Tours & Trails

To Draw An Idea: Curator's Tour

24 May • 02:00pm

The guided tour will explore the historical context to the featured projects under the themes of Refract, Respond and Reflect, and expound on the exhibition’s significance in the context of the Singapore Architecture Collection.

37 Emerald Hill Site Tours

18 - 19, 23 - 24 May • 10:00am

18 - 19, 23 - 24 May • 02:00pm

Come along for the first ever public site tours of 37 Emerald Hill, former home of Singapore Chinese Girls’ School, the first locally founded secular school for girls by our Straits-born community and conserved through a ground-up community effort.

40 Years of Total Defence with the Navy

Discover our Navy in this special 40th anniversary of Total Defence programme with guided tours at the Changi Naval Base and Navy Museum. Learn about our navy traditions with sailors past and present while enjoying food prepared by navy chefs.

A Docents POV A Day in the Life of the National Museum

4, 18, 25 May • 11:00am

4, 18, 25 May • 02:00pm

This tour will present the monument’s significance and ongoing works, from the point of view of a docent.

Architrek Through Time: An Architectural Odyssey through Landmarks, Design, and Urban Lore

5 May, 12 May, 18, 25 May • 10:00am

18, 25 May • 02:00pm

Trace the evolution of Singapore Downtown's urban landscape and uncover the city's planning history through weekend walking tours featuring iconic architectural landmarks. Discover the hidden tales and cultural anecdotes that add a layer of mystery to Singapore Downtown's rich tapestry.

As Good As Green: Art Exhibition in a Heritage Building

Visit the beautiful art deco building hosting EHL Campus, learn about the history of this place and discover As Good As Green an art exhibition encompassing artworks which celebrates Singapore as a garden city and the questions the risks of mass tourism with the example of Bali.

A Taste of Outfield Camp: Heritage in a Mess Tin

Soldiers, fall in! Join us on a journey of discovery and rediscovery where you get a taste of an outfield camp experience. Then, prepare for a ‘route march’ to SAFTI Military Institute, where you get some insights about the rich traditions and heritage of the SAF, from its passing out parade to going up the iconic SAFTI Tower in this unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Baba House Neighbourhood Tours

11, 25 May • 10:00am

Explore the built histories and communities of the Blair Plain conservation district, and how approaches and attitudes towards urban conservation and planning have shaped our landscape today.

Back-of-House Tour: "Former Supreme Court: Unseen, Unheard"

4 - 5, 11 - 12, 18 - 19, 25 - 26 May • 04:30pm

5, 12, 19, 26 May • 02:30pm

This exclusive tour offers a glimpse into restricted areas of the former Supreme Court, usually out of bounds to the public. Go behind-the-scenes and find out more about courtroom proceedings and the experience of persons on trial.

Banyan Chit Chats

Visit a former-school-turned- farm and join us for stories under our old
banyan tree. We’ll touch on topics of urban farming, bukit merah
heritage, swap stories of growing up in Redhill and Bukit Merah and
childhood heritage snacks!

The programme will end with lantern tour of the building -
guiding participants on how the space was adaptively reused
to the community farm today.