Singapore Philatelic Museum: See the World in a Stamp

Singapore Philatelic Museum
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The Singapore Philatelic Museum, also known as the stamp museum to people who find its name a tongue twister, is a family-friendly museum along Coleman Street, a historic street in Singapore’s Civic District.

It is housed in a former building of the Anglo-Chinese Primary School that was built in 1904. Before the building became the Singapore Philatelic Museum in 1995, it housed the Methodist Book Room, classrooms for Anglo-Chinese Primary School and the school library.

Today, instead of books and the din of boys trying to crowd into an air-conditioned bookshop, or squirreling Tin Tin books into hidden corners of the library so that others won’t find them, the building is home to a collection of stamps and philatelic items.

Philately refers to the study of stamp and other postal-related items. This may seem like a quaint idea in a world where email outstrips snail mail but what makes it fascinating is that stamps provide a mini-portraiture of the different places, people and events from around the world.


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Singapore Philatelic Museum’s Permanent Exhibits

Singapore Philatelic Museum consists of various rooms. It has both a permanent collection as well as regularly changing exhibitions.

Orange Room at Singapore Philatelic MuseumOn the ground floor, the permanent exhibits can be found in the Orange Room and the Green Room. These introduce the world of philately to visitors.

One floor above are the Room of Rarities and the Heritage Room.

Room of Rarities, Singapore Philatelic Museum
Room of Rarities, Singapore Philatelic Museum

The Room of Rarities focuses on Singapore’s postal history. It includes artefacts dating as far back as the 1800s.

Heritage Room, Singapore Philatelic Museum
Heritage Room, Singapore Philatelic Museum

Next to the Room of Rarities is the Heritage Room which provides a condensed look into Singapore’s cultural background.

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Singapore Philatelic Museum’s Changing Exhibitions

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Past exhibitions at Singapore Philatelic Museum have included:

Visit the Singapore Philatelic Museum website for more information.

Singapore Philatelic Museum

Address: 23-B Coleman Street, Singapore 179807
Opening Hours: Daily, 10 am to 7 pm
Admission: Adults – $8, Child (3 to 12 years old) – $6, Free admission for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents

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