Things to Know
Duration
30 - 45 Min
Mobile Voucher
Accepted
Parking
Available
Drinking water
Available
Snacks counter
Available
Guided Tour
Available
Elevator
Available
Staircase
Available
Couple
Friendly
Baby
Friendly
Help Desk
Available
Free wifi
Available
Restroom
Available
FIrst Aid kit
Available
Cctv
Available
Security guard
Available
Dustbin
Available
Art gallery
Available
Ticket
free entry
Adult
FREE
Children
FREE
Foreigner
FREE
Mobile Camera
FREE
Still Camera
FREE
Video Camera
FREE
About
The 240sqm Singapore Botanic Gardens Heritage Museum will be located in Holttum Hall, which is next to Botany Centre in the Tanglin Core of the Gardens. Built-in 1921 to serve as the Director of Gardens' office and laboratory, the two-story building has been designated as an Urban Redevelopment Authority conservation building. This was where Mr. Eric Holttum, the Gardens' Director from 1925 to 1949, developed the innovative orchid breeding technique which enabled the efficient production of healthy seedlings in sterile flasks from hybrid seed. This technique, which is still used today, was a key factor that stimulated thriving orchid industries throughout the region then.