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Museums & galleries

Not-so-cruel summer: Taylor Swift wax figure debuts at Madame Tussauds Singapore in June

The pop icon's wax figure will be on display at Madame Tussauds Singapore in Sentosa from June 26 to Sept 27, and is part of a multi-attraction fan experience.
The pop icon's wax figure will be on display at Madame Tussauds Singapore in Sentosa from June 26 to Sept 27, and is part of a multi-attraction fan experience.

Singer Bruce Springsteen opens music centre, a $64m archive and cultural hub

The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, dedicated to the American musician's legacy, opens to the public on June 13.
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, dedicated to the American musician's legacy, opens to the public on June 13.

Milan’s famous mosaic bull loses its lucky ‘stones’ in restoration mix-up

Restorer Gianluca Galli works on the bull mosaic at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, in Milan.
Restorer Gianluca Galli works on the bull mosaic at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, in Milan.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 1, 2026

Ukrainian servicemen taking part in a military exercise between combat missions, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on May 29.
Ukrainian servicemen taking part in a military exercise between combat missions, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on May 29.

Museum in France reports theft of edible banana artwork

A banana forms a core part of a multimillion-dollar artwork by Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan.
A banana forms a core part of a multimillion-dollar artwork by Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan.

Inca child mummy returned to indigenous community in Argentina

People participate in a ceremony following the return of the so-called “Child of Chani,” an Inca-era child mummy found frozen in 1905 at nearly 5,900 meters on a mountain, after being returned to a local indigenous community following about 120 years in a Buenos Aires museum, El Moreno, in Jujuy province, Argentina May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Gianni Bulacio
People participate in a ceremony following the return of the so-called “Child of Chani,” an Inca-era child mummy found frozen in 1905 at nearly 5,900 meters on a mountain, after being returned to a local indigenous community following about 120 years in a Buenos Aires museum, El Moreno, in Jujuy province, Argentina May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Gianni Bulacio

Light, flight and rights: 250 years of US history showcased in Smithsonian exhibition

The exhibition, American Aspirations, will go on show for two months in Washington on June 2 ahead of the semiquincentennial.
The exhibition, American Aspirations, will go on show for two months in Washington on June 2 ahead of the semiquincentennial.

$128m Louvre jewellery heist to be turned into film

After seven months of investigation, and despite the arrests of the main suspects, the jewels stolen from the Louvre have still not been found.
After seven months of investigation, and despite the arrests of the main suspects, the jewels stolen from the Louvre have still not been found.

At a Los Angeles museum, Tim Bovard gives new life to dead animals

NYTSELECTS – Taxidermist Tim Bovard works at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2026. At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully. (Sasha Arutyunova/The New York Times)
NYTSELECTS – Taxidermist Tim Bovard works at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2026. At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully. (Sasha Arutyunova/The New York Times)

Singapore Art Museum: Milestones through the years

A 2025 photo of SAM's former premises at the old SJI building in Bras Basah Road.
A 2025 photo of SAM's former premises at the old SJI building in Bras Basah Road.

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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.