Natural History Museum
Exhibitions //
Learn about the history of our natural history collection from the late 1800s and early 1900s when it was part of the former Raffles Library and Museum (now National Museum of Singapore). Marvel at some of the specimens that were displayed at the old Raffles Museum.
The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in the Heritage Gallery is a prized possession of the Museum. Found dead near Siglap beach in 1883 by Malay villagers, it is the only known record of a leatherback turtle in Singapore, over a century later.
The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) is a mammal with keratin scales covering its body, similar to human skin and hair. Globally endangered, they are hunted for their meat and scales, the latter of which is (baselessly) thought to have medicinal properties.
