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Peranakan Museum Volunteer Guide Trainee

Run by Peranakan Museum / NHB

In personSingapore, SingaporeMinimum 1 year after training; training lasts several monthsFreeCompetitiveHigh effort

About this opportunity

<p>The Peranakan Museum trains volunteer docents to lead guided tours on Peranakan culture, artefacts and history. Guiding is organised through Friends of the Museums (FOM) for weekday English and Japanese tours, Museum Volunteers (MV) for weekend and weekday-evening English tours, and the Mandarin Guides (MG) group.</p><ul><li>Training runs as a series of weekly lectures, optional field trips, assigned reading, gallery-talk preparation and a final tour paper.</li><li>Certified docents commit to guiding tours for at least one year after completing the programme.</li><li>FOM weekday guides must be FOM members; MG guides must be 21 or older.</li><li>Tours cover Peranakan weddings, clothing, ceramics, jewellery, furniture, beadwork, embroidery, batik and religious items.</li></ul><p>For FOM weekday English or Japanese guiding, contact <strong>tpmcoordinators@gmail.com</strong>; for Museum Volunteers, <strong>museumvolsingapore@gmail.com</strong>; for Mandarin Guides, <strong>mgeveryone@gmail.com</strong>. General enquiries: <strong>nhb_tpm_edu@nhb.gov.sg</strong>.</p>

Who can apply

Must be able to commit to training and guiding for at least 1 year; strong communication skills required

Frequently asked

Who runs this?+

Run by Peranakan Museum / NHB.

Who can apply?+

Must be able to commit to training and guiding for at least 1 year; strong communication skills required

Is it paid?+

Free to apply. No participant fees.

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Last verified 24 April 2026·Updated 14 April 2026