FAQs

We recommend that you set aside one hour for the experience.

Children are welcome to experience the Battlebox and its basic tour.

Young children aged 12 years old and below must be accompanied by an adult.

There are no restrooms in the Battlebox. The nearest facility is at Fort Canning Centre which is a quick 1 minute walk from the Visitor Centre.

Please book your visit to Battlebox via Klook, our official ticket partner. We will not honour any tickets purchased from unofficial sources.

Due to safety and hygiene reasons, pets are not allowed into the Battlebox.

You may take photographs with the figurines and room display.

No flash photography and/or close-up photography of the text panels and photographic displays is permitted.

Due to the original nature of the Battlebox, the bunker is not designed to be wheelchair accessible. We apologise for the inconvenience. 

All tour groups are required to write to us prior to making arrangements to visit the Battlebox. With effect from 1 May 2024, there will be an entry fee of $15 per person for organised tour groups. Please email us at enquiries@battlebox.sg 

• Since Battlebox’s soft opening on 3rd October 2023,
  • The Battlebox is open to the public for free
  • This is the first time that the complex has been made available with free access since officially re-opening as a historical site with a permanent display in 1997
  • Visitors will get to enjoy a new permanent exhibition that aims to provide a broader historical context to the existing life-sized diorama displays
• The Battlebox’s offiicially opened on 15th February 2024 with an exclusive preview of their first site-specific immersive theatre experience
  • No Question of Surrender: Three Days Before the Fall transports audiences back to the fateful days leading up to the fall of Singapore in February 1942.
  • Ushering a new era of the Battlebox, under the stewardship of GCA, NO QUESTION OF SURRENDER is a testament to our commitment to telling history in a way that captivates, challenges, and educates.
• From 5 June 2024, visitors will be able to enjoy the following enhanced experiences for a fee:
  • 40-min audio guide
  • Two 270° projection rooms

• The Battlebox aims to provide visitors with an understanding of decision making under extreme duress
• Key takeaways for visitors include:
  • Lesson of the Battlebox for the future: In terms of decision making, management and what it holds for regional relationships for Singapore
  • Understanding the conditions that the men worked under, and the decision that was made
    • Physical setting/conditions
    • Management of information/intelligence/the lack of it
    • Communication/miscommunication
    • Impact of decisions
  • Knowledge of — and remembering — the people who fought and their legacy
  • Starting point for future dialogues and discussions

The permanent exhibition highlights the function of the Battlebox, the key people who worked there and the Malayan campaign. It is not an in-depth exhibition of all aspects of the Malayan Campaign and the Japanese Occupation.

The permanent display aims to showcase to a visitor the significance of the Battlebox, a command bunker where the decision to surrender was made within the larger context of the battle.

More in-depth perspectives and other aspects of the Malayan Campaign will be the subject of:

• The augmented experience comprising the audio experience and mixed reality experience
• Changing exhibitions
• Regular programmes such as workshops, panel discussions and other related works at the Battlebox

Both the audio experience and mixed reality experience will also be updated from time to time.