National Gallery

Have you seen the largest survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks to tour Asia yet. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Experience our latest exhibition Ever Present: First People Art of Australia. through a durational performance titled Painting The Dance, choreographed by indigenous Australian artist Mariaa Randall and presented by indigenous dancer Henrietta Baird. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

In this performance for theResonates with Residency, Moira Loh  one third of the Resident Artist collective Play! — will be joined by fellow performers Jorgan Ong, Risa Ann Wong, and Yan Shan Seet in a lively musical storytelling  session for children and families. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Illuminated by Nona 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 is composed by digital X-ray images of organic objects such as bones and sea corals. This work invites us to think about what we can see, as well as what may be hidden from view. Stretch your imagination – pick up the magnets to create a fantastical X-ray collage! Co-creation is encouraged to discover unique perspectives, demonstrating that there are no limits to imagination. Observe the patterns of nature through bones and shells, what similarities or differences do you see?  There are 8 other installations to enjoy in this festival so come on down to discover ‘Why Art Matters’ today. Admission to the Gallery Children’s Biennale is free! See you there. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

This exclusive tour offers a glimpse into restricted areas of the former Supreme Court, usually out of bounds to the public. Go behind-the-scenes and find out more about courtroom proceedings and the experience of persons on trial as you. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Listening to Architecture traces the journey of the City Hall and former Supreme Court buildings, from the origins of their sites to their dramatic transformation into National Gallery Singapore. Themselves works of art, these iconic monuments are steeped in culture and history. They bore witness to many defining moments in Singapore’s journey to nationhood and beyond, before undergoing an ambitious ten-year renovation process that united them as a home for Southeast Asian art. Spanning two galleries and a walkway, this exhibition is an invitation to consider the evolving architecture of these buildings as a conversation between different generations that develops over time. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

This virtual gallery presents the work of four Singapore photographers who were key to the development of modern photography in Singapore. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Chua Mia Tee. Portable Cinema. 1977. Oil on canvas, 78.5 x 79.4 cm. Gift of Times Publishing Limited. Collection of National Gallery Singapore. Chua Mia Tee is known as Singapore’s most acclaimed artistic forerunner in realism. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Antony Gormley. Close V. 1998. Cast iron, 27 × 201 × 174 cm. © the artist. Photograph by Stephen White. Antony Gormley is internationally renowned for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that explore the relationship between the human body and space.Often casting his own body as a base, he then develops his works using a variety of forms and materials that provoke questions about how humans relate to nature and the cosmos. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Organised by the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) and the National Library Board (NLB), this exhibition explores the history of Singapore’s constitutional development from a British settlement in 1819 to its emergence as a sovereign republic in 1965. It presents a selection of 23 rare documents from the NAS and NLB’s collections, each capturing a key moment in Singapore’s legal history and journey to independence. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010) is one of the most significant Chinese painters of the 20th century, renowned for his innovative fusion of Chinese aesthetic elements with Western modernism. He is also acclaimed as an educator, sharing his artistic practices and philosophies with students at leading art educational institutions in China in a teaching career that spanned more than 40 years. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

You Khin. Untitled (The Tailors and the Mannequins). 1981. Oil on canvas, 83 x 60cm. Collection of National Gallery Singapore. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

There are 8 other installations to enjoy in this festival so come on down to discover ‘Why Art Matters’ today. Admission to the Gallery Childrens Biennale is free! See you there! Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Follow Kiri the Monkey to save the dying forest from Aki the Fire Dragon! Inspired by the Cambodian version of the epic poem Ramayana, Calling for Rain by Khvay Samnang will bring you on a journey through the landscapes of Cambodia. The story follows Kiri falling in love with KongKea the Fish, and later faces struggles to overcome the loss of his home. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Gain deeper insight into the daily life of Chua Mia Tee—whose works are exhibited in the Gallery’s exhibition Chua Mia Tee: Directing the Real—through images photographed by his daughter Dr Chua Yang. Now on at Leica Galerie Raffles Hotel till 11 Jan 2022, the exhibition titled The Man Behind That Portrait is Dr Chua Yang’s debut photography exhibition, and offers a unique glimpse of Chua Mia Tee through snapshots of his daily life. In conjunction with the exhibition, Dr Chua Yang will also headline a talk titled The Leica Conversations: Fotographing Familiar. Taking place on 8 Dec at 7.30pm via Zoom, hear from Dr Chua as she discusses her passion for photography, and her love for capturing images of the familiar. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Calling all start-ups, technologists and artists! Y-Lab is hosting the Foundry programme, a participatory experience where you can co-build innovations to transform art experience, visitor experience and work experience together with National Gallery Singapore. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Covering the realms of art, culture and heritage, the Singapore government is investing in cultural innovations exploring the opportunities it presents to the modern society in Singapore. Join us on 11 Nov at 3pm to hear how CultureTech professionals innovate and unpack the possibilities and new frontiers that CultureTech offers at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

Looking for unlimited access to all exhibitions at the Gallery?Look no further! As part of National Day promotions this year, get 20% off our Gallery Insider Membership worth up to $120 in value. Enjoy special privileges such as unlimited and priority access to exhibitions, discounts on dining and shopping, and many more! Please Go and Check it Out Now.

We are excited for you to encounter Morse Percussion, a group led by Derek Koh as they respond to the artworks of the special exhibition Georgette Chen: At Home in the World. Please Go and Check it Out Now.

This series of roundtables brings together partners of Proposals for Novel Ways of Being to introduce their respective projects, share about what they think art, culture, and history can do in this pandemic, and offer perspectives on the evolving role of museums and art organisations.
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