Science Centre Singapore: Tickets and Exhibits

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Science Centre Singapore has run in Jurong East since 1977, and it’s still the country’s main hands-on science museum: 328 exhibits at opening has grown into halls of interactive galleries, a digital planetarium, and a dedicated toddler science zone.

A Brief History

The idea for a Singapore science centre dates back to 1955, when a group of visitors to overseas science museums proposed building one at home. The Science Centre Bill passed in July 1970, architect Raymond Woo won the design competition in February 1971, and construction ran from 1973 to 1976 at a cost of SGD 12 million. The centre officially opened on 10 December 1977, with four galleries — Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Special Exhibits and Lobby — showing 328 exhibits across 19 themes including nuclear power and wave physics. Woo’s original building still stands today, expanded many times over since.

What’s Inside Today

The exhibit halls have moved well past 1977’s four galleries. Hall A holds Professor Crackitt’s Light Fantastic Mirror Maze, a laser maze with 50 beams to dodge, and Savage Garden, a carnivorous-plant exhibit with a pitcher-plant slide. Hall B covers Earth Alive (including a typhoon chamber), a climate-focused Energy Story exhibit across six zones, and Phobia Squared: The Science of Fear — a psychology exhibition intense enough that it may not suit young children. Halls C, E and F hold Mechanics Alive! (hands-on wooden mechanical models), the Tinkering Studio for open-ended building, and the Smart Nation Playscape. Level 2 adds Quanta School, Future Makers, and an interaction area built around the Ameca robot. Outside, the Kinetic Garden and Ecogarden — the latter with a treehouse and rubber plantation exhibit — extend the exhibits into open air.

Omni-Theatre and KidsSTOP

The Omni-Theatre is Science Centre’s digital planetarium, running multiple showtimes daily; booking a time slot in advance is required rather than optional. KidsSTOP, aimed at children aged 18 months to 8 years, runs in two timed sessions — 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm — and also needs advance booking. Both sit alongside the main exhibit halls rather than in a separate building, so it’s easy to combine all three in one visit.

Tickets and Hours

Science Centre is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm, with last entry at 4:15pm; it’s closed Mondays except on public holidays and gazetted school holidays. Standard admission is SGD 12 for adults and SGD 8 for children aged 3-12 (Singaporeans and PRs pay SGD 6 and SGD 4 respectively on off-peak weekdays during school term). The Omni-Theatre costs SGD 14 standard or SGD 8 for Singaporeans/PRs, and KidsSTOP runs SGD 13 standard adult or SGD 23 standard child at peak times. All of these are separate tickets rather than one bundled price, so budget for each attraction planned.

Getting There

Science Centre sits an 8-minute walk from Jurong East MRT station, the interchange for the North-South and East-West Lines. It’s a short trip from Jurong Lake Gardens and the Chinese and Japanese Gardens, so the three pair naturally into one Jurong day — see our Jurong Lake Gardens guide for how to combine them.

FAQ: Science Centre Singapore

Do I need to book Science Centre tickets in advance?
General admission can often be bought at the door, but Omni-Theatre and KidsSTOP both require advance booking for a specific time slot, so it’s worth reserving those before arriving.

Is Science Centre Singapore suitable for very young children?
KidsSTOP is built specifically for ages 18 months to 8 years, but some main-hall exhibits like Phobia Squared: The Science of Fear are intense enough that they may not suit young or easily-frightened children.

How long does a full visit take?
Seeing the main exhibit halls plus one Omni-Theatre show comfortably fills 3 to 4 hours; adding KidsSTOP for younger kids extends that further.

Bottom Line: Science Centre Singapore

Science Centre Singapore has grown a long way past its 1977 opening lineup, and the mix of hands-on exhibits, the Omni-Theatre and KidsSTOP makes it a genuine half-day out rather than a quick stop. The official Science Centre ticket price page has current rates for all three attractions, and our Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden guide covers the other major stop in the same part of Jurong.

For more nearby, see our guide to Getting Around Singapore: MRT, Bus, and Grab Explained.