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Asian Civilisations Museum

5 highlights at Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of Mughal, Safavid, Ottoman art from Louvre Museum

Preview of the Asian Civilisations Museum's new exhibition Crosscurrents: Masterpieces Of Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Art, From The Musee Du Louvre on June 16.
Preview of the Asian Civilisations Museum's new exhibition Crosscurrents: Masterpieces Of Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Art, From The Musee Du Louvre on June 16.

Asian Civilisations Museum’s new show draws cultural connections between Islamic empires and Nusantara

Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of Mughal, Safavid, And Ottoman Art From The Musee Du Louvre showcases some 100 objects from the French institution and 30 from the Asian Civilisations Museum.
Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of Mughal, Safavid, And Ottoman Art From The Musee Du Louvre showcases some 100 objects from the French institution and 30 from the Asian Civilisations Museum.

Voilah! 2026 spans immersive ocean exhibition and Islamic objects from the Louvre

vOilah! has a French food market at VivoCity as part of its continued partnership with Mapletree.
vOilah! has a French food market at VivoCity as part of its continued partnership with Mapletree.

Uniqlo to open first museum pop-up at Asian Civilisations Museum and launch T-shirt collab in April

The pop-up kicks off its opening weekend with a series of free arts programmes at the museum titled “A Weekend of Curiousities”, part of ACM’s Crossing Cultures festival.
The pop-up kicks off its opening weekend with a series of free arts programmes at the museum titled “A Weekend of Curiousities”, part of ACM’s Crossing Cultures festival.

Tun Tan Cheng Lock Trust donates $1.4m to Peranakan Museum for curatorial role

Curator Naomi Wang has been appointed as the inaugural Tun Tan Cheng Lock Curator of Peranakan Art.
Curator Naomi Wang has been appointed as the inaugural Tun Tan Cheng Lock Curator of Peranakan Art.

Life List: 10 trends to look forward to in 2026

Arts blockbusters and new directors: Save these dates

(Clockwise from top left) American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein’s Reflections On Crash (1990), Singaporean artist Sim Chiyin’s Interventions: Farming (2018), theatremaker Chong Tze Chien, Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu and Wild Rice’s satire G*d Is A Woman.
(Clockwise from top left) American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein’s Reflections On Crash (1990), Singaporean artist Sim Chiyin’s Interventions: Farming (2018), theatremaker Chong Tze Chien, Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu and Wild Rice’s satire G*d Is A Woman.

Singapore exhibition in Mexico City: A new model for soft power and cultural diplomacy?

Somos Pacifico, or We Are The Pacific, is a pointed and powerful statement that traces relations between South-east Asia and Mexico.
Somos Pacifico, or We Are The Pacific, is a pointed and powerful statement that traces relations between South-east Asia and Mexico.

Somos Pacifico exhibition

President Tharman opens show to celebrate 50 years of Singapore-Mexico relations

(From left) Director of the Asian Civilisations Museum Clement Onn, National Gallery Singapore curators Teo Hui Min and Cheng Jia Yun, and National Gallery Singapore chief executive Eugene Tan at San Ildefonso College.
(From left) Director of the Asian Civilisations Museum Clement Onn, National Gallery Singapore curators Teo Hui Min and Cheng Jia Yun, and National Gallery Singapore chief executive Eugene Tan at San Ildefonso College.

With a new archival Dior exhibition in town, is Singapore ready for a fashion museum?

The UBS House Of Craft x Dior exhibition, which runs from Nov 21 to 23 at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, is the third such travelling show in Singapore in 2025.
The UBS House Of Craft x Dior exhibition, which runs from Nov 21 to 23 at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, is the third such travelling show in Singapore in 2025.

Dunhuang’s Buddhist art comes to Asian Civilisations Museum in biggest South-east Asia show

At the signing of the memorandum of understanding signing between the Asian Civilisations Museum and Dunhuang Academy were (from left) ACM deputy director Chun Boon Beng; ACM director Clement Onn; Mr Zhang Yuanlin, deputy director of Dunhuang Academy; and Ms Wang Huihui, deputy head of Exhibition Centre for the Conservation and Rresearch of Dunhuang Cave Relics, Dunhuang Academy.
At the signing of the memorandum of understanding signing between the Asian Civilisations Museum and Dunhuang Academy were (from left) ACM deputy director Chun Boon Beng; ACM director Clement Onn; Mr Zhang Yuanlin, deputy director of Dunhuang Academy; and Ms Wang Huihui, deputy head of Exhibition Centre for the Conservation and Rresearch of Dunhuang Cave Relics, Dunhuang Academy.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.