The Nei Xue Tang Museum ("Hall of Inner Learning") ( Chinese: 内学堂) is a private museum of Buddhist art in Singapore. It is the first home museum in Singapore.
The museum was created by collector Woon Wee Teng under a program enacted by the Singapore government to allow collectors to show their collections in their own homes. [1] Opened in 2005, [2] the collection is located in a four-storey pre-war house built in the Peranakan style on Cantonment Road. [3] It is Singapore's first home museum. [3] The museum is by invitation only. [4]
Singaporean billionaire businessman, Oei Hong Leong, houses most of his 50,000-piece collection of Buddhist artifacts at the Museum. [4]
In 2007, Woon announced plans for a much larger museum to house more Buddhist artifacts. [5] Oei subsequently bought the museum but decided not to expand the museum. [4]
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The Nei Xue Tang Museum ("Hall of Inner Learning") ( Chinese: 内学堂) is a private museum of Buddhist art in Singapore. It is the first home museum in Singapore.
The museum was created by collector Woon Wee Teng under a program enacted by the Singapore government to allow collectors to show their collections in their own homes. [1] Opened in 2005, [2] the collection is located in a four-storey pre-war house built in the Peranakan style on Cantonment Road. [3] It is Singapore's first home museum. [3] The museum is by invitation only. [4]
Singaporean billionaire businessman, Oei Hong Leong, houses most of his 50,000-piece collection of Buddhist artifacts at the Museum. [4]
In 2007, Woon announced plans for a much larger museum to house more Buddhist artifacts. [5] Oei subsequently bought the museum but decided not to expand the museum. [4]
1°16′30″N 103°50′20″E / 1.2751°N 103.8390°E