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Public art can take various forms, from 2D wall murals and 3D sculptures to performative and ephemeral manifestations of an artist’s creative process. More importantly, the conception and premise of the artwork are rooted deeply in the public sphere where … Continue reading →

SAM has joined the global #MuseumFromHome movement. See, read, listen, and explore art and programs from home. Ongoing | Singapore Art Museum Experience Experience SAM’s virtual galleries on Google Arts and Culture. We invite you to see our artworks, visit … Continue reading →

Sentosa is a sunny island in Singapore, home to exciting events, themed attractions, award-winning spas, lush rainforests, golden sandy beaches, and resort-style hotels. Enjoy a list of free things you can do in Sentosa. Chill at Siloso Beach Get into … Continue reading →

A Million Times at Changi T2, Public, Level 2 Together with its 1,008 stepper motors, the artwork is an interplay between the fundamental character of an analog clock and the beauty of synchronized movement. It reinvents the presentation of time—a core … Continue reading →

Singapore offers a variety of (national) museums, heritage institutions & galleries. All About City brought together a comprehensive list of art spaces, which are considered a must-visit for locals, ex-pats & visitors in town! Free For Public Artisan’s Garden The … Continue reading →

Free Activities & Free Attractions: Buddhist Temples in Singapore Charity-, Non Profit Organisations & NGOs in Singapore Churches in Singapore Hindu Temples in Singapore  Heritage Roads in Singapore Mosques in Singapore National Monuments in Singapore Synagoges in Singapore Arts & … Continue reading →

Amara Heritage Trail @Sentosa You can visit the former site of the British Army in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. You’ll also can to visit two of the last air raid shelters from World War II at Sentosa. … Continue reading →

ActiveSG shoe collection drive From now until 31 May 2019, ActiveSG is collecting used sport shoes. The usable parts that can be recycled will be used to make jogging lanes at upcoming sports facilities. You can drop off shoes at … Continue reading →

A complete guide to Festivals & Events in Singapore, including all links for more information and sorted by month they usually take place. Due to covid-19, 2021 is gonna be a bit different, so please make sure to always check … Continue reading →

Across four exhibitions situated around Esplanade, discover the works of Singaporean artists Ho Ho Ying, Yeo Shih Yun and Fiona Seow alongside Indonesian artist Mulyana. These exhibitions are undergirded by the artists’ explorations of mediums and materiality, intersecting transmedia exchanges … Continue reading →

Chinese culture in Singapore has evolved in a way unlike other communities around the world. Singapore is a tiny Southeast Asian nation-state located in a region with many ethnic groups, of which the Chinese comprise only a small percentage of … Continue reading →

You’ve heard the stories, and you know the characters. Now imagine. Ongoing until 31 July 2021 | 9 am – 6 pm | Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre | Free Admission Does Yue Lao the God of Marriage and Love, govern … Continue reading →

Eve and the Lost Ghost Family Tan Yuting, Felix Cheong, Christina Thé , and Charity Kiew  (Singapore) Monday & Tuesday | 22 & 23 March 2021 | 6.45 pm & 8 pm | 30mins | Esplanade Concourse | Free Admission A ghost family that finds … Continue reading →

Join our free live 60-minute virtual online yoga class with instructor Mia Velez! Free Yoga Class and Yoga for Beginners online Vinyasa All Level. Every Sunday | 12 am – 1 am | Online Event | Free Admission Join our … Continue reading →

Our museum team and trained volunteers will lead interactive tours that support the engagement and understanding of the show throughout the months of September till January. Every Wednesday and Saturday, Ongoing until 29 December 2021 | 3 pm | The … Continue reading →

Every Saturday | 3 pm – 4.30 pm | Fort Siloso Skywalk Lobby | Free Admission Built-in the late 19th century as an important installation for protecting our coastline, Fort Siloso is now home to a wealth of WWII memorabilia, … Continue reading →

Open To All!  Monday Special Tours Mondays don’t have to be blue unless we are talking about kingfisher feathers, cobalt, and indigo dye! Every First of Monday, from 1 February – 6 December 2021 | 1 pm | Asian Civilisations … Continue reading →

Begin your Tai Chi journey: An introduction to essential Tai Chi skills Learning even basic Tai Chi skills can promote balance, calmness, and mental focus. Every Sunday | 10 am – 7 pm | Online Event | Free Admission Movement … Continue reading →

During the session, kids get to learn the fun of reading the books. Each week will have a different Guest to read for the kids. Every Saturday | Various Timing | Online Event | Free Admission Reading books early for … Continue reading →

Virus Stress? Listen Ladies are Listening Is the situation with Covid-19 getting you down? Are you stressed out from being cooped up at home with all the usual fun events and travel being cancelled? Every Thursday | Free Admission You’re … Continue reading →

International Choir at Home Currently, we are not able to practice in person together, as per the Ministry of Health Rules. Every Wednesday | 10 am – 12 pm |  Home practice – Online | Free Admission  We continue to … Continue reading →

OUTBOUND is a new initiative that reimagines transitional spaces and key entrances at the Gallery Through a series of unique artwork commissions, developed in collaboration with leading artists from around the world. Ongoing (All Day) | National Gallery Singapore @Various … Continue reading →

The Malay Heritage Centre showcases the history, culture and contributions of the Malay community within the context of Singapore’s history and multi-cultural society. The six permanent galleries are home to a collection of interesting artefacts that support its focus on … Continue reading →

Asian Civilisations Museum focuses on the historical connections between Asian cultures and explores art that blends these different ideas, different religions, languages, and creative forms. French guided tour, 3rd Thursday every month | 11 am |  30 – 45 min | … Continue reading →

Uncover exciting contemporary art whilst getting an introduction to the history of Gillman Barracks. An opportunity to appreciate artworks by established and emerging local and international artists, learn about their practices, techniques, and what inspires them. This tour will visit … Continue reading →

The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, also known as Wan Qing Yuan, reopened to the general public on October 10, 2011, after undergoing a year’s renovation under the National Heritage Board. This reopening coincides with the centennial anniversary of … Continue reading →

Join us for a series of free Friday evening talks offering fascinating insights into diverse topics. Due to the current restrictions these events are held online via Zoom. Please register for each event individually by using the link provided below. Every … Continue reading →

Urang Banjar: Heritage and Culture of the Banjar in Singapore is the fifth installment in MHC’s ‘Se-Nusantara’ series of community co-curated exhibitions and programs on the ethnic-cultural and diversity of the Malay community in Singapore. This year, the exhibition focuses … Continue reading →

Marina Bay Art & Design Guide Singapore’s Marina Bay waterfront is surrounded by attractions and best explored on foot or by bicycle. Red Dot Marina Bay Art & Design Guide lists the best attractions noteworthy for their art and design … Continue reading →

By presenting both permanent and site-specific contemporary visual arts in the public spaces around Esplanade, we consciously engineer opportunities for visitors to experience such works as they are walking to and through the center. These artworks complement the main festivals … Continue reading →

Raise Awareness, Inspire Solutions Science Centre Singapore is committed to promoting interest, learning, and creativity in science and technology through an imaginative and enjoyable experience. Various Dates | Online The International Days at Science Centre Singapore is a new initiative … Continue reading →

For the second phase of Visual Notes: Actions and Imaginings, the prep-room project sees a continued examination of modern/contemporary artist Jimmy Ong’s practice, delving into the liquid identities the artist and his constructed personas inhabit. Daily until 26 June 2021 | Free admission | NUS … Continue reading →

Wishful Images: When Microhistories Take Form explores the impact of contemporary geopolitical realities recapitulated under the Asian Cold War through a re-historicization of the past into the present. Daily until 25 December 2021 | Free Entry | NUS Museum Together … Continue reading →

tropics, a many (con)sequence locates Kent Chan’s film Seni as the exhibition’s locus, inquiring on the tropical imaginary that continues to frame aesthetics and artistic identities.  Ongoing until, 26 June 2021 | Free with registration | NUS Museum Converging on cinematic languages and … Continue reading →

Home, Truly: Growing Up with Singapore, 1950s to the Present The National Museum of Singapore presents Home, Truly: Growing Up With Singapore, the 1950s to the Present in collaboration with The Straits Times, as part of the newspaper’s 175th anniversary. … Continue reading →

The Learning Forest is located in the new Tyersall-Gallop Core of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. It is designed to integrate with the existing 6-hectare Rain Forest to form an enlarged forest habitat. The Learning Forest features a network of boardwalks … Continue reading →

Opened on 13 July 2019, the Singapore Botanic Gardens Seed Bank is a conservation, research and education facility in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, that focuses on conserving plant species by preserving the seeds and germplasm of plants in Southeast Asia. … Continue reading →

The 240sqm SBG Heritage Museum is located in Holttum Hall, which is next to Botany Centre in the Tanglin Core of the Gardens. Built in 1921 to serve as the Director of the Gardens’ office and laboratory, the two-storey building … Continue reading →

Developed and donated by CDL, the 314sqm CDL Green Gallery is a new eco-friendly building sited on Holttum Lawn. It is conceptualized as an extension of the Heritage Museum and will feature botanical- or greening-related exhibits that will be changed … Continue reading →

Ageing gracefully through decades, trees create a sense of collective identity across generations. Against our changing landscape of modern skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, they stand steadfast as living memoirs of Singapore’s shared heritage. Ongoing Daily | 10 am – 7 … Continue reading →

The Singapore History Gallery’s updated narrative charts the development of the island as it was known through the years as Singapura, a Crown Colony, Syonan-To, and finally, Singapore. Ongoing | Daily from 10 am – 7 pm | Free admission … Continue reading →

Online Exhibition by National Library From the Stacks: Highlights of the National Library Discover early Singapore from a fresh perspective through over 100 highlights from the National Library’s collection of rare publications, manuscripts, documents, maps, photographs and more at this … Continue reading →

Singapore has a long history that dates back more than 700 years ago. After the founding of a British trading post on the island in 1819, Singapore developed into a thriving entrepot characterised by cultural diversity. The Singapore component of … Continue reading →

Explore the fascinating yet bewildering world of news media at our permanent exhibition The News Gallery: Beyond Headlines. Discover stories of Singapore newspapers in the National Library’s collection dating from the 1820s and learn about significant episodes from Singapore’s history … Continue reading →

In his practice, the works of Mulyana are driven by global and environmental crises, articulating his concerns with daily life and current issues. Friday – Sunday | 11 December 2020 – 2 May 2021 | All-day | Esplanade Concourse | … Continue reading →

The exhibition offers two modes of navigation – guided and self-exploratory. In the former, you will be taken on a specially curated exploration of featured artefacts and the surrounding showcases while listening to narrations by Curators Daniel Tham and Iskander … Continue reading →

Moving Memories, 2017 Presented by the National Museum of Singapore Moving Memories presents seven of Yip Yew Chong’s life-sized murals which seek to express the romance of “places and moments… that blend sights, sounds, smell and tastes”. Ongoing | 10 am … Continue reading →

SAM Hoarding Commission: ‘Sub/merged’ by Finbarr Fallon In Sub/merged, artist Finbarr Fallon responds to the site of Singapore Art Museum, located in Singapore’s Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct. He draws inspiration from the history of the area to imagine a subterranean city of … Continue reading →

The Singapore Art Museum at 8Q resides in the former Catholic High School. This site-specific mural draws on imagination and heritage to question the histories surrounding the area, and reflect on the museum’s role as a re-teller of official narratives. … Continue reading →

Our volunteers conduct different tours each weekend (held on Saturdays, except on the 5th Saturday of the month). These walking tours are free so pick one and bring your family and friends for a fun and educational day out! Please … Continue reading →