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Dataset: Museums (GEOJSON)
Data from Mar 2021
Last updated: 02 Dec 2025, 10:07 SGT
This theme contains both public and private museums in Singapore. The Museum Roundtable is a collective established by the National Heritage Board in 1996 to promote a museum-going culture amongst Singaporeans and to position museums as unique cultural destinations.
Museum Roundtable members comprise over 50 public and private museums and heritage galleries covering the subjects of national history, culture and community, art, defence, lifestyle and collectibles, healthcare, science and innovation.
Attribute Legend
| Attributes | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OBJECTID | Numeric | - |
| ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER | Numeric | - |
| ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME | Numeric | - |
| ADDRESSPOSTALCODE | Numeric | - |
| ADDRESSSTREETNAME | Text | - |
| ADDRESSTYPE | Numeric | - |
| DESCRIPTION | Text | - |
| HYPERLINK | Text | - |
| LANDXADDRESSPOINT | Numeric | - |
| LANDYADDRESSPOINT | Numeric | - |
| NAME | Text | - |
| PHOTOURL | Text | - |
| ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER | Numeric | - |
| INC_CRC | Text | - |
| FMEL_UPD_D | Numeric | - |
| ADDRESSUNITNUMBER | Numeric | - |
Dataset preview
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"DESCRIPTION": "The gallery explores tax in Singapore in the past, the present and the future through a highly interactive experience that allows visitors to discover much of this story for themselves.",
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"DESCRIPTION": "The Indian Heritage Centre is the first museum in Southeast Asia to focus on diverse heritage of the Indian community. The four-storey building stands in the heart of the historic Little India precinct.",
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"DESCRIPTION": "The Istana Heritage Gallery offers visitors a glimpse into the rich history and heritage of the Istana, a national monument whose history was closely intertwined with Singapore's transition into an independent nation.",
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"DESCRIPTION": "The gallery provides an interesting multi-sensory experience for visitors using various presentation methods and formats to continually engage visitors in a fun and interactive way.",
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"DESCRIPTION": "Based at the National University of Singapore, the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum houses Singapore's national and reference collection of preserved zoological specimens as well as a herbarium.",
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"DESCRIPTION": "Experience our Malays' immensely rich cultural legacy in this regal compound, which was a former king's palace.",
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"DESCRIPTION": "The Marina Barrage is a dam built across the Marina Channel, forming Singapore's first reservoir in the city.",
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"ADDRESSSTREETNAME": "402 Commonwealth Drive",
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"DESCRIPTION": "The MOE Heritage Centre is set-up to inspire aspiring teachers, affirm the work of serving educators and commemorate the contributions of educators and communities that shaped education in Singapore.",
"HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/museums/ministry-of-education-heritage-centre",
"LANDXADDRESSPOINT": 24095.0724,
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"NAThis code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation
import requests
dataset_id = "d_800f80592dc0b8eb0c784b1122dad45e"
url = "https://api-open.data.gov.sg/v1/public/api/datasets/" + dataset_id + "/poll-download"
response = requests.get(url)
json_data = response.json()
if json_data['code'] != 0:
print(json_data['errMsg'])
exit(1)
url = json_data['data']['url']
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.text)This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.
26 Dec 2018
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