Art What!: National Gallery Singapore opens new long-term exhibition ‘Singapore Stories: ​Pathways and Detours in Art​’

National Gallery Singapore presents the first part of its new long-term exhibition, Singapore Stories: Pathways and Detours in Art in the revamped DBS Singapore Gallery, where masterpieces and new artworks from the National Collection will be presented alongside loans from private and institutional collections. The exhibition explores Singapore’s stories through art, showing how artists have used their artworks to reflect and respond to societal changes over time.  Featuring … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore opens new long-term exhibition ‘Singapore Stories: ​Pathways and Detours in Art​’

Museum Musings: AMAZÔNIA: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado at National Museum Singapore

The awe-inspiring beauty and untamed majesty of the Amazon comes to life in Amazônia, an extraordinary photographic odyssey by internationally acclaimed Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. Making its highly anticipated Asia-Pacific debut at the National Museum of Singapore from 22 November 2024 to 2 March 2025, this travelling exhibition transports visitors into the heart of one of the world’s greatest ecosystems. Held a decade after Salgado’s … Continue reading Museum Musings: AMAZÔNIA: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado at National Museum Singapore

Art What!: ‘Teo Eng Seng – We’re Happy. Are You Happy?’ at National Gallery Singapore

Revisit local and global events from the mid-20th century to the present through the ironic and sometimes tragicomic lens of veteran artist Teo Eng Seng at National Gallery Singapore’s latest exhibition. As part of its ongoing SG Artist series, National Gallery Singapore presents Teo Eng Seng: We’re Happy. Are You Happy?, the most extensive and comprehensive survey of this trailblazing multidisciplinary innovator to date. From 6 September 2024 to 2 February 2025, visitors can look forward to … Continue reading Art What!: ‘Teo Eng Seng – We’re Happy. Are You Happy?’ at National Gallery Singapore

Milan Design Week 2024 shows off Singapore designers in Future Impact 2

DesignSingapore Council returns to Milan Design Week 2024 with Future Impact 2, presenting newly commissioned works by Singapore’s most innovative and trailblazing designers that demonstrate how design can evolve to create a more sustainable future. As technology continues to permeate our everyday lives, Future Impact 2 looks to a new era of design, where technology empowers designers to create a better tomorrow. Curated by Tony … Continue reading Milan Design Week 2024 shows off Singapore designers in Future Impact 2

NHB Launches its First Heritage Activation Node in Katong-Joo Chiat in Collaboration with Community Partners

The character of a neighbourhood is defined by its spaces, the activities that take place at such spaces, and the people who live, work and play in each neighbourhood. The National Heritage Board (NHB)’s new Heritage Activation Node (HAN) initiative shines the spotlight on these three aspects and empowers the community to celebrate and champion the heritage of their neighbourhoods.  The inaugural HAN (HAN @ Katong-Joo Chiat) … Continue reading NHB Launches its First Heritage Activation Node in Katong-Joo Chiat in Collaboration with Community Partners

Art What!: Figuring A Scene at National Gallery Singapore

How do you understand and make sense of artworks? Dr. Patrick Flores, Deputy Director of Curatorial and Research at National Gallery Singapore suggests that elements from nature can lend meaning by animating social forms and shaping each viewer’s unique understanding of artworks. This inquiry is explored in National Gallery Singapore’s upcoming exhibition, Figuring a Scene, which runs till 1st December 2024. Housed in Dalam Southeast … Continue reading Art What!: Figuring A Scene at National Gallery Singapore

Art What!: Cheong Soo Pieng – Layer by Layer at National Gallery Singapore

Step into a fascinating world of stories within leading Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng’s artworks with National Gallery Singapore’s new exhibition Cheong Soo Pieng: Layer by Layer. The free exhibition is Southeast Asia’s first to use in-depth material analysis, through tools such as x-ray scans and infrared photography to reveal fresh insights into Cheong’s artistic processes and innovative use of materials. Layer by Layer breaks … Continue reading Art What!: Cheong Soo Pieng – Layer by Layer at National Gallery Singapore

Art What!: Goddess – Brave. Bold. Beautiful. at ArtScience Museum

This April, Goddess: Brave. Bold. Beautiful. is set to make its dazzling Asian premiere at ArtScience Museum on, casting a powerful spotlight on screen legends who have challenged narratives, defied expectations, and broken boundaries across 120 years of cinematic history from the silent era to modern day film and television. Originally hailing from ACMI, Australia’s national museum of screen culture in Melbourne, this new iteration … Continue reading Art What!: Goddess – Brave. Bold. Beautiful. at ArtScience Museum

Preview: Armenian Street Party 2024 – Peranakan Pasar by Peranakan Museum

If it’s one thing Singaporeans love, it’s food and shopping. And this March, the Peranakan Museum is appealing precisely to those sensibilities, with their eighth edition of Armenian Street Party, happening this weekend. Focusing on the theme of Peranakan Pasar, this year’s Armenian Street Party is set to tantalise your tastebuds and arouse the senses with a flurry of workshops, installations and experiences all centred around … Continue reading Preview: Armenian Street Party 2024 – Peranakan Pasar by Peranakan Museum

Museum Musings: Plastic – Remaking Our World at National Museum of Singapore

A controversial yet revolutionary material, plastic has become ubiquitous in our everyday lives – from aesthetic packaging and commonplace household goods to iconic architecture. Discover the history and future of plastics in a special travelling exhibition titled Plastic: Remaking Our World, which makes its Asian debut at the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) from 27 January to 23 June 2024.    Plastic: Remaking Our World is a travelling exhibition by the Vitra Design Museum, … Continue reading Museum Musings: Plastic – Remaking Our World at National Museum of Singapore