NUS Baba House

Museum · Everton Park

NUS Baba House

Museum · Everton Park

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157 Neil Rd, Singapore 088883

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19th-century home showcasing Peranakan culture, art, and history.  

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157 Neil Rd, Singapore 088883 Get directions

babahouse.nus.edu.sg
@nusbabahouse

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157 Neil Rd, Singapore 088883 Get directions

+65 6227 5731
babahouse.nus.edu.sg
@nusbabahouse

Features

restroom
wheelchair accessible parking lot
wheelchair accessible entrance

Last updated

Aug 14, 2025

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CK C

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This is a beautifully conserved heritage building. All visits are by appointment only. Tours from Tuesdays to Fridays at 10am and on Saturdays at 10am and 2pm. Tickets cost $5-18++. It is a pity that no photography is allowed inside the building. Ironically, the person in charge of welcoming visitors at the door wasn’t welcoming at all. This middle aged man might be the Donald mentioned by past reviewers.

Aileen Organic

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Need to prebook in advance & ticketed place. No photography allowed indoor so can only take photos of the exterior. Guided 1 hour tour. Very informative on the Peranakan culture.

Skye Mok

Google
House is good, but guide can improved a bit. Not to compare with other local Paranankan house museums (like Penang or Malacca), the Chinese reference have some error or can’t differentiate between general Chinese and Hokkien heritage of its own… good but not satisfied.

Maciek Goralski

Google
I should have given 5 stars, as this is incredibly beautiful little building, but I was so disappointed to learn, that you can’t visit it anymore. Such a shame!

Donovan Leong

Google
This museum is owned by NUS. We had a docent tour by Audrey who provided interesting accounts of the Peranakan way of life and knowledgeable insights. While no pictures are allowed inside the house, you can take pictures outside. There is an elevator for those with mobility issues, to access the second floor. There are also some well preserved artifacts in the house and I like how this living museum is also used as a research centre for NUS architecture students.

SeungJun Kim

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My university professor brought us here for an enriching learning journey about the past and building conservation. The building is beautifully maintained, and the tour guide was very enthusiastic in explaining the history of NUS Baba House to us. I also learned some history of Peranakans for the first time. I hope more historical buildings will be conserved and maintained like this

Iulia Cioca

Google
Nice outside but only possible to visit inside by appointment. See photos

BK

Google
Having been to the peranakan museum already, this place is the perfect complement to it. The interior feels like a time warp and once inside, one can only feel what it must have been like in the past for a wealthy peranakan family. NUS Baba house gave me an authentic and up close feel into the probable past lives of its previous owner.