Singapore Sports Museum

“Foreigner admission: SGD 10, payable by credit card. What a surprise to stop by learning about the sports in Singapore, as to its history of development in terms of civilian facilities, physical education, past achievements in international event and some extra diet information by their national athletes. Knew the famous Olympic gold medalist Joseph Schooling as the first in Singapore history, but it is a pity that not much introduciron about him. There is a lot of information to see in this nice museum. Glad to be here almost none else around luckily.”

“There was a heavy downpour at the stadium and I was searching for the library but instead I stumbled upon this sport museum. This museum has a huge lobby with a reception counter and also a high ceiling with multiple blankets hanging on the wall. They were supposed to mean something where each square fabric from different sources were sew together. The entrance fee for adults is 10 dollars. It is free for locals. It operates till 8 pm. As you entered, another staff was there manning the wall of fame. Wall of fame contains the names of prominent athletics from Singapore. A committee would decide who could get onto the wall. They started this since 1985. As you entered the hall, you could see pictures and explanations of various sport related landmarks of Singapore. This, for me, was the most interesting part for me. Within the main hall, they contained information of football, various information of the leagues. Then there was key Singapore sport persons throughout history. Very interestingly you could see the weights and barbell to show how Tan Howe Liang used to carry. A big section was also dedicated to the summer Olympics and winter Olympics. The Singapore Youth Olympics was also covered prominently. The history of the Kallang stadium and how it was replaced by the new national stadium was covered. Some items like flood light, gates, signs, benches from Kallang staidum were on display too. There was a putting golf as an activity you could try. However no golf club nor ball was in sight for you to use. One of the most interesting activities for me was making three mini cards using a few stamps at three stations. You could see the cards in my photos. In fact there was an activity booklet designed for youngsters and they could put this completed cards into the booklet. The booklet was supposed to engage the youngster to look for information in the museum. At the end of the day, I think that this museum wouldn't be very interesting for the mainstream visitors unless they love a particular aspect of sports. Furthermore, Singapore is not known to produce prominent sport persons. A normal person could probably finish a walkthrough in 15 minutes. But if you want to make full use of the information there. You would probably need one to two days to fully appreciate. I would recommend at least a visit if you are there and if you are a local since it is free. But it may not be worthwhile to pay for a ticket of 10 dollars. The place was not crowded at all. For the most part I was the only visitor. By the way, I learned from the staff that the sports library had closed down and was replaced by a ticketed kind of attraction.”

“Modern museum with nostalgic feel. The museum showcases historical sporting events in the world. It also celebrates the triumphs of sports persons from Singapore. There’s displays of equipment used in the old national stadium which is nostalgic. There’s also a fun miniature golf course for the kids to play.”

“Straight up - we appreciated the concept however based on tmwhat we know of Singapore's sporting history AND aspirations, the museum falls short. Definitely recommend it as a destination if you're in the area and need shelter from the rain (as we did).”