. You really travel back. You experience the incredible hardships of the Chinese who emigrated from China, undertaking voyages of incredible hardship, to find a better life. Not all of... More